A gravity bong is probably the most common do-it-yourself cannabis consumption device out there, or at least near the top of the list. Modified apples and pop can pipes are probably high on that list too (no pun intended). If you have ever used a gravity bong then you know firsthand how hard they hit. If you have never tried …
Soda in general is a very popular beverage product with a number of options out there at stores, fast food establishments, and sit-down restaurants. The cannabis-infused beverage sector is largely in its infancy, and cannabis-infused soda is merely a subset of the young sector, however, cannabis-infused soda is getting more popular among consumers and patients with every passing day. Cannabis-infused …
Melbourne, Australia: The adjunctive use of CBD safely and effectively reduces severe anxiety in young people, according to clinical data published in The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. Australian researchers assessed the daily administration of CBD in a cohort of 31 young people (ages 12 to 25) with refractory anxiety. Participants self-titrated their daily doses of CBD (between 400 mgs and 800 mgs) over a …
Quebec, Canada: Authorized medical cannabis patients are at low risk for psychiatric hospitalizations resulting from their marijuana use, according to data published in the journal Substance Use & Misuse. Canadian researchers assessed marijuana-related hospitalizations among a cohort of over 23,000 authorized medical cannabis patients. (Canada has legalized the use of cannabis products for both medical purposes and for adult use.) Specifically, investigators tracked incidences …
Los Angeles, CA: Current cannabis use is associated with deceased disease severity in patients hospitalized for COVID 19, according to data published in the Journal of Cannabis Research. Researchers affiliated with the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles conducted a retrospective analysis of 1,831 COVID patients admitted to two medical centers in California. They reported, “Active cannabis users …
Austin, Texas: Voters in five Texas cities will decide this November on local ballot measures to end low-level marijuana possession arrests. Activists with the group Ground Game Texas successfully gathered signatures from voters in the cities of Denton (population: 140,000), Elgin (population: 10,000), Harker Heights (32,000), Killeen (149,000), and San Marcos (64,000) to place marijuana-related questions before local lawmakers. In each instance, councilmembers moved to defer the issue to the November …
Athens, GA: Commissioners for Athens-Clarke County (population: 125,000) approved legislation last week eliminating criminal penalties for activities involving the possession of up to one ounce of cannabis. Under the newly approved local ordinance, minor marijuana possession cases will be punished by no more than a $35 fine. By contrast, state law defines minor marijuana possession as a criminal misdemeanor, punishable by up to one year …
Montreal, Canada: Cannabis products are associated with symptom relief among fibromyalgia (FM) patients, according to data published in the journal Arthritis Care & Research. Canadian researchers assessed the efficacy of medical cannabis products (flower or extracts) over a one-year period in a cohort of patients with FM. Investigators assessed patients’ levels of pain intensity, sleep quality, and depression/anxiety every three months. All of the …
Washington, DC: Representatives Scott Peters (D-CA) and David Joyce (R-OH) have introduced legislation, the Developing and Nationalizing Key Cannabis Research Act of 2022, to provide designated funding for clinical research into the therapeutic benefits of cannabis. The legislation authorizes the Director of the National Institutes of Health to designate “institutions of higher education as Centers for Excellence in Cannabis Research for the purpose of interdisciplinary research …
Syracuse, NY: Patients with advanced cancer respond favorably to medical cannabis, according to data published in the journal Cureus. Investigators affiliated with Upstate University Hospital in Syracuse, New York evaluated cancer patients’ use of cannabis for palliative purposes. All of the participants in the trial were enrolled in the state’s medical cannabis registry. Consistent with prior data, the majority of subjects (85 percent) reported symptom …