In eight weeks, the sale of marijuana for therapeutic and medicinal purposes will begin in Australia, approved by the federal government. Since last year, the medicinal use of marijuana has been legal in Australia, but currently cannabis-based medications are imported from abroad and...
Two clinical trials of new cannabis-derived medications are underway at the Epilepsy Unit of Vall d'Hebron Hospital in Barcelona to treat patients with epilepsy. The trials are being conducted on children and adults with epilepsy resistant to current medications and should...
The first 2,400 jars of marijuana are going on sale in Italian pharmacies for potential patients with a prescription. After a year of debate, the first jars of state-produced marijuana, manufactured by a center... are finally available for purchase.
The sale of cannabis seeds has increased recently due to the plant's medicinal use. Among the cannabinoids studied, CBD is believed to be effective in relieving discomfort associated with various conditions (epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, cancer, etc.).
American cyclist Floyd Landis, winner of the 2006 Tour de France (although his victory was later annulled due to doping (positive for testosterone)), is currently involved in the sale of cannabis products in Colorado. Cannabis has been legal for medical use in Colorado since 2009...
California, Maine, Nevada, and Massachusetts have legalized recreational marijuana use, joining four other states and one district where it was already legal. This past Tuesday, coinciding with the US presidential elections, referendums were also held on...
Patients in Puerto Rico have begun the process of obtaining permission for their treatment with medical cannabis. The Department of Health's Office of Medical Cannabis, the consulting firm Medcann.Biz, and the Puerto Rican pharmaceutical company NextGen Pharma are organizing this process. Most of the patients who...
On Tuesday, the Balearic Parliament approved a non-binding resolution calling for a study to regulate cannabis clubs and its therapeutic use. This proposal was presented by the eco-nationalist coalition MÉS, the PSOE, and Podemos. The recognition of...
On September 20th, the Spanish Observatory for Medicinal Cannabis (OECM) was launched. This platform works towards the decriminalization of cannabis for therapeutic use, disseminating information, scientific studies, and potential applications of cannabis. The platform is comprised of researchers, physicians, and cannabis users.
Cristina Sánchez has spent over ten years researching the therapeutic potential of cannabis. However, this biologist from the Complutense University of Madrid and member of the Spanish Observatory of Medicinal Cannabis has encountered a major obstacle: the reluctance of the medical community and...
