The Chilean government has approved the cultivation of 7,000 marijuana seeds in the Maule region for medicinal use, in what will become the largest plantation of its kind in Latin America. This crop is intended for medicinal use for a total of...
Starting today, doctors in Croatia can prescribe cannabis for medicinal use to people suffering from illnesses such as epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, cancer, or AIDS. The amount of THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) that can be prescribed cannot exceed 750 mg per month and will be...
British firm GW Pharmaceuticals Plc has developed an experimental drug that has shown better results than a placebo in the treatment of schizophrenia. The clinical trial is currently in its mid-stage. The drug, called cannabidiol, has been administered to 88 patients with...
The cannabis plant has a new rival, as a group of researchers at the Technical University of Dortmund has managed to create THC (the psychoactive component of cannabis) from a certain type of yeast in the laboratory. Tetrahydrocannabinol is the component that...
A judge has authorized the parents of Graciela Elizalde to use a cannabis extract to alleviate their daughter's epilepsy. Graciela Elizalde is eight years old, and her illness, Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, has sparked debate in Mexico about the therapeutic use of cannabis.
An active ingredient extracted from cannabis reduces the number of seizures in children who do not respond to other medications. In a secret location in England, there is an enormous greenhouse with tens of thousands of marijuana plants cultivated with the utmost care. Its...
A team of Spanish researchers has succeeded in isolating the beneficial properties of the main psychoactive component of cannabis. The results of this research, published in the journal PLOS Biology, represent a significant step forward in developing drugs that do not have the undesirable side effects of this substance.
