November 8th 2024
This article examines what rescheduling cannabis would involve, the implications for various sectors, and the potential roadblocks that could arise along the way.
Overview of the Research on Cannabis for COVID-19
March 26th 2024Given the fast and furious mobilization of the global healthcare community to understand the nature of the coronavirus, how to treat it, and, eventually, how to prevent it, the sheer volume of research on COVID-19 is not at all surprising. What is, perhaps, surprising, especially given how recently it’s been since the COVID-19 breakout, is that there are so many research publications on the potential for cannabis to be used to treat the virus. On the other hand, perhaps the abundance of research on cannabis for COVID-19 is not so surprising. After all, it is a virus that causes an immune response, which may escalate into a virulent inflammatory reaction. And an enormous body of research on cannabis—and cannabidiol (CBD) in particular—has shown cannabis to induce strong anti-viral and anti-inflammatory effects. It is still early days, so no clinical studies establishing the efficacy of cannabis for COVID-19 have yet been conducted, but studies have established several clear mechanisms of action for using cannabis to treat COVID-19.
The ABCs of CBD: Cannabinoids in Dermatology and Skin Care
October 23rd 2023Our sister publication, Dermatology Times, discussed how cannabis-based personal care products suddenly seem ubiquitous all over the market, where CBD is a featured ingredient in everything from moisturizers and lotions to makeup.
Morris Animal Foundation Study Tests CBD Efficacy for Post-surgical Pain Management
July 7th 2023Our sister publication, dvm360, recently published an article discussing a study that was funded by the Morris Animal Foundation and was conducted by veterinary research team at the University of Saskatchewan located in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.