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Sales of medical cannabis-based medications have begun in Ukraine!
Sales of medical cannabis-based medications have begun in Ukraine!

Today is a significant day for the Ukrainian healthcare system—the...

June 16 2026
Sales of medical cannabis-based medications have begun in Ukraine!
Medicine
Study: “No Evidence” That Medical Cannabis Access Laws Encourage Youth Marijuana Use
Study: “No Evidence” That Medical Cannabis Access Laws Encourage Youth Marijuana Use

Neither the enactment of medical cannabis legalization laws nor the establishment of dispensaries are associated with any upticks in young people’s use of marijuana

March 25 2021
Study: “No Evidence” That Medical Cannabis Access Laws Encourage Youth Marijuana Use
Medicine
Short-Term Use of Cannabis Safe But No More Effective Than Placebo for PTSD, Study Finds
Short-Term Use of Cannabis Safe But No More Effective Than Placebo for PTSD, Study Finds

Early results of a long-awaited study on marijuana as a treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder show that veterans who smoked two components of cannabis saw decreases in their symptoms.

March 17 2021
Short-Term Use of Cannabis Safe But No More Effective Than Placebo for PTSD, Study Finds
World
Prestigious Harvey Prize, a predictor of the Nobel, goes to Raphael Mechoulam
Prestigious Harvey Prize, a predictor of the Nobel, goes to Raphael Mechoulam

One of the most prestigious scientific awards, Technion’s Harvey prize in Chemical Engineering and Medical Sciences, went to Professor Raphael Mechoulam – the “Godfather” of modern cannabis medicine.

December 10 2020
Prestigious Harvey Prize, a predictor of the Nobel, goes to Raphael Mechoulam
LawWorld
The US House of Representatives will vote to lift the federal ban on marijuana
The US House of Representatives will vote to lift the federal ban on marijuana

Steny Hoyer, the leader of the majority of houses of parliament, said that postponed vote on landmark legislation that lifts the federal ban on cannabis will take place within a week

November 29 2020
The US House of Representatives will vote to lift the federal ban on marijuana
LawWorld
Argentina legalizes cannabis cultivation for patients
Argentina legalizes cannabis cultivation for patients

Argentina's new presidential decree allows registered patients to grow cannabis at home and will require insurance companies to cover the cost of medical cannabis.

November 27 2020
Argentina legalizes cannabis cultivation for patients
MedicineWorld
France kicks off first medical marijuana trial
France kicks off first medical marijuana trial

A doctor in France wrote the country's first prescription for therapeutic cannabis on Friday, kicking off a two-year trial.

March 26 2020
France kicks off first medical marijuana trial
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