France Medical Cannabis Research: what are the health benefits?
While in Annœullin, south of Lille, traders have been selling therapeutic cannabis for a few weeks, Health Minister Agnès Buzyn announced yesterday (May 24th) that therapeutic cannabis “could arrive in France”. But what are its health benefits? Update on current research In Annœullin, south of Lille, traders have been selling therapeutic cannabis for some weeks. […]
France Prime Minister Edouard Philippe: it would be “absurd” not to focus on Therapeutic Cannabis
“It would be absurd not to ask the question and it is in this spirit that we want to work with the project leaders,” said Prime Minister Friday. Therapeutic cannabis soon authorized in France? During a trip to the Creuse, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said Friday that it would be “absurd” to refrain from studying […]
Israel’s Evogene wants to improve the quality of Medical Cannabis
The new subsidiary created by the company aims to create products of better quality to treat different pathologies On Wednesday, Evogene Ltd., a plant genome company whose shares are traded on the Nasdaq and the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, announced it has created a subsidiary that will focus on the development of cannabis products, and […]
France Therapeutic Cannabis: a guide to better informing doctors and patients
In Britain, where some doctors have recently been allowed to prescribe cannabis drugs to their patients, scientists have published a paper to better inform the general public about these products. While in France, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe announced Friday, April 5 that he was considering the legalization of therapeutic cannabis, Britain has a head start […]
France Medical Cannabis tested against Parkinson’s disease
The public assistance of Marseille hospitals (AP-HM) will study the effects of therapeutic cannabis on patients suffering from this neurodegenerative pathology. The first trials, on a cohort of twenty patients, will take place at the end of the year. Why study the effects of cannabis on this pathology? For the first time in France, a […]
Main Reason U.S. Will Legalize Cannabis in 2019
Medical cannabis is now legal in 33 U.S. states. Recreational cannabis is legal in 10 states. All forms of cannabis, however, remain illegal at the federal level in the U.S. But that could change. A bipartisan group of senators and representatives in the U.S. Congress recently introduced the STATES (Strengthening the Tenth Amendment Through Entrusting […]
Retail Experiments With Cannabis
Chains from Walgreens to Barneys are clearing a space for cannabis products in the next big test for the pot industry. Sarah Halzack If there is one deal that symbolized the most recent chapter of the “green rush” into marijuana investing, it was Constellation Brands Inc.’s $3.8 billion bet last year on Canopy Growth Corp. […]
The Cannabis Business Development Conference is Coming to France
Globally-focused cannabis business event touring multiple continents will be in France next week Visit Cannabis Business France 2019 Site for full details Attend a top-notch event on April 9th and 10th in Paris and learn if France is a game-changer for the cannabis industry in Europe. At the Cannabis Business France 2019 you can get […]
FDA approves CBD supplements–with one exception
The agency is exercising “enforcement discretion,” but not for companies making “over the line” claims. Josh Long FDA’s outgoing commissioner on Thursday told lawmakers his agency is using its “enforcement discretion” to target products containing cannabidiol (CBD)—an ingredient from the cannabis plant that has proliferated in cosmetics, food, beverages and dietary supplements. “We’re using enforcement […]