Exploratory research using an accepted, yet experimental, model of Parkinson’s disease found that CBD isolate may improve the symptoms associated with the condition. It also discovered it is potentially neuroprotective which could decrease disease progression. CBD isolate from cannabis Sativa L aerial parts, Bod MediCabilis™100 CBD Isolate, was given to animal test subjects for 28 days.

Research findings from four studies on marijuana use are discussed.

An estimated 321,000 Americans now work in the industry, a 40 percent increase from last year, making legal cannabis one of the country’s fastest growing sectors.

Amazon is actively lobbying the United States government to federally legalize cannabis, the company announced on Tuesday morning. "Given our previous support for legalizing cannabis at the federal level, as well as expunging certain criminal records and investing in impacted businesses and communities, Amazon recently announced our support for, and began actively lobbying on, the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act of 2021 (MORE Act)," the company said. "We are also pleased to endorse the recently introduced Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act."

An advisory group to the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) will review whether cannabis should remain a banned substance, a move that comes after American athletics star Sha'Carri Richardson missed the Tokyo Games after testing positive for it.

Teenagers who use cannabis frequently may be more likely to have children born preterm, when they become parents up to twenty years later, finds a new University of Bristol-led study. The research, published in Scientific Reports, repeatedly assessed 665 participants in a general population cohort on their tobacco and cannabis use between ages 14 to 29 years, before pregnancy.

On Wednesday, Sens. Cory Booker (D-NJ), Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and Ron Wyden (D-OR) released a discussion draft of legislation that proposes sweeping reform to marijuana policy in the US. The Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act would decriminalize marijuana federally, expunge federal non-violent cannabis convictions (and encourage states to do the same), and create “new grant programs to fund nonprofits that provide services to those adversely impacted by the War on Drugs.”

The leader of the U.S. Senate and colleagues will be releasing a discussion draft of a long-awaited bill to federally legalize cannabis on Wednesday, Marijuana Moment has learned.

Younger moms are turning to cannabis to ease the symptoms of pregnancy, a new study finds. A research letter published in scientific journal JAMA on Dec. 26

In the 1970s, scientists linked pot use to mental health woes in teens. Such concerns have helped keep the drug illegal for teens for 50 years.

The U.S. House of Representatives on Monday passed legislation that would allow banks to provide services to cannabis companies in states where it is legal, a step towards removing what analysts say is a barrier to development of a national industry.

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Gov. Michelle Lujan-Grisham signed legislation on Monday that legalizes recreational cannabis and erases many past criminal convictions.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York is poised to join a growing number of states that have legalized marijuana after state lawmakers reached a deal to allow sales of the drug for recreational use....

Just days after a French MP called for cannabis reforms, and even a referendum in France, the results of a government online survey on the subject are in.

A single large dose of cannabidiol (CBD) does not alter brain activity in several reward-related brain regions, according to a new double-blind, placebo-controlled study. The findings appear in the Journal of Psychopharmacology.

When entrepreneurs dream up ideas for new businesses, cannabis use might help, and hinder, their creativity, according to a new study in the Journal of Business Venturing by Washington State University researchers. The study found that cannabis-using entrepreneurs generated new business ideas such as a weightless, gravity-free virtual reality workout, that were more original, but less feasible, compared to those who do not use cannabis.

Newly installed Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) reiterated on Monday that marijuana reform will be a legislative priority for his chamber as the session ramps up. In his first public comments on cannabis policy since Democrats reclaimed the majority and put him in the top leadership position, Schumer said federal marijuana reform will be part of a racial justice agenda that lawmakers will pursue in the 117th Congress.

Lifestyle guru Martha Stewart on Tuesday launched a line of cannabis-infused oil drops and soft-baked chews for dogs

As more information becomes available, attitudes toward the potential health implications of cannabis continue to evolve.