Cannabis reduces alcohol consumption for heavy drinkers, study shows (Newsletter: May 9, 2025)
Trump pulls anti-marijuana prosecutor; PA legalization debate; WI cannabis proposal gutted; Fed marijuana breathalyzer event; Psychedelics in Congress Subscribe to receive Marijuana Moment’s newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning. It’s the best way to make sure you know which cannabis stories are shaping the day. Your support makes Marijuana Moment possible… Hold on, just one […]
CBD Provides ‘Meaningful Benefits’ For Young Autism Patients, New Study Shows
New research on cannabis and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in younger patients says that CBD extracts “appear to provide meaningful benefits for children and adolescents with ASD, showing moderate improvements in social responsiveness and small yet notable reductions in disruptive behaviors and anxiety.” Researchers, who presented their findings at the 2025 European Congress of Psychiatry […]
Largest-Ever Analysis Of Medical Marijuana To Treat Cancer Symptoms Shows ‘Overwhelming Scientific Consensus’ On Benefits
Researchers this week published what they described as the “largest meta-analysis ever conducted on medical cannabis and its effects on cancer-related symptoms”, finding “overwhelming scientific consensus” on marijuana’s therapeutic effects. The study, published in the journal Frontiers in Oncology, analyzed data from 10,641 peer-reviewed studies—what authors say is more than ten times the number in […]
Canada’s Retail Marijuana Expansion Came With Only Modest Increases To Use, New Study Shows
“Did Canadians consume cannabis more widely, more frequently and at younger ages as it became more accessible and affordable? The answer was mostly no.” By Michael J. Armstrong, Brock University via The Conversation Ever since recreational cannabis was legalized across Canada in 2018, researchers have been studying what that decision changed for Canadians. We’ve learned, […]
An Ointment With The Marijuana Components CBD And CBG Can Effectively Treat Symptoms Of Eczema, Study Shows
Authors of a new report on cannabinoids and atopic dermatitis—also called eczema—say their study demonstrated that an ointment including cannabidiol (CBD) and cannabigerol (CBG) was “effective in reducing itching and improving the quality of life of patients…leading to symptom remission in some cases.” Published in the journal Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, the original research […]
The Marijuana Component CBD Reduces Epileptic Seizures At Twice The Rate Of Placebo, New Scientific Review Shows
A newly revealed scientific analysis overview that analyzed six research on the usage of the marijuana element cannabidiol to deal with treatment-resistant epilepsy finds that sufferers who took CBD skilled a greater than a 40 p.c common discount in seizures. That’s in comparison with a median discount of just below 20 p.c in sufferers who […]
Federal Marijuana Trafficking Cases Continue To Decline As State-Level Legalization Expands, New Government Report Shows
Federal marijuana drug trafficking cases are continuing to fall steadily within the period of state-level legalization, a brand new report from the U.S. Sentencing Commission (USSC) exhibits. The lately printed USSC 2024 Sourcebook of Federal Sentencing Statistics reveals the continuation of a pattern that’s been seen over the previous decade, with cannabis-related prosecutions dropping precipitously […]
Texas Senate Passes Bill To Ban Hemp-Derived THC Products As New Poll Shows Voters Support Keeping Market Legal
The Texas Senate has authorised a invoice that hashish advocates and stakeholders say would successfully eradicate the state’s hemp trade, prohibiting consumable merchandise derived from the plant that comprise any quantity of THC. This comes as a brand new ballot reveals overwhelming public assist for protecting consumable hemp merchandise authorized, whereas strictly regulated. With the […]
Young adults are switching to hashish as a substitute of alcohol, ballot reveals (Newsletter: March 19, 2025)
PA medical marijuana oversight invoice; HI & TX psychedelics; NY hashish biz grants; CBD mouthwash research; FL hemp restrictions; ID medical hashish Subscribe to obtain Marijuana Moment’s publication in your inbox each weekday morning. It’s one of the best ways to be sure to know which hashish tales are shaping the day. Your help makes Marijuana […]
Despite Equity Mandates, Massachusetts Marijuana Industry Is Lacking In Diversity, State Report Shows
“Getting the data in the industry report is a good start because it can show us that we need to do better.” By Bhaamati Borkhetaria, WidespreadWealth Beacon A brand new report from the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission reveals {that a} lack of range persists on the senior management stage throughout the hashish trade regardless of […]