New Study Links Cannabis As An Insomnia Treatment

The House of Representatives in Cyprus have passed a law regulating the production, use and import of medicinal cannabis.

A bill to legalize cannabis-based medicines that was approved last month by the Portuguese Parliament officially went into law July 1.

Many people who use cannabis and CBD for well-being or to deal with their medical issues prefer different delivery systems and even different cannabis strains depending on the specific effects and mood they want to feel.

After opening offices in Sydney and Melbourne, Cannabis Access Clinics has opened Queensland’s first cannabis clinic in the Brisbane suburb of Belmont.

Retailers across Canada are struggling with a shortage of all cannabis, but there’s one product they’re especially desperate to keep on shelves: cannabidiol or CBD, a non-intoxicating extract praised for its purported health benefits.

In early October, Canopy Growth Corporation announced a six-month study tracking and monitoring the effects of medical cannabis as an alternative to other forms of pain management. Canopy partnered with the Ontario Long Term Care Association for the...

Cannabidiol, or CBD, has recently peaked in popularity in the world of holistic medicine, but what do people really know about this seemingly miraculous plant? While there are many misconceptions about cannabis and CBD oil, it’s safe to say the two h...

As more states legalize cannabis, a new study has found many patients are choosing medical cannabis to supplement and even replace pharmaceutical drugs.

Chronic insomnia sufferers in the Australian state of New South Wales are being invited to join a research study that involves testing a cannabis medication.

B.C. Cancer will lead a first-ever national clinical trial to determine whether cannabis plant extracts truly help with symptom relief. The trial will examine how cannabis properties affect and possibly reduce cancer-related symptoms including pain,...

Depression is something that many people deal with and struggle to treat. But as mental health awareness becomes more and more prominent, people have begun to test and share different ways to cope with the illness that can be crippling at times.

"You live nine months with this little person inside of you. You go everywhere together. You’re never alone. The little person starts to move and hiccup and kick you. You know this little person. He is part of you," explains a mother who asked not to...

When you hear about senior conditions, what comes to mind? What are you suffering from? A little arthritis here and there? Maybe some anxiety? Insomnia? Sciatica pain? Whatever it is, you probably have a pill for it, and that pill is most likely maki...

CBD, an abbreviation of cannabidiol, a non-intoxicating compound found in cannabis and hemp plants, is going viral across the globe. Hailed for its natural anecdotal anti-inflammatory and pain relieving properties, CBD is being added to everything fr...

While medications exist to control symptoms of Tourette syndrome, patients have reported side effects such as insomnia, depression and weight gain.

In a new profile released by the Globe and Mail, retired NHL enforcer Riley Cote sets to explain how and why he became one of the biggest advocates for medical marijuana in the NHL’s ear.

Out of all drugs, cannabis is the most widely consumed illegal/illicit drug by both young and old adults.

A new study from a team at the University of New Mexico went through 13,638 user rated cannabis sessions and their effects from 2,830 patients. The results, published in the journal Frontiers in Pharmacology found that patients find relief from a mas...

The Beeches Consulting Centre in Manchester, United Kingdom, has welcomed the first specialist medical cannabis clinic. Led by Dr. David McDowell, an independent pain specialist and consultant neurologist Professor Mike Barnes will serve as Clinical...

State laws make a sharp distinction between “medical” and “recreational” cannabis but researchers have found those legal distinctions are much blurrier for people buying from legal dispensaries.