The Capturing Eden Corporation, a unique line of stores offering medical cannabis assessments to underserviced areas in Ontario, is pleased to announce the opening of a new location in Owen Sound at 973 2nd Avenue West.

Stephen Barber, CEO of Capturing Eden Corp., said, “We decided to come to Owen Sound, as it is a greatly underserviced area that could be enhanced with proper medical cannabis assessments, as well as giving the opportunity for members of the community to purchase various hemp products.”

There are many conflicting opinions with regards to the safety of using medicinal cannabis.

The estimated 113 cannabinoids contained in cannabis plants offer varying medical purposes, however, most treatment options have not been effectively researched.

Companies that have focused on the efficacy and safety of using medicinal cannabis have gained a strong advantage in helping to educate patients and professionals on the use of cannabis. Today we have identified four Canadian cannabis stocks that have focused on clinical studies to determine the potential medical benefits of cannabis.

Tilray Inc. (TLRY.O) has imported its first bulk supply of medical cannabis oil into the U.K., after controversy over the confiscation of one of the Canadian company’s products led to an easing of restrictions.

The oral solution, containing both the psychoactive THC and non-intoxicating CBD compounds, is used to treat pain, chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting and multiple sclerosis-associated spasticity. It has already been supplied in bulk to Germany, Croatia, Cyprus and Malta.

Testing for impairment from cannabis is no “magic bullet”. Rather, effective oversight, worker supervision and having an impairment-management program are key to navigating the post-legal-weed world. This was the message that Tom Brocklehurst, director of prevention practices and quality with WorkSafeBC in Richmond, Brit­ish Columbia, delivered during a session at the 2019 West­ern Conference on Safety in Vancouver.

“We are now six months after legalization. I don’t know if the sky has fallen — I don’t think it has,” Brocklehurst said. “Impairment has been around as long as there are impairing substances, and impaired workers have been around for as long as people have been working.”

A study published earlier this month shows data that identifies long term use of cannabis may prevent diabetes even after usage decreases or ends.

Researchers (Ngueta G. and Ndjaboue R.) from Laval University in Quebec analyzed data from the 2009-2016 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey and estimated the minimal lifetime marijuana use using the duration of regular exposure and the frequency of use.

Researchers used linear models to determine the association of marijuana use with both fasting insulin and homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) for lean, overweight, and obese subjects.

Medical cannabis has been legal in Canada for almost two decades, but with recreational’s entrance into the regulated space last October, rules around accessing medical cannabis changed. So how does a patient go about getting a prescription?

Wonder drug or modern-day snake oil? Appearing in stores and online in the form of body lotions, capsules, tinctures, edible gummies and bottled water, CBD has exploded in popularity as a way to reap the supposed health benefits of marijuana without the high that comes with it.

According to a new statistical study featured in the American Medical Association’s online journal, there has been an increase in the number of pregnant women consuming cannabis as compared to previous years. The study shows that the number of women choosing to use cannabis during their gestation period between 2016 and 2017 increased by 7 %. This study’s results vary significantly with the results of a previous study conducted between 2002 and 2003. According to the previous study, which used the same parameters, only 3% of women during this period opted to use cannabis.

Increasing numbers of pregnant women are using marijuana in the U.S. and that may result in issues for their babies, two new studies suggest.

Researchers found that the proportion of U.S. women using pot during pregnancy more than doubled between 2002 and 2017, according to a report published in JAMA.

Legalization may at least partly explain why more women are using marijuana since many assume that means the drug is safe, said the U.S. study's lead author, Dr. Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse. That attitude, coupled with the lack of studies on pot can lead to "magical thinking," Volkow said. "It's very appealing to think that a drug that makes us feel great could come with no ill effects."

The Botanix Pharmaceuticals Ltd (ASX: BOT) share price has been a standout performer on the Australian share market on Thursday. In morning trade the clinical stage cannabinoid company’s shares rocketed 25% higher to an all-time high of 17.5 cents.

Why did the Botanix share price rocket higher today?

Hot on the heels of a positive update on its BTX 1308 psoriasis Phase 1b mechanism of action study on Wednesday, this morning the company released an update on its BTX 1801 antimicrobial product.

According to the release, the company has received positive new data from studies recently conducted at The University of Queensland’s Institute for Molecular Bioscience’s Centre for Superbug Solutions.