Latest health and cannabis news

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  Business5 years ago

  Tilray and Aphria formalize their merger

  Canadian cannabis companies Tilray and Aphria have formalized the rumored merger. The new company will operate under the Tilray name. The company...

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  Cannabis in Switzerland5 years ago

  Legalization of cannabis in Switzerland: first step taken

  Une initiative parlementaire proposant de légaliser le cannabis en Suisse vient de franchir une première étape au Parlement suisse, où la commission de la santé du...

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  Business5 years ago

  Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II rewards GW Pharmaceuticals for innovation

  British company GW Pharmaceuticals, long the only company authorized to grow cannabis in the UK, has received the Queens Award for Enteprise 2021 in recognition...

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  Cannabis and driving5 years ago

  Is cannabis responsible for 500 road deaths?

  In an interview with Le JDD on Sunday, Gérald Darmanin claims that cannabis is responsible for 500 deaths on the roads. Is this true? The figures...

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  Cannabis in Spain5 years ago

  A quadriplegic Spaniard asks to grow his own medical cannabis

  Juan Manuel Rodríguez Gantes est devenu la première personne en Espagne à rendre publique sa demande pour que l’Agence espagnole des médicaments lui accorde l’autorisation de...

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  Cannabis in the U.S.5 years ago

  For the first time, the NFL will not test players for cannabis during the off-season

  The American Football League's off-season began on Monday, and with it the possibility of players being subjected to random drug testing. But...

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  Business5 years ago

  Lesotho, first African country authorized to export medical cannabis to Europe

  A Lesotho company has become the first in Africa to be authorized to export medical cannabis to the European Union. Lesotho's first cannabis producer...

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  Cannabis in the U.S.5 years ago

  91% of Americans support the legalization of cannabis for recreational or medical purposes

  According to a new Pew Research Center poll released Friday, April 16, 91 % of Americans believe that cannabis should be legalized for...

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  Cannabis in France5 years ago

  French Polynesia applies to grow cannabis for medical use

  In a letter addressed to Emmanuel Macron, Edouard Fritch, President of French Polynesia, announced in early April his intention «to open up...

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  Cannabis in the Netherlands5 years ago

  Netherlands: first legal cannabis growers appointed in April

  Dans une lettre adressée au gouvernement néerlandais, les ministères de la Santé, du Bien-être et des Sports (VWS) et de la Justice et de la Sécurité...

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  Studies on cannabis5 years ago

  Study: Cannabis smoking significantly impairs vision

  Une étude réalisée par l’université de Grenade en Espagne indique que fumer du cannabis altèrerait de manière significative les principales fonctions visuelles, telles que l’acuité visuelle,...

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  Cannabis in France5 years ago

  [Le trois-feuilles] 50 years of cannabis criminalization in France

  For half a century, it has governed French society and its relationship with cannabis. Law no. 70-1320 of December 31, 1970, which came into force on January 2, 1971,...

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  Alcohol5 years ago

  Illinois earned more tax revenue from cannabis than alcohol in Q1 2021

  Illinois collected more cannabis taxes than alcohol for the first time in the first quarter of 2021, according to official figures from the state department...

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  MDMA5 years ago

  California: Senate committee approves plan to legalize possession of psychedelics

  A bill to decriminalize psychedelics in California and create a task force to study broader reform has...

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  Cannabis in Montana5 years ago

  Montana works to regulate its cannabis market

  Montana's lower house advanced three bills last week on the future regulation of cannabis in the state after the...

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  Cannabis in France5 years ago

  Poll: 45 % of French doctors in favor of «supervised» legalization of cannabis

  Le Journal International de Médecine (JIM) a interrogé ses lecteurs : près d’un médecin sur deux est favorable « à l’autorisation encadrée de la consommation et de...

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  Cannabis in the U.S.5 years ago

  Virginia becomes the 16th state in the U.S. to legalize cannabis

  It is the first state in the American South to legalize the consumption of recreational cannabis. Virginia will become the 16th U.S. state to legalize cannabis,...

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  Cannabis in the U.S.5 years ago

  Etats-Unis : Une première bourse pour étudier la chimie du cannabis

  1200 dollars par année pour étudier les composants chimiques du cannabis. Cette bourse, lancée par l’Université du Lac Supérieur, dans le Michigan, vise à former des...

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  Cannabis news5 years ago

  Switzerland: 5,000 participants for each recreational cannabis trial

  C’est un test grandeur nature, pour observer avantages et inconvénients d’une légalisation du cannabis récréatif. A partir du 15 mai, et pendant sept ans maximum, 5000...

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  Cannabis in France5 years ago

  Cannabis patient wins right to medical expertise before trial

  C’est une première en France. Avant de juger Florence T. pour détention de cannabis, le tribunal correctionnel de Melun fera appel à un médecin. La professeure...