Demographic data shows rising cannabis use among older people. What is the likely effect on cognitive function and brain health in this group? Two studies published this...Psychology
People suffering from post-traumatic distress disorder report that cannabis reduces the severity of their symptoms by more than half, at least in the short term,...Weekly Roundup
Up to 20,000 patients in the UK are to be given medical cannabis over a two-year period in an initiative that aims to create the largest body of evidence on the drug in...International
Medical cannabis cannot be approved for use in children with severe epilepsy on the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) because there is not enough evidence to prove it...Pharmacology
A study has shown how cannabis could be an effective treatment option for both pain relief and insomnia, for those looking to avoid prescription and over the counter...International
Despite a change in the law last year, access to medical cannabis in the UK has been much slower than patients and parents had hoped, warns an expert in a BMJ essay....
September 12th, 2018Medical cannabis can provide statistically and clinically significant relief from symptoms from dozens of health conditions with relatively minimal negative side...
A six-year-old boy in the UK, whose rare form of epilepsy dramatically improved after using cannabis, has been denied a request for a medical cannabis licence by the...
