Aurora backs German program widening research horizons
Students at Germany’s Humboldt University of Berlin have expanded the horizons for research into medical cannabis through participation in the first Cannabis Research Class, an…
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U.S. initiative to evaluate impact of CBD on sleep
Two U.S. companies say they will carry out an observational study to evaluate the impact of CBD on sleep. Prospect Farms, Prospect, Maine, and Radicle…
$600k grant supports Missouri research
Lincoln University (Missouri) as been awarded a $600,000 grant to lead multi-university research into farming and uses of industrial hemp. The grant is from the…
Research project sees market for hempseed oil in skin care
The United States Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) said it will partner with an Illinois company on a 24-month project aimed at developing…
Researchers say studies lacking on CBD and bone breaks
CBD could play a dual role in medical treatment of bone fractures, but more research is needed into the application of cannabinoids to orthopedic surgery,…
$500k is ‘down payment’ to re-establish U.S. hemp seed bank
The Agriculture Research Service (ARS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has received $500,000 in initial federal funding to create the nation’s only industrial…
Research on CBD use shows no evidence of liver damage
A Colorado research company said it found no clinical evidence of liver disease in patients studied after using CBD for 60 days. The research, financed…
2 companies named to supply flowers for French pilot
Berlin-based Aurora Europe and the Ethypharm Group of France will collaborate to serve as primary suppliers of cannabis flowers for the French medical cannabis pilot…
That skunky smell? Blame ‘321 MBT’
American researchers say they have determined what gives cannabis its skunky smell. Scientists from Indiana-based Byers Scientific and Iowa State University say the compound 3-methyl-2-butene-1-thiol…
CbdMD launches R&D unit
U.S.-based cbdMD, Inc. said it formed a new wholly-owned subsidiary, cbdMD Therapeutics LLC, to work on research and development projects. The company named Sibyl Swift,…