
Cannabis Research News


Medical Marijuana Research Gets Boost From Congress
The House of Representatives recently approved HR 5657, also known as The Medical Marijuana Research Act. The legislation facilitates cannabis research by establishing protocols for authorized scientists to access marijuana flowers and other marijuana products that...
Cannabis Businesses can Increase Property Values
There’s been a fair share of NIMBY sentiments in state’s that have legalized marijuana for medical and/or recreational use. However, a new study funded by the New Jersey State Policy lab and published by Rutgers University shows that legal cannabis businesses can...
Study Finds Older Patients Enjoy Better Quality of Life After Medical Cannabis Usage
A new study published in the journal Frontiers in Medicine finds that older patients who have used medical marijuana products enjoy an improved quality of life. Researchers based in Israel studied approximately 10,000 patients over a six-month period of time to assess...
Annual Study Shows Marijuana Usage is Down for Adolescents
Since 1975 the University of Michigan has conducted the Monitoring the Future (MTF) survey, which has tracked drug and alcohol use among adolescent students across the United States. The survey results include a nationally representative sample of participants who...