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A reliable cannabis breathalyzer? Possible, but not easy

A law enforcement officer in Oregon conducts a roadside sobriety test on a volunteer. CC photo via Wikimedia Commons. A decade after...

Research shows medicinal cannabis ‘boom’ in Australia

More than 248,000 prescriptions have been approved over the past five years – 85% of which have been given out since January 2020. The...

New research shows Cannabis flower is effective for treating fatigue

Researchers at The University of New Mexico have used a mobile software app to measure the effects of consuming different types of common...

Drug advocate avoids jail for growing copious amounts of cannabis for ‘research, medicinal’ purpose

Joshua James Waldron told the court he grew cannabis for research and medicinal purposes and never made a profit from his endeavour. A...

Cannabis was first domesticated 12,000 years ago in China, researchers find

A study in the journal Science Advances reported that ‘cannabis sativa was first domesticated in early Neolithic times in East Asia’ All...

Cannabis driving less risk than some drugs

More than 100,000 applications for patient access to medicinal cannabis have been approved. The risks of driving after taking medicinal...

Cannabis offers immediate relief from symptoms of nausea, but product use matters

UNM researchers use a mobile phone app to measure how whole natural Cannabis flower affects nausea symptom intensity Researchers at The...

Call to reform drug driving laws as study shows impairment lasts hours

Researchers at the University of Sydney say drug driving laws are “out of date” and should reflect the results of a new study that found...

Medicinal cannabis blacklisted by Australian pain specialists

Doctors are being told not to use medicinal cannabis to treat patients with chronic pain, warning there is no solid evidence it is...

CSIRO looks to get into medicinal cannabis to take advantage of US$44bn market

Store manager Ruby Amsden, left, attends to medical marijuana customer and retired nurse Jan Stewart, who uses cannabis to relieve pain...