Project Twenty21: Europe’s largest medical cannabis registry goes live
Drug Science’s Project Twenty21, Europe’s largest medical cannabis patient registry, has gone live today, registering its first patient for a medical cannabis prescription.
The Project...
Currency UK: assessing the impact of COVID-19 on the CBD sector
Currency UK Head of Sales Ben Kohler assesses the impact of COVID-19 on foreign exchange within the CBD sector.
With CBD still being a relatively...
Advocacy group launches Australian Medicinal Cannabis Course Online
The recent Senate recommendations to substantially increase medical cannabis education for health professionals are being implemented by a leading advocacy group with the launch...
Introducing PLEA: the patient run medical cannabis advocacy group
Founded by a team of patient advocates with experience in the medical cannabis sector, PLEA has been set up to accelerate the integration of...
Formation of the Society of Cannabis Clinicians UK Chapter
The Society of Cannabis Clinicians (SCC) is partnering with the Sapphire Institute for Medical Cannabis Education to form the SCC UK Chapter.
SCC is a...
First medical cannabis patient to receive funding for one year
Sapphire Medical Foundation has announced its first patient has secured medicine funding for one year.
Two years following the rescheduling of cannabis-based medicinal products in...
Cannabidiol market to be worth more than $89bn by 2026
A report published by Global Market Insights, Inc., shows that the cannabidiol market size is expected to surpass $89.0bn in revenue by 2026.
The report...
Boosting mental health: patent filed for Omega-3 and CBD formulation
CanaQuest has filed a provisional Omega-3 and CBD formulation patent which aims to help address mental health.
CanaQuest, a company developing unique health products and...
Evidence CBD may reduce cytokine storm and inflammation in COVID-19
A new study has revealed early evidence that CBD may help to reduce cytokine storms and excessive lung inflammation in patients with COVID-19.
Carried out...
Colombian cannabis producer Clever Leaves granted EU GMP certification
Clever Leaves’ Colombian operation is the first medical cannabis facility to receive EU GMP certification in Latin America.
Colombian cannabis producer, Clever Leaves, a multi-national...
Cannabis production as extraction and distillation technologies advance
MCN explores the evolution of cannabis production as extraction and distillation technologies advance.
As the cannabis industry has blossomed and research and development in the...
A deep dive into Drug Science’s Project Twenty21
Clinical Director Dr Chloe Sakal and Project Director Amelia Middlemiss give an update on the progress of Drug Science’s groundbreakingly ambitious Project Twenty21 programme.
On...
Exploring Canada’s cannabis sector
MCN speaks with industry expert Jamie Shaw about cannabis sector regulation in Canada, the issues patients still encounter, and industry sexism.
Jamie Shaw is a...
The evolution of cannabis in the US
As the National Cannabis Industry Association celebrates its 10th anniversary, CEO Aaron Smith tells MCN about the evolution of cannabis in the US.
Aaron Smith...
Court hearing to decide if NHS will cover cost of cannabis medication
A landmark court hearing is set to decide whether the NHS should cover the cost of a patient’s cannabis medicine.
Charlotte Caldwell, whose son Billy...
Medical cannabis research and policy in Israel
Yuval Landschaft, Director of the Israeli Medical Cannabis Agency, outlines Israel’s regulatory approach to cannabis-based medical treatment.
In recent years, there has been an increase...
Cannabis research, innovation, and policy in Australia
Professor Jennifer Martin, Chair of Clinical Pharmacology at the University of Newcastle and Director of the Australia Centre for Cannabinoid Clinical and Research Excellence,...
Cannabis culture: a Latin American perspective
Writer and entrepreneur Simon Espinosa tells MCN about cannabis culture and the future of the industry in Latin America.
Trilingual writer and entrepreneur Simon Espinosa...
The Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research with Dr Igor Grant
In this article, Dr Igor Grant explores the work of the Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research.
When the Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research at UC...
‘A national disgrace’: call to improve medical cannabis access in the UK
A campaigner has urged the UK government to improve access to medical cannabis prescriptions as restrictive guidance from NICE and the BPNA has meant...
