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Meet the Country Managers of Khiron Life Science Corp

Meet the Country Managers of Khiron Life Science Corp

At Khiron, the company has sought to build a team of highly knowledgeable leaders allowing them to hit the ground running as the cannabis...
Leading the cannabis industry across Latin America – and beyond

Leading the cannabis industry across Latin America – and beyond

With a multi-jurisdictional strategy and brand-oriented approach, Khiron Life Sciences is positioned to be the dominant integrated cannabis company in Latin America. Khiron Life Sciences Corp...

New regulations will see cannabis edibles and oils hit Canadian shelves

New regulations that will come into force in Canada by October 2019 will mean licensed vendors can sell cannabis edibles, oils and tinctures. Since the...

Cannabis extract market set to be worth $23.7 billion by 2025

A recent market report has shown that the medical cannabis extract market is set to be worth $23.7 (€21.46~) billion by the year 2025...
Informing and educating on the ways to prevent suicide

Informing and educating on the ways to prevent suicide

Supporting the NSPLG, people affected by suicide will join a new panel to inform and educate on the ways to prevent suicide. “On World Suicide...

Online platforms help patients and professionals understand cannabis

Two new platforms have been launched that hope to help medical professionals and patients alike understand cannabis, its health effects, and different strains. One initiative...
Did you know 90 days is all it takes to be addicted to prescription opioids?

Did you know 90 days is all it takes to be addicted to prescription...

Today’s PHE review into prescribed medicines has revealed that patients can become dependent and addicted to prescription opioids and it only takes 90 days. Public...
Harnessing the immune system to reduce late detection of lung cancer

Harnessing the immune system to reduce late detection of lung cancer

Ground-breaking trial demonstrates potential of blood test which harnesses the power of the immune system to reduce late detection of lung cancer. Oncimmune Holdings plc.,...
Could cannabis offer an alternative to opioids for pain relief?

Could cannabis offer an alternative to opioids for pain relief?

New research has unlocked the key to how cannabis creates pain relieving molecules that are 30 times stronger than Aspirin, offering huge potential as...
What do you know about the Colombian Association of the Cannabis Industry?

What do you know about the Colombian Association of the Cannabis Industry?

Executive director of ASOLCOLCANNA talks to us about the associations role in the medical cannabis industry and its hopes for the future. The Colombian Association...
Scorpion toxin targeting 'wasabi receptor' could help solve mystery of chronic pain

Scorpion toxin targeting ‘wasabi receptor’ could help solve mystery of chronic pain

Researchers found a scorpion toxin targeting the 'wasabi receptor', a chemical-sensing protein located in nerve cells responsible for the sinus-jolting sting of wasabi. At UC...
Sanitary products: new funding to tackle period inequality

Sanitary products: new funding to tackle period inequality

More people from low-income households will be able to access free sanitary products supported by £530,000 (~€591,000) of new Scottish Government funding. The grant has...
Acres Agricultural Canada and their cannabis license approval

Acres Agricultural Canada and their cannabis license approval

Acres Agricultural Canada receives 300-acre cannabis license approval from the government of St. Vincent & the Grenadines. Acres Agricultural Canada Corp. is pleased to announce...
Did you know that millions of women in their 40s are suffering with bladder leakage?

Did you know that millions of women in their 40s are suffering with bladder...

According to Pelviva, two thirds of women over 40 are currently suffering with bladder leakage – with many feeling embarrassed and depressed as a...

Study shows that cannabis combats stress, anxiety and depression

A Washington State University study has examined how cannabis combats stress, anxiety and depression by looking at different strains and quantities of cannabis being...
The secrets of how genetic variation affects perception of pain

The secrets of how genetic variation affects perception of pain

Discover how researchers unlock the secrets of the way genetic variation affects perception of pain –could this lead to personalised medicines? Gene studies reveal that...
Annual HIV data shows a continued decline since 2000

Annual HIV data shows a continued decline since 2000

Published by Public Health England, Annual HIV data shows new HIV diagnoses in the UK have fallen to their lowest level since 2000. New HIV...

Cannabis may hold promise to treat PTSD but more research is needed

Since the legalisation of cannabis for medical use in America and a number of other countries, more and more people are turning to cannabis...

Legalising medical cannabis has led to a drop in use amongst American teens

According to a large-scale study of American high school students, legalising medical cannabis has actually led to a drop in its use among teenagers. The...

Breeding inconsistency: why cannabis profiles matter

One of the first reports to be published in the first ever peer reviewed cannabis journal highlights the importance of consistency of cannabis profiles...

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