August 2015 – Cannabis Health Magazine

176 applications received for medical marijuana-related businesses

by Cannabis Health August 28, 2015

The City of Vancouver has received 176 applications for medical marijuana-related businesses after setting out new zoning and business licence regulations in June to address concerns related to public safety. Of these Stage One applications, 69 have the potential to be licenced…

Research

Scientists speak out against false cannabis claims

by Cannabis Health August 28, 2015

Many scientists are becoming increasingly frustrated by the disregard of scientific evidence on cannabis use and regulation. To set the record straight, earlier this month the International Centre for Science in Drug Policy (ICSDP), a global network of scientists working on drug…

Policy & Legislation

Seed to Sale Tracking Proposed in Michigan

by Cannabis Health August 21, 2015

Medical marijuana sold through licensed dispensaries would be tracked from "seed to sale" under new proposed legislation in the Michigan House known as the "Marihuana Tracking Act". House Bill 4827, introduced by Rep. Klint Kesto on August 18th 2015, would require the state…

Canada

P.E.I Medical Marijuana Facility Under Construction

by Cannabis Health August 18, 2015

The first P.E.I medical marijuana facility is under construction. Called Canada's Island Garden, the 24,000-square-foot facility, which will contain two floors for growing cannabis and a 3,600-square-foot office, is slated for completion in November. It is in BioCommons Research Park — a business…

Canada Education

B.C. University offers medical marijuana course

by Cannabis Health August 17, 2015

Kwantlen Polytechnic University in British Columbia will be offering a medical marijuana course this autumn. The course called Introduction to Professional Management of Marijuana for Medical Purposes in Canada, will teach students how to operate a marijuana business under new government regulations, and…

Research

Medical Marijuana in the Congo Basin

by Cannabis Health August 12, 2015

By Brendan Kiley, the Stranger– August 5th 2015. Anthropologists from Washington State University have published new research about medical marijuana use in the Congo Basin. According to their report, the hunter-gatherer Aka people “are characterized by a preference for forest life, polyphonic music… and…

Health

GW Pharmaceuticals Receives U.S. FDA Fast Track

by Cannabis Health August 11, 2015

GW Pharmaceuticals plc has received an U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track designation for a proprietary intravenous form of cannabidiol (CBD) to treat Neonatal Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy (NHIE), and a orphan designation for the same product from The European…

World

Indian Oncologists Want Cannabis Legalized

by Cannabis Health August 10, 2015

The top oncologists of Bengaluru, India have decided to lobby with the Center to lift the ban on cannabis to allow them to explore the medicinal uses of the plant. "We are encouraging cultivation of tobacco that causes various types of cancer. At…

Policy & Legislation

Delaware Medical Marijuana Research Approved

by Cannabis Health August 10, 2015

Delaware lawmakers have establish a legal framework that will allow facilities in Delaware to research the potential benefits of marijuana for medical purposes. Facilities that meet U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) standards will be allowed to initiate research on the potential…

Canada

Medical Marijuana Oil Production Licences Granted

by Cannabis Health August 10, 2015

Health Canada has granted Hydropothecary, CanniMed, and Tilray medical marijuana oil production licences. On July 8, 2015 the Government of Canada announced it would allow licensed producers of medical marijuana to produce and sell medical marijuana oil under new supplementary licences. This was…