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Posted on October 16, 2018

Half-hearted cannabis legalisation move leaves patients in limbo

Medical cannabis is to be available in the UK from November, but tight restrictions will drive patients to alternative sources, says Henry Fisher
Posted on June 26, 2018

First cannabis-based drug approved in the US to treat epilepsy

Epidiolex has become the first drug derived from marijuana to win FDA approval in the US, and will be used to treat two forms of childhood epilepsy
Posted on December 24, 2016

America Is Finally Ready to Change the Way It Talks About Drugs

America Is Finally Ready to Change the Way It Talks About Drugs
2016 told a tale of two drugs, and how people using them circumvented the way America thinks about getting high. The post America Is Finally Ready to Change the Way It Talks About Drugs appeared first on WIRED.
Posted on November 9, 2016

Legal Weed Has Arrived. Get Ready for the Budweiser of Bud

Legal Weed Has Arrived. Get Ready for the Budweiser of Bud
Potheads will become consumers, and the patchwork network of growers and sellers will start responding to the demands of a bona fide market. The post Legal Weed Has Arrived. Get Ready for the Budweiser of Bud appeared first on WIRED.
Posted on August 11, 2016

The DEA Just Made It Easier to Do Research on Weed

The DEA Just Made It Easier to Do Research on Weed
A new Drug Enforcement Agency rule decentralizes the supply of scientific cannabis. The post The DEA Just Made It Easier to Do Research on Weed appeared first on WIRED.
Posted on July 22, 2016

It Would Take a Lot of THC to Contaminate a Water Supply

It Would Take a Lot of THC to Contaminate a Water Supply
A small town in Colorado detected THC in samples of its water supply. That's probably not what it is. The post It Would Take a Lot of THC to Contaminate a Water Supply appeared first on WIRED.
Posted on April 26, 2016

Nobody Knows How High You Are Right Now—It’s Really Hard to Measure

Nobody Knows How High You Are Right Now—It’s Really Hard to Measure
Unlike alcohol, which has standardized doses, it is currently impossible to reliably predict how high a dose of weed will get you. The post Nobody Knows How High You Are Right Now—It's Really Hard to Measure appeared first on WIRED.
Posted on June 4, 2015

Researchers Are Finally Studying the Other Chemical in Pot

Researchers Are Finally Studying the Other Chemical in Pot

The THC in weed gets you high, but the compound CBD might have all kinds of important medical uses.

The post Researchers Are Finally Studying the Other Chemical in Pot appeared first on WIRED.

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