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Firefly research aims to help cannabis growers understand trichomes

Cannabis producers looking to enhance trichome production on their plants might be getting an assist from a summertime…

News June 23
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Company tapped by DEA to grow marijuana for research files to list on Nasdaq

A Florida company with "conditional approval" from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration to cultivate marijuana for research purposes…

News March 29
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The state of cannabis research: Q&A with Emerald keynote speaker Daniele Piomelli

For the past three decades, Daniele Piomelli has worked on understanding how the compounds in our bodies that…

News February 7
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Synthetic CBD might offer protection from COVID-19, Canadian research shows

More research saying cannabinoids might protect human cells from COVID-19 was released this week by scientists in Ontario,…

News January 20
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NFL to spend $1 million researching medical cannabis pain management

The National Football League’s pain management committee and the NFL Players Association said they will provide $1 million…

News June 9
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Canada to take comments on rule changes to cannabis research, vapes

Canada’s federal cannabis regulator, Health Canada, announced an upcoming public comment period regarding regulations that could result in…

News February 8
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US House panel calls for stepped-up marijuana research, which could prove critical to federal reform

In a positive signal for the cannabis industry, lawmakers from both parties and three government witnesses told a…

News January 15
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DEA wants to expand cannabis grown for research by 31%

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is proposing an increase in the amount of marijuana that would be…

News September 11
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DEA supports expanding cannabis research, but timing uncertain

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) announced Monday that it will expand scientific and medical research of marijuana,…

News August 26
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