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Biomedican successfully biosynthesizes two rare cannabinoids

A California life sciences company named Biomedican is drawing significant attention for the rapid progress it’s made in…

News December 14
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Consumers don’t know THC and CBD levels in cannabis products

A new study shows consumers are unable to identify cannabinoid levels in products they use. Further, 20-50 percent…

News December 7
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Cannabis strain names don’t mean much, give ‘false sense of diversity’

This article was originally published on The Cannigma and appears here with permission.  What happened when researchers took thousands…

News November 16
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Canadian cannabis extraction specialist lands patent for potent CBD

Cannabis extractor Nextleaf Solutions has been granted its second US patent for the acetylation of cannabinoids. The patent…

News November 16
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Resin is more potent than ever, but CBD levels hold steady

Consumer demand has been pushing the THC potency of herbal cannabis upward for decades, but does that increased…

News November 16
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Ideal decarboxylation conditions found to maximize THC, CBD

How hot is just hot enough? As with so much else involving cannabis, it’s a challenging balance.

News November 9
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Funding flows to Canadian cannabis research projects

Join our Science Symposium, part of MJBizCon 2020, on Nov. 24, 2020 for more on genetics and production…

News November 9
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Cannabis users need more anesthesia during surgery, more opioids after

While there is significant evidence cannabis can be used to treat chronic pain, a new study suggests it…

News October 26
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Cannabis use and sleep deficits genetically linked

We know cannabis use affects sleep. While it has been used for centuries to improve sleep, there is…

News October 26
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Synthetic cannabinoids linked to increased hospitalizations and deaths in older adults with COPD

A study out of St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto has found prescription synthetic cannabinoids are linked to a…

News October 26
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