Cannabigerolic acid (CBGA) and cannabidiolic acid (CBDA) exhibit anti-COVID activity in culture, according to data published in the Journal of Natural Products. Researchers with the University of Oregon reported that both cannabinoids inhibited the entry of SARS-CoV-2 into human epithelial cells. Authors reported that the cannabinoid acids showed equal efficacy against multiple COVID variants. Both compounds are abundant organically in … Continue reading Cannabinoid Acids Exhibit Anti-COVID Activity in Preclinical Models
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Neither the detection of THC nor its metabolites in blood or saliva is predictive of impaired performance, according to a meta-analysis of the relevant literature published in the journal Neuroscience and Behavioral Reviews. Australian researchers reviewed the results from 28 eligible studies (involving 824 participants) that assessed the relationship between THC-related biomarkers and individuals’ performance. They reported that … Continue reading Analysis: THC Concentrations in Blood, Oral Fluid Are Not Predictive of Impairment of Performance
The detection of THC in blood is not correlated with changes in simulated driving performance, according to data published in the journal JAMA Psychiatry. A team of investigators affiliated with the University of California, San Diego assessed subjects’ simulated driving performance after inhaling either low-potency (six percent), moderate-potency (13 percent), or placebo cannabis. Compared to their baseline performance, … Continue reading Study: THC Levels in Blood Not Linked with Changes in Simulated Driving Performance
Some employers are abandoning drug testing requirements as a way to attract new hires and to retain current employees, according to survey data compiled by the Manpower Group Pollsters surveyed representatives from over 45,000 employers in North America and Europe. Nine percent of respondents acknowledged that they had “eliminated job screenings or drug tests” as a way … Continue reading Survey: Nearly One-in-Ten Employers Dropping Drug Testing Requirements to Attract Workers
A growing number of Canadians who consume cannabis are obtaining it from the legal marketplace, according to data published in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence. Investigators affiliated with the University of Waterloo, School of Public Health Sciences surveyed nearly 5,000 Canadian adults who acknowledged having purchased cannabis flowers within the past year. Researchers reported that the percentage … Continue reading Canada: Growing Percentage of Cannabis Consumers Transitioning to the Licit Marketplace
Patients diagnosed with chronic pain who use medical cannabis products under a doctor’s authorization significantly decrease their use of opioids and benzodiazepines, according to data published in the journal Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research. A team of researchers with the Rothman Orthopedic Institute at Thomas Jefferson University assessed prescription drug use patterns in a cohort of pain patients prior … Continue reading Study: Chronic Pain Patients Significantly Reduce Their Use of Opioids, Benzodiazepines Following Initiation of Cannabis Therapy
The use of cannabis products is associated with a reduction in pain patients’ daily consumption of opioids, according to data published in the journal Pain Physician. A team of investigators affiliated with the Institute for Pain Medicine in Pennsylvania assessed opioid use trends in a cohort of 115 chronic pain patients who initiated medical cannabis therapy. Patients in the study … Continue reading Study: Medical Cannabis Treatment Reduces Daily Morphine Intake in Chronic Pain Patients
A representative with the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) affirms that the agency will continue to discriminate against those who use cannabis, including those who do so in compliance with state and local laws. In a letter addressed to Rep. Eleanor Holmes-Norton, the agency says that it will continue to enforce policies that involve … Continue reading Federal Housing Authority to Continue to Take Punitive Actions Against Marijuana Consumers
The use of medical cannabis products by older patients is associated with improvements in subjects’ quality of life and reductions in their use of concomitant medications, according to data published in the journal Frontiers in Medicine. Israeli researchers assessed the use of federally authorized medical cannabis products over a six-month period in a cohort of approximately 10,000 qualified … Continue reading Study: Older Patients Experience Improvements in Their Quality of Life Following Medical Cannabis Treatment
Businesses’ lack of access to traditional financial services and capital is perceived to be the greatest hurdle facing the cannabis industry, according to survey data compiled by Whitney Economics. Researchers compiled opinions from 396 licensed cannabis companies on existing challenges in the US marketplace. Over 70 percent of respondents said that the “lack of access to banking or … Continue reading Survey: Cannabis Companies Cite Lack of Banking Access as the “Top Issue” Facing the Industry
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