by CannabisLawPA | Dec 4, 2017 | Research
By: Judith Cassel There is a natural tension between cannabis and research. In order to legalize marijuana, it must be removed from Schedule 1 of the Controlled Substance Act (CSA). To remove marijuana from Schedule 1, more evidence must be gathered through research...
by CannabisLawPA | Sep 14, 2016 | Research
By: Judith Cassel The University of California, Berkeley and HelloMD recently announced that they will conduct the “largest patient survey study on cannabis, pain, and opioid use ever performed.” The study will use a database of nearly 100,000 patients to uncover how...
by CannabisLawPA | Aug 24, 2016 | Research
By: Melissa Chapaska The Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana Act is uniquely focused on promoting medical marijuana research through its establishment of a state research program to study the impact of medical marijuana on the treatment and symptom management of serious...
by CannabisLawPA | Jul 19, 2016 | Research
By: Judith Cassel and Melissa Chapaska Microsoft Corp. and Arrow Electronics, both Fortune 150 companies, are among the large mainstream companies that have teamed up with marijuana-related businesses, over the last 30 days, to develop products and grow profits in the...
by CannabisLawPA | Jul 13, 2016 | Research
By: Judith Cassel and Melissa Chapaska At just five years old, Jackson was diagnosed with Intractable-Epilepsy, a condition marked by chronic, uncontrollable seizures. Prescribed medications were not effective enough and caused harmful side effects. Despite credible...