Can cannabis treat asthma? Jerusalem experts to find out
CIITECH, a UK-Israel cannabis biotech startup that seeks to develop and commercialize therapeutic cannabis products, said it would fund a research project together with the Hebrew University of Jerusalem to find ways to use cannabis for the treatment of asthma. Read more »
Berkeley among first cities ready to sell legal cannabis in California Jan. 1
Cannabis fans and history-watchers may be flocking to Berkeley Jan. 1 for some of the first legal recreational marijuana sales in the state’s modern history. Read more »
City Under Pressure to Develop Recreational Adult Cannabis Regulations
California Proposition 64, which legalized, and imposed taxes on, adult recreational marijuana consumption, was approved by 57 percent of state voters last November. However, under an ordinance passed by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors last month, the City won’t issue permits to sell recreational marijuana until it establishes a regulatory framework. Read more »
Marijuana: Cannabis is Pleasurable because it Changes Brain’s Reward Center on Cellular Level
Scientists, behavioral researchers and psychologists have known for years that pot can be addictive. But more research has just been published illustrating just how weed can act on our brains. Read more »