All posts tagged "GW Pharmaceuticals"

Hemp

What Does Hemp Legalization Mean for Selling CBD?

The federal government has legalized hemp, opening up the market for CBD, CBG and beyond.

Politics

Bernie’s Pot Legalization Plan Bars Big Tobacco — But Would It Work?

Bernie Sanders has released his plan for cannabis legalization, which features provisions to keep Big Tobacco...

In The Magazine

The Flowering of the U.K. Underground

Medical cannabis reform in the United Kingdom is coming too slowly to fulfill demand from consumers...

Economics

The Church of England Will Invest in Cannabis Industry

With the latest reversal of attitude from the Church of England, God might just be getting...

Medical

France Set to Launch a Medical Marijuana Experiment

France will begin the process of legalizing medical cannabis cautiously, in preparation for more sweeping measures.

In History

Cannabis Plant Originated in Tibet, New Research Shows

The latest research is pointing to the Tibetan Plateau as the origin of cannabis, reaffirming academia’s...

Economics

Former Head of Policy for Uber Joins European Cannabis Industry

European marijuana market continues to see upward growth trend.

In History

Meet Elizabeth Brice, the Disabled Activist Who Pioneered Medical Cannabis in the U.K.

How one activist’s search for relief from MS forged the path toward clinical trials and Sativex...

Medical

UK Imports First Shipments of Medicinal Cannabis Products

Counterintuitively, the world's top legal cannabis producer, the United Kingdom, has just imported its first shipment...

Economics

JP Morgan Jumps Onto Marijuana Stock Bandwagon with GW Pharmaceuticals

Major investment bank backs cannabis-related stock, but don’t get too excited — you probably already knew...

Economics

Big Pharma Has Big Advantage in Global Marijuana Expansion Game

In a first, Tilray and Sandoz, a subsidiary of Novartis, will market, develop, and sell cannabis-based...

Medical

The UK’s Medical Marijuana Program Could Be the Most Expensive in the World

Sticky buds bring sticker shock as the medical marijuana program unfolds across the pond.

Economics

Walmart Hints At Possible Entry Into Cannabis Space

Another major corporation looks to potentially capitalize on CBD.

Politics

Report: The DEA Ignored the FDA’s Call to Deschedule CBD

Last month, the DEA re-scheduled the drug Epidiolex — but not CBD, the cannabinoid that makes...

Legal

The DEA Reschedules Cannabis-Derived Epidiolex, Not CBD

The DEA has decided to reschedule Epidiolex. However, CBD — the actual cannabinoid that the product...

Medical

Hops Don’t Contain Cannabinoids: Experts Push Back on Corporate Claims

A new product is being plugged as containing CBD derived from hops, but experts raise a skeptical...

Legal

UK Man Blames Pot Grow on Rough Divorce, Judge Partially Buys

As Britain moves forward with legalizing certain medical marijuana products, one man’s run-in with the law...

Joint Opinions

The DEA Should Deschedule Cannabis, Not Move it to Schedule II

The debate around the medical value of cannabis often perpetuates a few crucial lies: that our...

Medical

Second UK Patient Receives Government Approval to Use Medical Marijuana

But steep application fees mean adults, low-income patients still waiting for legal access.

Legal

The Next Countries Likely to Legalize Cannabis

With Canada now joining Uruguay as the second country to legalize cannabis at the national level,...