Canada Canadian cannabis exports increased nearly 300% in 2020 Led by robust medical markets in Israel and Germany, 13,849 kg of dried flower and 10,494 L of oil was shipped out of country Nick LabaJanuary 29, 2021
Canada Proposed amendment could greatly expand access to psychedelic therapy in Canada Proposed by Health Canada, the change would allow patients to access restricted substances like MDMA through the Special Access Program Natalia Buendia CalvilloJanuary 28, 2021
Canada ‘We are failing patients’: Cannabis Act industry-led review session III Continued stigma and regulatory burdens are causing ongoing accessibility issues for Canadian cannabis patients, group members say Nicholas SokićJanuary 22, 2021
Data Cannabis significantly reduces prescription opioid use: Tilray patient study In the first substitution study to track individual use over time, researchers found stark drops in use of opioids and other medications Nick LabaJanuary 22, 2021
International Will Mexico’s medical cannabis laws help or hurt public safety? Legislation approved last week establishes a framework for medical use, but activists are worried it favours business and government power over patients Natalia Buendia CalvilloJanuary 21, 2021
International A record 3,627 cannabis studies conducted in 2020 From CBD drivers to stoner rats, legal reform continues to push weed research to an all-time high Jared GnamDecember 28, 2020
Health and Safety What Measure 109 means for the future of psychedelic therapy After a successful ballot measure, a broad set of onlookers focuses on Oregon to gauge the social and economic impacts of licensed psilocybin therapy Amna ShamimDecember 15, 2020
Medical and Pharmaceutical Convincing my ex-marine dad to fight his Parkinson’s with marijuana Despite cannabis leading to breakthrough moments in symptom reduction, the battle against my parents' stigma is ongoing John McMahonDecember 14, 2020
Canada Talking pain and cannabis with Canopy’s head of medicine: Q&A As part of National Pain Awareness Week, Canopy's chief medical officer discusses how Canadians are navigating chronic pain with weed Nick LabaNovember 7, 2020
Cannabis Havn wants to turn hard lessons into psychedelic gold Many of the firm's well-known faces took lumps in the weed sector, mistakes they say set them up for success in psychedelics Nick LabaOctober 13, 2020