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Germany imports largest ever shipment of EU medicinal cannabis
An import of medicinal cannabis from Portugal to Germany signifies the largest quantity ever moved within the EU, highlighting a surge in the medicinal cannabis products market.
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Cannabinoids in pharma series: the challenges of working with cannabinoids
This series investigates cannabinoids and pharmaceutical interest with industry experts explaining the position of the ingredient. In this second piece, we discuss the challenges, legal implications and perceptions of cannabinoids.
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Cannabinoids in pharma series: cannabinoids on the market today
This series investigates the growing interest from the pharmaceutical industry in cannabinoids. In this first piece, we hear from industry experts about the current situation of the ingredient on the pharmaceutical market.
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Platform launched to facilitate licensed import of medical cannabis in EU
The first platform to facilitate the licensed importation of medical cannabis into Europe has formally launched in the UK.
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Growth of medical cannabis market after approvals and clinical trials
A report has suggested that growth of medical cannabis will reach between $11.9 and $17.1 billion by 2020, and is currently around $5 to $6 billion...
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Application Note: Cost-effective approach to the purification of cannabinoids using CPC
Chromatographic purification of natural compounds presents many challenges to scientists because of the complex nature of the starting matrices that are used in the process...
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Peak Scientific gas generators go mobile in Canada with Molecular Science Corporation
Peak Scientific, a global leader in gas generation for analytical laboratories, has recently partnered with Ontario-based Molecular Science Corp. (MSC) to supply nitrogen gas generation systems on their first mobile laboratory aimed at the rapidly expanding cannabis testing and research sector...
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FDA approves Epidiolex derived from marijuana, for severe epilepsy
The FDA has approved Epidiolex oral solution for the treatment of seizures associated with two rare and severe forms of epilepsy...
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Hemp shows potential for treating ovarian cancer
Researchers demonstrate hemp's ability to slow cancer growth and uncover mechanism for its cancer-fighting ability...
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First-in-Human trial of cannabis-based therapy for Parkinson’s initiated
GB Sciences, Inc. is planning to file an Exploratory IND and perform a Phase 0 Clinical Trial to gather valuable First-In-Human data on its proprietary cannabis-based therapies...
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Cannabinoids suitable for migraine prevention
A study has confirmed that cannabinoids are just as suitable as a prophylaxis for migraine attacks as other pharmaceutical treatments.