February 7th 2025
Here, we bring you our top five recent news articles, covering National Hemp Day, certifications, and cannabis research studies.
Polysorbate 80: An Emulsifying Agent in Cannabis Concentrate Microbiology
September 4th 2024This study shares how polysorbate 80 can be used in homogenization of cannabis concentrates to first determine if this additive aids in the extraction of the cannabis extract matrix and then testing to see how well target organisms survive in the extraction environment.
Medical marijuana use may offer relief for GI symptoms reports recently published study
August 15th 2024A recently published study found that patients using medical marijuana reported a significant increase in subjective improvements of gastrointestinal (GI) symptom severity, compared to not using medical marijuana.
Cannabinoid Ethers: Identification, Binding Interactions, and their ADME Properties
June 28th 2024This review highlights an in-silico assessment of the binding interactions of pro-drug moiety analogs and an importance in identifying potential issues that would need further testing to ensure safety for consumers such as the hERG values which are pertinent in the pharmaceutical fields in whether or not drugs can be safe to use.
Overview of the Research on Cannabis for COVID-19
March 26th 2024Given the fast and furious mobilization of the global healthcare community to understand the nature of the coronavirus, how to treat it, and, eventually, how to prevent it, the sheer volume of research on COVID-19 is not at all surprising. What is, perhaps, surprising, especially given how recently it’s been since the COVID-19 breakout, is that there are so many research publications on the potential for cannabis to be used to treat the virus. On the other hand, perhaps the abundance of research on cannabis for COVID-19 is not so surprising. After all, it is a virus that causes an immune response, which may escalate into a virulent inflammatory reaction. And an enormous body of research on cannabis—and cannabidiol (CBD) in particular—has shown cannabis to induce strong anti-viral and anti-inflammatory effects. It is still early days, so no clinical studies establishing the efficacy of cannabis for COVID-19 have yet been conducted, but studies have established several clear mechanisms of action for using cannabis to treat COVID-19.