Women with endometriosis experienced significant reductions in pain and use of conventional painkillers after taking a balanced THC and CBD cannabis extract for three months.

Her Medicine will bring patients, clinicians and carers together to discuss endometriosis, menopause and chronic pain, with free terpene analysis and a dedicated space for patients to take their prescribed medication.

A study of 92 women with fibromyalgia found “substantial and sustained” pain relief among patients treated with repeated intravenous ketamine infusions.

The new oral spray made with purified, plant-derived THC will offer a discrete, dose controlled alternative to patients who do not wish to inhale vaporised cannabis or use oils.

Reports are rising that patients are being denied the right to send their cannabis prescription to a pharmacy of their choosing. In his latest column, leafie's agony pharmacist looks at what patients can do if they find themselves in this situation.

Cannabis users commonly report that getting high helps them to relax and unwind, but new research suggests the relationship between cannabis and stress may be more complicated than just THC.

Cannabis use among US high school students has fallen to its lowest level on record, continuing a long-term decline that has coincided with the expansion of legal adult-use cannabis across the country.

The two-day retreat will bring together 25 women for discussions on menstrual health, period pain, nutrition, exercise and the role of medical cannabis.

Patients prescribed medical cannabis for inflammatory arthritis reported lower pain levels, better sleep and improved quality of life for up to two years.

Mountain fortresses, disguised assassins carrying out public executions, promises of paradise and a legend that is still told today. The Hashashins became one of history’s most enduring stories, but were these feared killers really as high as they say?

Nearly half of patients experiencing moderate to severe vomiting reported a clinically meaningful improvement within four months of starting medical cannabis, with reductions also seen in nausea, appetite loss, anxiety, depression and pain.

Cannabis works on different brain receptors to psychedelics. Different chemistry, different drug. Yet when researchers gave people clinical doses of THC in the same controlled setting used for mushroom therapy, some participants couldn't tell the difference.

Researchers found that endocannabinoid levels rose more sharply during a long-distance run than during a matched walk of the same length, and remained elevated after the finish.

A Swiss pilot study has found that selling regulated cannabis through pharmacies encourages consumers to switch to less harmful consumption methods such as vaporisation, without increasing overall use.

The man, who worked at a Royal Mail logistics centre, would identify parcels suspected of containing drugs before removing them and relabelling them for redelivery to other addresses, including his own.

Assessing eligibility for medical cannabis isn’t just a box-ticking exercise, and "exhausting treatments" doesn't mean what most patients assume.

New NHS figures show a record 96 million antidepressant items were prescribed in England last year to over 9 million people. What is behind the numbers – and why are cannabis and psychedelic therapies still almost impossible to access on the NHS?