ICRS 2023: Report from Toronto

I counted over 175 talks and posters at the 33rd annual gathering of the International Cannabinoid Research Society (ICRS), which convened in Toronto at the end of June. In accordance with longstanding ICRS policy, all speakers presented new findings and data that had not yet been published in a peer-reviewed journal. But this year’s 4-day … Read more

Finding Rare Cannabinoids in Non-Cannabis Plants

Special glands protruding from cannabis flowers express a series of unique molecules. Cannabinoids, as they are known, exist in cannabis.  But it turns out that identical molecules are present in non-cannabis plants, as well.  Researchers from Israel’s Weizmann Institute recently reported that they found cannabigerolic acid (CBGA) and other rare cannabinoids in Helichrysum umbraculigerum, a … Read more

Getting to Know Cannabigerol with Bonni Goldstein, MD

This transcript is adapted from CannMed’s weekly podcast, hosted by Ben Amirault, who recently interviewed Bonni Goldstein, MD, one of the country’s most respected and experienced medical cannabis physicians. Dr. Goldstein has treated thousands of patients with medical cannabis. She is the medical director of Canna-Centers Wellness & Education and the clinical advisor to Cannformatics. … Read more

Cannabichromene, a Minor Cannabinoid with Major Upside

In 2013, Noriko Shinjyo, Ph.D., a Research Associate at Chiba University in Japan, coauthored a study with Italian scientist Vincenzo Di Marzo on cannabichromene (CBC), a phytocannabinoid that exerts profound effects on the nervous system.1 Published in Neurochemistry International, their paper probed how CBC influences the fate of adult neural stem progenitor cells, which are … Read more

PubMed: The minor cannabinoid cannabigerol (CBG) is a highly specific blood biomarker of recent cannabis smoking

Cannabigerol (CBG) is a minor cannabinoid found in the cannabis plant that is gaining increasing attention from the medical and scientific communities. CBG is a highly specific blood biomarker of recent cannabis smoking and is being studied for its potential therapeutic properties. In this blog post, we will explore the role of CBG in cannabis … Read more