NORML Op-Ed: Marijuana Prohibition Has Been a Fraud From the Get-Go

Since its inception, efforts to criminalize marijuana and to stigmatize those who consume it have been based upon hyperbole, stereotypes and outright lies. The initial push for cannabis criminalization, which began in earnest more than a century ago, had little to do...

Nerve Stimulator For Myelin Repair to Enter RRMS Clinical Trial

SetPoint Medical is planning to launch a clinical trial next year to investigate its nerve stimulator device, intending to support myelin repair, in people with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS). The announcement comes after U.S. Food and Drug...

Human Toxicity From COVID-19 Rapid Home Test Kits

The persistence of the COVID-19 pandemic has necessitated the development and widespread availability of methods to detect the COVID-19 virus in humans. COVID-19 tests, which were initially only available in healthcare facility settings, are now manufactured for home...

Phase 1 Trial of ABA-101 for Progressive MS Gets FDA OK

Abata Therapeutics is expected to launch a Phase 1 clinical trial by the end of the year to test ABA-101, its experimental therapy for progressive multiple sclerosis (MS), after getting a green light from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The FDA approved...