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PART I What is THC (Tetrahydrocannabinol)? All most everyone knows that THC, or tetrahydrocannabinol, is the chemical substance in cannabis accountable for its euphoric high. But what more could there be to know about cannabis’ primary psychoactive component? Whether you ask yourself this as a newbie to the cannabis world or as a seasoned professional wanting to expand your knowledge
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Practical Advice on the Therapeutic Benefits of Cannabis and its Doses PDF article to download (see below) by Caroline MacCallum and Ethan Russo 1- History Cannabis has been used as a medicine since the beginning of time, however its ongoing restriction, biochemical multifaceted nature and changeability, quality control issues, a past need for properly carried out randomized controlled trials, and
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Comparing the antitumoral activity of single-molecule tetrahydrocannabinol and whole plant cannabis oil. THANKS & FULL ARTICLE @ PROJECT CBD: https://www.projectcbd.org/medicine/thc-versus-breast-cancer BY ALEX ANDIA ON MARCH 18, 2019 It’s no secret that many cancer patients are using cannabis to help manage pain, fatigue, nausea, and other side effects of chemotherapy. Less well known is the fact that extensive preclinical research shows that plant
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A highly informative and accurate interview with The Master, Dr. Ethan Russo! This Legend is referred too as the Rock Star of the Cannabis Business. I quote: “In this episode we discuss current cannabis research, the endocannabinoid system, the future potential of medical cannabis, cannabis as a gateway drug and much more. Not one to be missed! IMAGE: https://www.icci.science/en/services/clinical-trial-management/ PODCAST and
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EUROPE Professor Michael Barnes Backs Jersey Proposal Israel’s “Temporary Work Stop” for Tikun Olam Denmark helps Ireland source Medicinal Cannabis Canopy Growth is eyeing up Italy, Greece and Spain AMERICA Chemesis International Inc. agrees on Columbian deal Uruguay’s 20 pending licenses worth $80M WORLD WHO Revising Cannabis – NO ADDICTIVE PROPERTIES SKY
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Medical cannabis can now be issued by 80,000 doctors in the UK Although its use is limited to specific medical conditions and the government is keeping controls tight https://www.wired.co.uk/article/uk-medical-cannabis-cbd-oil The Greek government changed the law on medical cannabis as recently as February of this year. The lucky (first but far from last) firm to receive a cultivation license? Intriguingly, a South
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Aurora to begin Export to Poland Aurora Cannabis Inc (NYSE: ACB)(TSX: ACB) announced today that the Polish Ministry of Health gave the company approval to begin exporting medical cannabis to Poland. The first shipment will be shipped to a pain treatment center and hospital in Warsaw for patient use and marks a significant milestone for medical marijuana usage in Poland.
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(Click on Headers for in-depth articles) UK Home Office is rescheduling cannabis-based products By the 1st of November 2018, this regulation will come into force, it will be law in England, Wales, and Scotland. Until then, the Independent Expert Panel, which was set up to give advice to the Government on the issue of individual licensing, will be dealing with
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HEALTH CBD Is A ‘Promising’ Therapy In Treating Cocaine Misuse, Meta-Study Finds CBD For Coronavirus? New Study Adds Evidence For Cannabis As Covid-19 Treatment Tests show potential for medicinal cannabis to kill cancer cells LEGISLATION Some WHO cannabis recommendations draw strong opposition at recent UN meeting EIHA blasts European agency for considering labeling CBD a narcotic UK and EU EMMAC
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Last updated 13th July 2020 Individuals take or apply cannabidiol (CBD) to treat an assortment of ailments, however, there does seem to be a stigma attached to it! Many people are unclear about what it is and how it influences the human body. Cannabidiol (CBD) has many medical advantages, and the public may not know of them. Items containing the
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THE HEMP MARKET IS POISED FOR MASSIVE GROWTH WITH UNPRECEDENTED INTEREST FROM FARMERS, PROCESSORS AND CONSUMERS, FUELLED IN PART BY THE EXTRAORDINARY DEMAND FOR CBD-BASED PRODUCTS. July 15, 2020 by HEMP BENCHMARKS: For the full article and thanks please follow this link. As HempBenchmark have reported previously, last year’s difficult season resulted in many hemp cultivators withdrawing from the market.
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The Entourage Effect: PERSPECTIVE ARTICLE Front. Plant Sci., 09 January 2019 UPDATED 14th July 2020 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2018.01969 Quoted from Dr. Ethan Russo Dear Colleagues, Please note that the article, The Case for the Entourage Effect and Conventional Breeding of Clinical Cannabis: No “Strain,” No Gain, has just been published and is available for download, open source. Thus, you are welcome
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UPDATED 5th July 2020 |. COMMENTARY FROM MEDICAL JOURNAL (click this link for full article and commentary) Commenter: Amanda Mealer-McArtor The commenter has declared there is no conflict of interests. Comment: Looking at the results, it is incorrect to state that the effects seen on protein expression were due to THC or CBD, as opposed to other components in the
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Hemp Manifesto 1. EU Member States should allocate part of direct subsidies for the develop- ment of hemp production.2. The contribution to the environment of the hemp plant should be recognized and the use of hemp for carbon farming encouraged. 3. Member States should not apply drug control laws to hemp and its deriva- tives as long as THC limits
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FSA clarifies CBD novel food application questions FastForward portfolio firm EMMAC becomes first European cannabis firm licensed to manufacture medical pharmaceutical ingredients with THC Connect with the global cannabis industry without leaving your own home Legal Cannabis hemp oil effectively treats chronic neuropathic pain: study Psychedelic drugs could help treat the mental health epidemic we’ll face after coronavirus The Czech
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UNITED KINGDOM EUROPEAN UNION COLOMBIA HEALTH REGENERATIVE FARMING Regenerative Cannabis. Create, Adapt and Flow with Nature’s Guidance. “The Hemp Club specialise in impartial news and advice dedicated to the industrial hemp and cannabis industry with a focus on Regulatory Compliance. We have been passionate about hemp and cannabis for more than 20 years, working in an advisory role and building a
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Minister for Health to assist patients access to their medical cannabis products during COVID-19 COVID-19 crisis effectively freezes European GMP cannabis inspections in Canada, elsewhere The DEA Removes CBD From the Controlled Substances Act – But There’s A Catch Charlotte Figi, Who Helped Popularize CBD for Medical Use, Dies at 13 AusCann receives ethics approval to commence clinical trial and
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420 is live streaming today at 15:45 from this link- https://www.youtube.com/c/thehighclublondon UK’S FIRST VIRTUAL CANNABIS LEGALISATION RALLY Hyde Park’s annual ‘4/20’ cannabis rally has gone virtual and received unprecedented political support. Could this signal that legalisation is around the corner? The High Club (THC), Volteface and London Canna Group are proud to present the UK’s first virtual 4/20 event on
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GW Pharma Vet Ethan Russo Launches Endocannabinoid Startup Cannabis street prices surge under coronavirus lockdown in France COVID-19: THE TURNING POINT FOR GLOBAL CANNABIS LEGALISATION Health Canada asks cannabis industry for help with COVID-19 testing FastForward’s EMMAC Life Sciences secures permits to sell medical cannabis products in Germany The ACI launches new CBD safety certification initiative After 4-year delay, DEA
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WHAT IS CBD? INTRO TO CBD Cannabidiol (CBD) is a naturally occurring compound found in the resinous flower of cannabis, a plant with a rich history as a medicine going back thousands of years. Today the therapeutic properties of CBD are being tested and confirmed by scientists and doctors around the world. A safe, non-addictive substance, CBD is one of more than a hundred “phytocannabinoids,” which are unique to cannabis and
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Scientists often interpret research to suit funding goals. Why is that problematic? BY ADRIAN DEVITT-LEE ON JANUARY 20, 2020 The research is in. Scientists have discovered a cure for cannabis addiction — and it turns out to be cannabis! That was the gist of a headline-generating paper published in JAMA Internal Medicine, a Journal of the American Medical Association, which wasn’t trying to be
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European health agency links hemp food to THC exposure European Commission falls short on WHO cannabis recommendations, experts say Spain’s new Government on the regulation of marijuana consumption to witness hemp sector’s rise in 2020: Hemp Horizons Gaia’s Internship Program provides in depth experience in organic cannabis growing techniques 10 DAYS TOGO: FUTURE CANNABIS STRATEGIES | 29th and 30th January
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WHY YOU SHOULD BE USING HEMP? | Nick Voase. Since 2002 Industrial hemp has many environmental benefits – some are directly due the use of the various parts of the plant by industry or pet owners, others are due to the reduction in use of oil-derived products and some as a consequence of growing hemp. Hemp requires no pesticides in
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Canopy Growth unveils portfolio of cannabis-infused products FDA warns 15 companies for illegally selling various products containing Cannabidiol as agency details safety concerns Early talks underway on future of Denmark’s medical cannabis pilot program Cannabis Producer Khiron Gets First Approval For Colombian Export, Domestic Sale of High-THC Extract EU should adopt German standards on medical cannabis, campaigners say Israel unveils
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Their Article in Greenhouse Grower Magazine: How AI Learns and How You Can Use AI in Your Greenhouse Updated: 1/10/2019 The following is a long-form version of an educational article we published in Greenhouse Grower Magazine. Here is a link to the original article and below you will find fleshed-out explanations of data and the training of artificial intelligence technology. All the
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Comments to the Food & Drug Administration on CBD and Cannabis Project CBD is a California-based educational nonprofit that reports on developments in cannabis science and therapeutics. Founded in 2010, Project CBD was instrumental in introducing cannabidiol (CBD) to the medical cannabis community in California. Interest in CBD spread from that community to become the hugely popular cultural phenomenon that it is today. Subject to little manufacturing oversight, the unregulated CBD market
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Medical cannabis: ‘Not enough evidence to prescribe’, say NICE – despite law change. Despite medical cannabis now being legal on the NHS, a limited number of prescriptions have been granted since the law change and some parents are having to pay thousands for import licences and private prescriptions. ExCeL LONDON, 27 & 28 NOV 2019 |10AM – 5PM WEDS & THURS. If
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Jersey has become the first place in the British and Irish Isles to grant a licence for farmers to harvest hemp flowers for cannabis oil.
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5 CBD SECRETS Little-known facts about cannabidiol and CBD oil. BY MARTIN A. LEE ON JUNE 11, 2019 Cannabidiol and CBD oil seem to be everywhere these days, despite the confusing legal status of this prolific compound. But how much do we actually know about CBD? CBD BECAME ILLEGAL BEFORE IT WAS DISCOVERED. Cannabis was effectively outlawed by the federal government in 1937 with the passage and implementation of the
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WHEN CBD ISN’T ENOUGH TO TREAT EPILEPSY Adult epileptics turn to THC when CBD falls short. BY MELINDA MISURACA ON JUNE 26, 2019 Photo by Caroline Sharp Director of Separating The Strains At night you might find Chelsea Leyland, a 31-year-old British celebrity DJ, juggling beats at a flashy Miami party while rocking a Simone Rocha dress that complements her honey-hued hair and
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Content: Introduction (p. 3) l Herbal cannabis (p. 4) l Cannabis resin (p. 6) l Concentrated extracts of cannabis (p. 10) l Edibles (p. 12) l Synthetic cannabinoids (p. 13) l Cannabis-based medicinal products (p. 13) l Conclusions (p. 15) l References (p. 16) l Acknowledgements (p. 19) Key points: This publication reviews how a number of factors impact on the
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Optimizing one’s therapeutic use; thanks to Martin Lee @ PROJECT CBD High dose? Low dose? CBD? THC? Optimising one’s therapeutic use of cannabis may take some experimentation. BY MARTIN A. LEE ON MAY 16, 2018 (UPDATED ON APRIL 1, 2019) It can be relatively easy to experience medical benefits from cannabis. A puff or two of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)-rich flower can do the trick for a lot
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Explore the State of the European Medical Cannabis Industry at Cannabis Europa 2019 English After a year of rapid change, leaders will gather in London to discuss what lies ahead for the medical cannabis industry in Europe On 24th-25th of June 2019, South Bank Centre: The leaders of the medical cannabis industry will gather in the heart of the city at London’s
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Gerhard Nahler, Trevor M Jones, and Ethan B Russo ABSTRACT “Cannabidiol (CBD) is the primary cannabinoid in “fibre-type” cannabis chemovars (hemp) and the subject of intensive research. In addition to cannabinoids, Cannabis sativa species produce several hundreds of other phytocompounds such as terpenes and phenolic compounds that can produce a wide variety of effects and are claimed to modify the
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Most people forget their dreams shortly after waking. As soon as the eyelids flutter open, an entire evening of vivid adventures and abstract situations shuffle to an end, often leaving only lingering traces of their presence — a fragment of a dress here, the flashing face of a stranger there. While some individuals may be adept at remembering these mysterious
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UK’s 1st Ever Medicinal Cannabis and Cannabinoids Trade Show. Respectable Researchers, scientists, agri-tech, pharma experts, regulators, investors, entrepreneurs & 80 exhibitors will share their knowledge about the flourishing medicinal cannabis industry at Europe CBD Expo. Tickets (NOT AN AFFILIATE) Knowing what you want, and why is always a good start. Hemp offers a potentially lucrative alternative to regular crops. It
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Industrial Hemp Pilot-Program INTRODUCTION The North Dakota Department of Agriculture (NDDA) created the Industrial Hemp Pilot Program to research the growth, cultivation, and marketing of industrial hemp in North Dakota. The goal was to increase the understanding of how industrial hemp fits into the current agricultural landscape, and investigate how it may contribute to the economy of North Dakota. LEGAL
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Featured articles on Arthritis | Cannabinoid Treatment for Rheumatism: Greg Gerdeman, PhD Arthritis is an inflammation of one or more of your joints. There are many different types, including osteoarthritis (OA) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Symptoms may include joint pain, stiffness, or swelling. About one in five people have arthritis. It is more common in women, and people with heart disease or diabetes. Greg Gerdeman, former assistant professor
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EIHA PRESENTATION ON HEMP EXTRACT BY: Lorenza Romanese EIHA Managing Director Daniel Kruse, Board Member Tony Reeves, Advisory Committee 12 March 2019, WG PAFF Committee Who is EIHA and who do they represent: • Originally formed almost 19 years ago; officially founded in 2005. Based in Brussels and Cologne • The only pan-European consortium in the industrial hemp sector •
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Medicinal cannabis was confiscated from a woman as she tried to bring the drug into the UK illegally for her daughter, who has severe epilepsy. Kent girl Teagan Appleby’s medicinal cannabis seized at airport Mrs Appleby bought £4,000 of the THC oil capsules in the Netherlands after being refused a prescription in the UK. But it was seized by the
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Cannabinoids and Terpenoids in Detail Part 2 with guest Dr. Ethan Russo CLICK IMAGE TO BE TAKEN TO THE PODCAST Dr. Ethan Russo returns for Part 2 of our epic dive into the essential cannabis cannabinoids and terpenoids. During Shaping Fire episode 11, we went paragraph by paragraph through Dr. Russo’s cornerstone “Taming THC” paper. On this week’s episode of
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Updated EU rules on ‘novel foods’ get it wrong on CBD A recent update to the European Union’s Novel Food Catalogue is mistaken in its consideration of CBD, cannabis veteran and consultant Richard Rose writes in a detailed report issued late last week.. “The recent EU Novel Food Catalogue update was incorrect. Hemp flower products indeed have demonstrated long use, including Cannabidiol
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By Ethan B. Russo | 18th Octobre 2018 Neurological therapeutics have been hampered by its inability to advance beyond symptomatic treatment of neurodegenerative disorders into the realm of actual palliation, arrest or reversal of the attendant pathological processes. While cannabis-based medicines have demonstrated safety, efficacy and consistency sufficient for regulatory approval in spasticity in multiple sclerosis (MS), and in Dravet and Lennox-Gastaut
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Lab Testing Reveals Banned Chemicals In Multiple Cannabis Samples In Los Angeles Before you make a purchase, make sure you’re buying cannabis from a fully licensed and reputable dispensary… Aurora Cannabis Shares Climb on News of Medical Marijuana Deal in Portugal Cannabis stocks were mostly higher on Tuesday, as investors digested the latest flurry of announcements from companies in the
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DR. BONNI GOLDSTEIN: CANNABIS THERAPEUTICS Bonni Goldstein, MD, author of Cannabis Revealed, discusses using cannabis medicine in her practice for patients with intractable epilepsy, cancer, autism, and mental health conditions. BY CANNABIS CONVERSATIONS Dr. Bonni Goldstein, author of Cannabis Revealed, discusses using cannabis medicine in her practice for patients with intractable epilepsy, cancer, autism, and mental health conditions. TRANSCRIPT Project CBD: I’m here with Dr.
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1. The Compatibility of CBD for your Pet Cannabis has a variety of different cannabinoids, one of them is THC, the one we all know as toxic. The majority of cannabinoids do not cause intoxication, but they have great medical potential. In particular, CBD is one such a cannabinoid with no psychoactive effect but a great medical potential, and since
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CBD USERS MANUAL Project CBD has created a beginner’s guide for cannabidiol & cannabis therapeutics to address key questions of CBD users. A Beginner’s Guide to Cannabidiol & Cannabis Therapeutics BY PROJECT CBD ON MARCH 13, 2018 Photo by Project CBD In 2009, a handful of CBD-rich cannabis strains were discovered serendipitously in Northern California, America’s cannabis breadbasket, where certified patients could access
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‘Zelda’ Engages International Cannabis and Cannabinoids Institute for Clinical Trial and Regulatory Expertise. Zelda Therapeutics Ltd has engaged with the International Cannabis and Cannabinoids Institute (ICCI) to support the Company’s clinical trial programmes in autism, opioid reduction, and insomnia. Zelda Therapeutics Ltd is an Australian-based bio-pharmaceutical company developing a range of cannabinoid-based formulations for the treatment of avariety of medical
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The Hidden Costs Of The Cannabis Business Forbes There’s a common perception that the cannabis business is the modern-day gold rush — that there’s plenty of money to be made by anyone willing to work hard enough… 41 Top Revenue Generating Cannabis Stocks Ranked as of February 1st Of the companies that report in Canadian dollars, Aphria (TSX: APHA) (NYSE: APHA) and Organigram (TSXV:
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ICCI BREAKING NEWS | PRESS RELEASE 1st February 2019 Medical Cannabis Policy Now in the Hands of UN Commission on Narcotics Drugs In a historical statement published today, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced its recommendation to Governments to delete cannabis and cannabis resin from Schedule IV of the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs. Schedule IV of the Single Convention
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CBD LAB TESTS We are all entitled to know what we consume and should be able to make an informed decision on what enters our body. However, it is not always so easy to judge when it comes to CBD products. It’s important to understand the potency of the product, its Cannabinoid profile and any possible contaminants if you want
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FULL INFORMATION AND SOURCE: https://www.cannabis-europa.com/en/programme-2019/ Final batch of tickets for Cannabis Europa Paris (8th Feb 2019) ON SALE NOW Thursday 0 7 . 0 2 . 2 0 1 9 6.30 – 9.30pm : Welcome Drinks Alcazar Join us for drinks, networking and to toast the first Cannabis Europa in Paris. Frequented by Parisian artists and publishers, Alcazar restaurant is no stranger
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Building your dream home could send you to the hemp dealer Hemp is staging a comeback as a building material Hempcrete is a green alternative to fiberglass insulation in homebuilding. SOURCE AND FULL ARTICLE: CNBC.com Bob Woods The cannabis sativa plant isn’t just for smoking. You can build your home with hemp One of the oldest and most sustainable building
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18 Sweet and Savory CBD Oil Recipes to Help You Chill By: AMANDA SUAZO CBD oil recipes are the easiest way to incorporate CBD oil into your routine. Since it can blend easily into sweet and savory dishes, you can collect all the benefits no matter what food you crave. Since CBD doesn’t contain the psychoactive properties of THC, CBD oil
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WASHINGTON, DC—Representatives of the herbal supplement industry, federal regulators, and leaders in medical academia took tentative first steps toward the creation of a third regulatory category that would recognize botanicals and other supplements as something distinct from foods or drugs. Approximately 250 individuals gathered for the first National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)—Industry Colloquium, entitled, “Exploring Opportunities for
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News and Full articles provided by the Owners in each header, Many thanks 1. CANNABIS GETS GREENLIGHT IN CANADA https://www.prohibitionpartners.com Cannabis is now available to all adults over the age of 18/19 (depending on the province) and will be regulated much in the same way as alcohol. Canada is also set to become the largest country in the world to
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DEPRESSION AND CANNABIS Depressed? Could cannabis help? These two questions lead to many more, none of them easy to answer in today’s era of limited science on the topic. Some say cannabis helps pull them out of depression, and a few admit that they feel a bit more depressed if they use it. What is the real story of cannabis
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CannaCBD – High-Quality Innovation for a healthy body and mind We received some samples from Gregory Land at CannaCBD, their products are totally organic, innovative and of the highest quality. I recently gave their Canna CBD Joint Cream to an arthritis suffer that promptly reported reduced pain and inflammation. A fantastic product and highly recommended by The Hemp Club. Their Canna
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Canopy Growth Wants to Be the Google of Cannabis, CEO Says. Is a Tobacco Giant Trying to Take Over the Vape Pen Market? ‘Cannabis withdrawal’ treatment prevents sleep disruption in heavy users struggling to quit, trial finds 6 December 2018, Comments on WHO’s Critical Reviews of CBD and Extracts and Tinctures of cannabis, and EIHA recommendations to WHO on low-THC
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Would You Specialise in Low THC Chemovars and CBD Dominant Cannabis? At East Fork Cultivars they develop and maintain sustainable farming techniques that are focussed on sun-grown crops to generate genetically varied cannabis focusing on a dedication to the environment and our ecological obligations. Beyond being growers they are cultivators. Their vision is way ahead of simply working with the
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TOP 8 – THCMarkets Australians to Conduct First Marijuana Clinical Trial for Brain Cancer Two Australians, a naturopath and a neurosurgeon, have teamed up to conduct the first clinical trial in the world aimed at finding out whether cannabis can be used to treat glioblastoma, one of the most aggressive forms of brain cancer. ChineseInvestors.com, Inc. (CIIX) Presenting at the
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The Top Medical Cannabis Studies of 2017 In part one of this series, we took a look at some of the most impactful studies in medical cannabis, specifically those relating to CBD. This next installment highlights several cannabis wins beyond CBD, as it shows promise in healthy aging, neurodegenerative disease, and more. Source: https://www.leafly.com/news/health/the-top-medical-cannabis-studies-of-2017 Cannabis is a powerful weapon against the opioid epidemic. Source: International
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U.S FARMING BILL Unsurprisingly There’s An Uptick On Hemp Shares On Farm Bill News Farm Bill advancing through Congress; legal hemp cultivation looming; shares up 29% By: Douglas W. House, SOURCE: SA News Editor Nano cap Hemp (OTCPK:HEMP +28.5%) is up on triple normal volume in apparent reaction to its announcement that the U.S. 2018 Farm Bill is nearing the finish line, including a
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UK Hemp: An Ancient Trade With a Bright Future By Jamie George our B2C Sustainability Specialist. Updated 0611 30.11.2018 Once a cornerstone of the British empire, the UK hemp trade has suffered through decades of vilification. With brexit looming, is it time we brought it in from the cold? Hemp has a reputation of something of a miracle crop. It’s legendary
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CANNABIS MARKET TODAY MEDMEN NEWS:MedMen Enterprises Inc (CSE:MMEN) (OTC:MMNFF) has signed an agreement to acquire the retail operations and license for a location in Santa Ana, California, through an all-stock transaction with Captor Capital Corp(CSE:CPTR). Upon closing, MedMen will issue 3,740,228 Class B subordinate voting shares to Captor, a Canadian publicly-traded investment company. At the current market price of the share, the
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High dose? Low dose? CBD? THC? Optimizing one’s therapeutic use of cannabis may entail some experimentation. In essence, the goal is to administer consistent, measurable doses of a CBD-rich cannabis remedy with as much THC as a person is comfortable with. Source: MARTIN A. LEE cannabis-dosing-101 Projectcbd.org Highlights: Cannabis can be effective therapeutically at a wide range of doses. There’s
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EUROPE FALSE HOPE: Medical cannabis in the UK. “I agree with Stevens regarding the position that people wanting to use cannabis for their health now find themselves in, essentially forced to break the law as the new access to cannabis products process is overly cautious. It is difficult to know if restricted access to cannabis products under this new policy is
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DISCOVER THE HEMP PLANT Hemp could just be the light at the end of the tunnel for our ecological issues and can massively lessen our carbon print; giving us, at last, a guarantee to our indeterminate future. The building materials and textiles produced from its strands outweigh the uses of cotton and cotton’s destruction of our planet. Hemp will also
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CBD Oil For Dogs: 10 Things You Didn’t Know Holistic vets have been noting interesting reports about the benefits of CBD oil for dogs in their care … A senior Staffordshire Terrier had a 6cm mammary tumor and metastasis that disappeared in 3 months and didn’t come back … A Jack Russell Terrier had a severe heart murmur and painful
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Maintaining Purity in Cultivation Inputs and Practices Total worldwide cultivation demand for dried cannabis flower is forecast to more than triple from 2.1 million pounds in 2017 to 6.9 million pounds in 2022, according to the “Flower: The Foundation of the Cannabis Industry” report released today by Arcview Market Research in partnership with BDS Analytics. That growth in cultivation demand will largely be
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Information on the licensing requirements and application process for low THC cannabis (industrial hemp). — Read on http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/industrial-hemp-licensing-guidance
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JAMIE GEORGE Wed 31 Oct 2018 19.44 GMT Last modified on Thurs 1st Nov 2018 07.32 GMTFrom today (November 1st), doctors in the UK will, for the first time, be legally allowed to prescribe medical cannabis to their patients. The shift in policy was announced in July by home secretary Sajid Javid following the prominent media attention given to the cases of
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By Tasha Smith 10.09.2018 – Culture The REVIRIDE Hemp Project Could Protect Italy’s Industrial Heartland From Pollution / by TASHA SMITH Italy Reviride is an eco-project by the Italian company Hesalis, which decontaminates soil contaminated with industrial hemp and invites people to a healthier life. The goal is to turn Italy green again and stop rising cancer rates. In the footsteps
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Is this the future of CBD…a lot cheaper to produce no doubt, but how effective? http://www.reddit.com/r/CBD/comments/9oanwr/high_cbd_cigarettes_in_switzerland_1_thc_and_20/
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UK Hemp: An Ancient Trade With a Bright Future BY JAMIE GEORGE Once a cornerstone of the British empire, the UK hemp trade has suffered through decades of vilification. With brexit looming, is it time we brought it in from the cold? Hemp has a reputation of something of a miracle crop. It’s legendary versatility has been exploited by humans for millennia
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The Academy of Medical Cannabis eLearning platform launches to fill theeducational gap The Academy believes at least one million people in the UK could benefit from medical cannabis LONDON, Nov. 1, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — The UK’s only HCP medical cannabis online education platform The Academy of Medical Cannabis (www.taomc.org) launches amid concerns that HCPs in the UK are unprepared for the new medical cannabis legislation that is
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November 1, 2018 Medical cannabis is officially available in the UK today via prescription and millions of patients, who suffer from registered conditions that can be treated with cannabis, could qualify for treatment. Access will remain restricted in the short-term but is expected to expand as the number of clinicians listed on the Specialist Register of the General Medical Council
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Hemp, often referred to as industrial hemp, is believed to be one of the oldest cultivated crops that exists. For some 10,000 years up until the last century, the use of hemp has been documented by various civilizations. There was even a time in the US in the early 17th century that it was illegal not to grow hemp. While hemp was
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Canada made cannabis legal last week However, strict marketing regulations make its industry very different from that of most states that have taken the plunge to legalize already. Last week, Canadians were celebrating with huge spliffs in public parks. They were queuing down the street to buy both recreational and medical cannabis legally. Canada Weed Legalization However, if you have
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What does the Danish medical cannabis pilot programme mean for patients, producers and healthcare professionals? How will its success be measured? And what safeguards are in place to ensure the quality of the medicines manufactured? Health Europa explores with Minister of Health Ellen Trane Nørby to find out more. What was behind the decision to begin a medical cannabis pilot
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Source: High Times NEWS: Marijuana News The policy change will only effect THC oil. Other forms of cannabis, including flower, will remain strictly prohibited. Published, 2 weeks ago on, October 9, 2018 By Adam Drury The United Kingdom’s Home Secretary Sajid Javid is holding to the commitment he made in July to reclassify medical cannabis. Officials are expecting an announcement in a couple of
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Scientists in Amsterdam Just Destroyed Breast Cancer Tumors in 11 Days Without Chemo | Health Cure USA — Read on healthcureusa.com/2018/10/01/scientists-in-amsterdam-just-destroyed-breast-cancer-tumors-in-11-days-without-chemo/
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Source: https://www.healthcareglobal.com/pharmaceutical/future-medical-cannabis-personalisation The future of medical cannabis is personalisation By EYAL BARAD, CEO AT CANNABICS PHARMACEUTICALS INC. . Oct 06, 2018, 9:00AM While the perception around cannabis has started shifting, it still remains under the label of a We live in an era of personalisation, and it is no different when it comes to medicine. Precision medicine remains a hot topic in
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SOURCE AND ALOT MORE: https://www.endoca.com/about-cbd/what-is-cbd/ We believe that CBD is the most amazing natural molecule found in the cannabis plant — and we’re dedicated to producing only the finest and purest quality CBD hemp oil. But, we understand that the term ‘CBD hemp oil’ can be a confusing one that creates a lot of questions, such as: What is CBD
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Source: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2018/10/06/medical-cannabis-available-prescription-within-month/ Sajid Javid will announce within the next two weeks that cannabis will soon be available on prescription CREDIT: TIM ANDERSON/DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS/AFP Tony Diver Laura Donnelly, health editor 6 OCTOBER 2018 • 9:30PM Medical cannabis will be available on prescription in the UK within a month, The Telegraph can reveal. The Home Office will announce the “rescheduling” of cannabis-derived
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Source: https://www.thelocal.it/20180928/naples-friends-launch-animal-medical-marijuana-start-up-for-depressed-pets Photo: alenkasm/Depositphotos The Local news@thelocal.it @thelocalitaly 28 September 2018 15:35 CEST+02:00 Four Neapolitan entrepreneurs have launched a medical marijuana start-up to treat depressed and anxious cats and dogs, the first of its kind in Italy. The company, Weedentity, sells legal products made with oil from the cannabis sativa plant grown in Switzerland and tested in Swiss and Italian
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source: https://smallcaps.com.au/auscann-dayacann-latin-american-medicinal-cannabis-growth-spurt/ By George Tchetvertakov – October 1, 2018 Khiron has its core operations in Colombia and is fully licensed for the cultivation, production, distribution and export of both tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD) medical cannabis. 57 SHARES Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Whatsapp Print Email One of Australia’s most prominent medical cannabis growth stories AusCann (ASX: AC8) has announced that its
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SOURCE AND A WHOLE LOT MORE: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/317221.php Last updated Fri 27 July 2018 By Jon Johnson Reviewed by Debra Rose Wilson, PhD, MSN, RN, IBCLC, AHN-BC, CHT What is CBD oil? Benefits Legality Side effects Risks How to use People take or apply cannabidiol to treat a variety of symptoms, but its use is controversial. There is some confusion about what it
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To read the full articles please go to its SOURCE: http://www.cannabusinessadvisory.com/2018/09/19/2018-farm-bill-to-grow-cbd-industry/ September 19, 2018 By: Marcus Hernandez After nearly 50 years as a Schedule I federally controlled substance, hemp is set to become a legal crop. If passed, the 2018 omnibus farm bill (which includes the Hemp Farming Act of 2018) will allow cannabidiol (CBD) to be legally sold in all 50
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Source: https://www.projectcbd.org/about/cannabis-pharmacology/project-cbd-releases-educational-primer-cannabinoid-drug-interactions Given the increasing acceptance and prevalence of cannabis as a therapeutic option, it’s important for physicians and patients to understand how various cannabis components interact with commonly consumed pharmaceuticals. BY ADRIAN DEVITT-LEE ON SEPTEMBER 25, 2018 Special Report Published by Project CBD Project CBD, a California-based educational non-profit, has published an in-depth Primer on Cannabinoid-Drug Interactions for health
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SOURCE: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-announces-definition-for-cannabis-based-products-for-medicinal-use Cannabis-based products for medicinal use will be available for specialist doctors to prescribe legally. Published 21 September 2018 From: Home Office and The Rt Hon Sajid Javid MP The government has announced that cannabis-based products for medicinal use will be available for specialist doctors to prescribe legally and today sets out which product categories the law-change covers. The
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DR. DUSTIN SULAK March 12, 2018 (Nastasic/istock) Cannabidiol (CBD) is an exciting focus of medical research, popular media, and legislation related to cannabis. Its presence is becoming ubiquitous on the shelves of health food stores and search engine results for numerous medical conditions, but don’t believe everything you hear. While CBD is an incredibly safe and therapeutic component of cannabis, there
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CBD, The Benefits:
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The Islands History: Let’s begin in the late 19th century, when Jersey’s staple crop was hemp, supplying the ship yards with materials to make sails and ropes. The 1839 publication “Primatae Flora Sarnicae, an outline of the flora of the Channel Islands” indicates that Hemp was grown between St.Helier and St Aubin at the time. During this period joiners and
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HEMP: One of the most nutritious food supplements around: THE OIL: Harvests from hemp include Seeds with a high nutritional value, from which one can press oils that are edible High in Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids The most unsaturated oil in the plant kingdom Our bodies thrive on these Essential Fatty Acid’s (EFA’s). As a human, our body does not produce
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The Hemp Club specialise in impartial news and advice dedicated to the industrial hemp and cannabis industry with a focus on Regulatory Compliance. We have been passionate about hemp and cannabis for more than 20 years, working in an advisory role and building a beyond organic sustainable future with like-minded people is our vision. “…there are 3 phases of cannabinoid research.
Read moreDebra Borchardt Contributori Cannabidiol (CBD) is the part of the cannabis plant that doesn’t get you “high” like the THC side of the plant. It is typically used for health reasons instead of for recreational purposes. The CBD products are either derived from industrial hemp plants or marijuana plants. The Hemp Business Journal estimated that the CBD market will grow to
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SOURCE: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/namaste-signs-uk-and-eu-cbd-supply-agreement-with-bluesky-biologicals-inc-300710997.html Namaste signs UK and EU CBD supply agreement with BlueSky Biologicals Inc. Source: Namaste Technologies Inc. VANCOUVER, Sept. 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ – Namaste Technologies Inc. (“Namaste” or the “Company”) (TSXV: N) (FRANKFURT: M5BQ) (OTCMKTS: NXTTF) is pleased to announce that the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Namaste Bahamas Inc. (“Namaste Bahamas”), has signed a distribution agreement (the “Distribution Agreement”)
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