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What You Need to Know before Trying Rick Simpson Oil

United Patients Group

Rick Simpson Oil, or RSO for short ( aka FECO – Full Extract Cannabis Oil ) is a cannabis-based oil developed by Canadian engineer and cannabis activist Rick Simpson. He allegedly was able to improve his health with RSO, a dark, sticky cannabis extract that can be used as a concentrate, edible, or topical.

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Charlotte’s Web CBD Banned by British Regulators

Veriheal

In 2018, legislation was passed by the British Parliament that effectively legalized cannabinoids like CBD and CBDA. However, since CBD does not fall into the same category as cannabis, the cannabinoid’s legality is somewhat hazy. Confusion surrounding British CBD laws has thrust the cannabinoid into a legal gray area.

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How cannabis affects your skin

The Cannigma

Recent scientific studies suggest that different cannabinoids and other cannabis-derived molecules (e.g Researchers are still in the early stages of learning how exactly cannabinoids affect skin health, but some of the results are compelling. Since then, numerous studies have explored cannabinoid activity in the different skin layers.

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Why we haven’t cured cancer

Otherside Farms

Differential effects of repeated low dose treatment with the cannabinoid agonist WIN 55,212-2 in experimental models of bone cancer pain and neuropathic pain. Reduction of bone cancer pain by activation of spinal cannabinoid receptor 1 and its expression in the superficial dorsal horn of the spinal cord in a murine model of bone cancer pain.

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DEA Interim Final Rule: What Is “Synthetically Derived THC”?

Canna Law Blog

On Friday, the Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) released an Interim Final Rule (the “ Rule ”) that, as we discussed , threatens the hemp industry by treating partially processed hemp extract not intended for consumption (also known as “intermediary hemp”) as a Schedule I controlled substance.

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New Hampshire Just Made Autism and Insomnia Qualifying Conditions for Medical Marijuana Program

SpeedWeed

Researchers have been studying the effects of CBD and other cannabinoids as a potential treatment for autism for years, with positive results. This April, a new Israeli study reported that whole-plant cannabis extract with a 20:1 CBD:THC ratio effectively decreased disruptive behaviors in children with ASD.

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Cannabis & Dementia: New Study Explores Pot’s Potential for Treatment

Cannabis Info

In the Australian clinical study, cannabinoids will be extracted and delivered in a mouth spray, making it easier to be administered to the elderly. The Australia study is following up on laboratory work that has proved very promising for the efficacy of cannabinoids in treating dementia. How Cannabis Could Help With Dementia.