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Update on Industrial Hemp Legislation in California

Cannabis Law Report

In deferring to the FDA’s position on CBD, CDPH noted that until the FDA rules that industrial hemp-derived CBD oil and CBD products can be used as a food, or California makes a determination that they are safe to use for human and animal consumption, CBD products are not an approved food, food ingredient, food additive, or dietary supplement.

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CBD Ban: Brits Take Up Fight And Send Lawyers To Brussels

Cannabis Law Report

In the case of CBD, this includes extracts, oils and other derived products that are intended for ingestion by humans. They are taking issue with the change by the EU in its submission for the term ‘cannabinoids’ states: “Extracts of Cannabis sativa L.

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Medicinal properties of CBD

Alchimia

CBD is a cannabinoid present in cannabis plants with a very similar molecular structure to THC but without any kind of psychoactive effect. It has been demonstrated that CBD has low affinity with the CB1 and CB2 cannabinoid receptors , but it does act on other receptors of the human body like GPR55 or 5-HT1A. What is CBD?

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What is THC? Here’s everything you need to know

The Cannigma

There are a lot of different molecules in nature, and though cannabinoids are rather rare, they are extremely abundant in cannabis (hence the name). THC is the most prevalent, famous and researched cannabinoid by far. What is THC? THC is short for tetrahydrocannabinol.

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Terpene Spotlight: Geraniol

FloridaMarijuana.net

According to this article on History.com, in the late 1800s cannabis extracts (oils) were commonly sold in doctors’ offices and in pharmacies as an aid for patients “with stomach problems and other ailments.”. Beer in Health and Disease Prevention,” a book published in 2008, explores just how beneficial terpenes are to the human condition.

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Legalization of Cannabis 

Cannabis Law Report

Cannabis, like cigarettes and alcohol, would therefore be available in stores and consumption at will by the entire public. million) than in 2008 (6.1 Cannabis legalisation is the way of eliminating all legal barriers to its use. percent or 16.7 percent or 15.2 million) and 2007. percent or 14.4 Tax Revenue Implications.

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Paper: The transition of cannabis into the mainstream of Australian healthcare: framings in professional medical publications

Cannabis Law Report

2018 ; Frankhauser 2008 ). The recreational use of cannabis is well known and attributed to its power as a psychotropic plant, specifically due to the cannabinoid tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). 2008 )—were difficult for any plant to compete with, especially one whose active constituents would not be revealed for another 30?years