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Nextleaf Focused on Owning The Largest Patent Portfolio for the Extraction, Distillation, and Delivery of Cannabinoids

Cannabis Law Report

CSE: OILS) (OTCMKTS: OILFF) announced that it was granted its 15th patent from The United States Patent and Trademark Office for the extraction and purification of THC and CBD on June 23. Nextleaf Solutions’s technologies are focused on transforming cannabis or hemp biomass to a standardized cannabinoid oil as efficiently as possible.

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Beta-Caryophyllene: Terpene Powerhouse

Project CBD

Project CBD recently reported on studies indicating that cannabis terpenes — the compounds that give the plant its robust and distinctive smell — activate the CB1 cannabinoid receptor. What’s more, in the presence of THC (also a CB1 agonist), terpenes appear to modulate cannabinoid activity in varied and interesting ways.

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CBD Shops Shuttered in Hong Kong After Cannabinoid Is Categorized as ‘Dangerous’

Veriheal

The cannabinoid is forbidden in Chinese territory, along with 200 other drugs that are deemed “dangerous.” Previously, the cannabinoid was being brazenly added to skincare products, drinks, and edible items all over the city, but it’s quite a different story for consumers and business owners now, including the owners of HK Brewcraft.

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Nature’s antidepressant? Rare cannabinoid CBC boosts the brain’s ‘bliss’ molecule

SpeedWeed

If you or a loved one suffer from depression, rare cannabinoid CBC (cannabichromene) may offer hope for a happier future. The third most prevalent cannabinoid in hemp and cannabis, CBC’s mood-elevating properties are about ten times more effective than CBD, making it a promising cannabinoid for reducing stress.

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The Plant, the Whole Plant & Nothing But the Plant

Project CBD

The seeds don’t contain CBD, THC, or any other cannabinoids. ” Our endocannabinoids — the “marijuana-like” compounds that bind to the cannabinoid receptors CB1 and CB2, as well as other receptors in the brain and body — are actually derivatives or byproducts of omega 3 and omega 6 omega fatty acids.

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OregonCBD Uses Intelligent Breeding and DNA-Based Tools to Disrupt Hemp Extract Market

Medicinal Genomics

Their goal was to disrupt the hemp extract market by breeding CBD-rich plants derived from medicinal cannabis plants that would replace the low-cannabinoid, low-terpene producing fibrous hemp plants that were being used to make extracts. A post shared by Oregon CBD (@oregoncbd) on Oct 28, 2017 at 10:13am PDT.

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Report: “Key pharmacological differences between side effects of refined, pharmaceutical CBD formulations and whole plant extracts:”

Cannabis Law Report

International Cannabinoid Cancer Research Institute (Draft 5). However, there are indications from studies done with cannabidiol-rich cannabis extracts in Israel that indicate that less side effects (46%) are achieved with a natural cannabis plant extract containing a 20:1 ratio of CBD to THC. Research Director.