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Finding Rare Cannabinoids in Non-Cannabis Plants

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Cannabinoids, as they are known, exist in cannabis. Researchers from Israel’s Weizmann Institute recently reported that they found cannabigerolic acid (CBGA) and other rare cannabinoids in Helichrysum umbraculigerum, a perennial shrub informally known as the woolly umbrella. move through the trichome. move through the trichome.

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Report: Domestic Hemp Production Soaring in 2019

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State regulators licensed farmers and researchers to cultivate over 500,000 total acres of industrial hemp in the first half of 2019, according to data compiled by the organization VoteHemp.com. percent THC) and products containing cannabinoids derived from hemp from the federal Controlled Substances Act.

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Intoxicating Hemp Swindle

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The studys findings indicate that many so-called hemp products are infused with synthetic psychoactive cannabinoids, which can actually make users feel loopier than natural Delta-9 THC. Californias Assembly Bill 45, passed in 2021, explicitly states: Industrial hemp does not include cannabinoids produced through chemical synthesis.

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Cannabinoids for Tinnitus?

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I nterestingly, and perhaps unfortunately for patients, previous reviews in 2020 and 2019 2 also concluded there was insufficient evidence that cannabis can diminish chronic tinnitus. There could be a role for cannabinoids in the management of tinnitus through their anticonvulsant effects. And its conclusion?

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NORML Chapter Newsletter – April 2019

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NORML Announces Plans for 2019 Conference and Lobby Day. “I see it as a step forward for the possibility of getting some type of cannabinoid medicine to patients in Georgia who have been authorized to have it since 2015 but have had no way to legally get it.” ” Read more from NORML.org !

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Which Terpenes Enhance the Cannabis High?

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Ten years ago, most cannabis consumers couldn’t tell a terpene from a cannabinoid. A 2021 study 2 by University of Arizona scientists concluded that certain terpenes are “cannabimimetic” (in a mouse model of cannabis intoxication) and can selectively enhance cannabinoid activity. But today things are different.

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New Mexico: Lawmakers Approve Marijuana Decriminalization, Other Reform Bills

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Once signed into law, the reduced penalties take effect on July 1, 2019. The measure prohibits regulators from placing limits on the percentage of THC or other cannabinoids in therapeutic products and it establishes reciprocity with other states’ medical cannabis programs. ” The effective date of the Act is July 1, 2019.