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CBD: Everything You Need to Know

CannaMD

In honor of National CBD Day, CannaMD wants to clear up some cannabinoid confusion once and for all. However, many of these products contain a number of other cannabinoids as well. To understand cannabinoids, we need to take a closer look at the endocannabinoid system.

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Guest Post: Is CBD Legal? Federal & State Laws [2019]

Cannabis Law Report

In this article I’m going to update you on the legal status of CBD , and only CBD, in the United States. All cannabis plants contain cannabinoids, which are a group of similar compounds. The industrial hemp plant happens to contain large quantities of special cannabinoids known as cannabidiol or CBD for short. What is CBD?

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FDA Balks at CBD Dietary Supplement Application, Maintaining Regulatory Uncertainty

SpeedWeed

The FDA objected to the application, pointing out that just a few years ago it had already sent CBD down the path of active ingredients in pharmaceutical drugs—putting the cannabinoid at odds with the ingestible food and beverage and dietary supplement market. ” ]]> View original article.

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How to Talk To Your Doctor About Becoming a Legal Medical Cannabis Patient

MedicalJane

At the time of this article’s publishing, thirty states and the District of Columbia have enacted legislation permitting use of medical cannabis. Doctors may not prescribe cannabis products to patients because marijuana is currently listed as an example of a Schedule I drug according to the DEA.

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GW Pharmaceuticals Wins the Queens Prize for Innovation

SpeedWeed

Rather than going head-to-head with other well-funded competitors in some US state auction while facing down the DEA or buying out a patient collective or two in Canada, the process was a bit simpler. The company’s medical products are whole-plant based and work—on label—for alleviating the symptoms of MS and epilepsy.

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Every Florida Medical Marijuana Law You Need to Know

CannaMD

Patients suffering from cancer, epilepsy, chronic seizures, or muscle spasms could use low-THC cannabis products recommended by a licensed doctor. Regular cannabis is not subject to cannabinoid limits and/or ratios. In practice, the chances of feds or the DEA sitting at the border waiting to catch someone – that’s just not happening.

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Buyer Beware: Unlicensed CBD Products Could Contain a “Powerful Street Drug”

WeedAdvisor

In just the past few weeks, this cannabinoid became the backbone of booming medical cannabis industries, especially in South America and some select parts of Europe. Searches regarding the Jenkins story turned up articles dated just a few hours ago on the date of this article’s creation – September 16 th , 2019.

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