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Remembering Wade Laughter, the Unsung Hero of CBD

Project CBD

With CBD emerging as the exciting new kid on the cannabinoid block, several early adopters who had access to rare CBD-rich genetics were initially skittish about releasing their proprietary property. One of these CBD-rich varietals was “Harlequin,” so named by Wade Laughter, who didn’t take credit for breeding it.

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Pride and Plant Medicine: How the LGBTQ+ Movement Shaped the Cannabis Industry

The Cannigma

Whether we’re advocating for end-of-life dignity, cannabinoid therapies, or affirming care for queer youth, hope becomes activism when it is shared aloud. Love as Legacy – Both Pride and cannabis advocacy share a history of love as resistance—love that heals, empowers, and transforms.

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Ask The Green Nurse is Celebrating Liberation: What 4/20 & the 4th of July Have in Common?

The Cannigma

Despite common misconceptions, 420 is not a police code, Bob Marley’s birthday (he was born on February 6), or the total number of active cannabinoids in the cannabis plant—though the latter is an amusing coincidence. History of 420: Bob Marley, numerology & honoring weed. The real history of 4/20, marijuana’s high holiday.

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Who invented delta-8 THC? A history of hemp-derived cannabinoids

Leafly

Today's hottest cannabinoids have actually been around for decades. A history of hemp-derived cannabinoids appeared first on Leafly. Here's what we know. The post Who invented delta-8 THC?

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Celtic Hemp

Project CBD

Have you heard of Celtic Hemp? In a recently published paper in Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research , Dr. John M. O’Sullivan trace hemp’s prehistoric journey from Asia to Hibernia — now modern-day Ireland. But the words used for cannabis and hemp were all borrowed from another culture.

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Cannabis & the Bible

Project CBD

Due to its usefulness, cannabis has a very long history of human cultivation. “No other plant has been with humans as long as hemp,” says ethnobotanist Christian Rätsch. The power of hemp has been praised in hymns and prayers.” fishhooks from bone, spear handles from wood, rope from hemp), developed art (e.g.

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Honoring The Many Women in Cannabis Throughout History

Veriheal

Throughout history, there are connections between cannabis and women of various sorts. The most commonly utilized of all cannabis plants are females as they are responsible for producing the cannabinoid-rich buds that consumers and patients are after. Let’s take a closer look at 2 other women that are quite vital to cannabis history.

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