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U.S. Chemist Roger Adams Isolated CBD 75 Years Ago

Freedom Leaf

Roger Adams illustration by Ross Marinaro. The name most associated with cannabis science is generally Israeli chemist Raphael Mechoulam, who’s credited with first isolating and identifying THC. But given the current CBD craze, there’s another figure who should receive his due: American chemist Roger Adams , who first isolated cannabidiol. And, by some accounts, he even has a claim to being the person who initially identified its psychoactive cousin, THC.

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A Beginner’s Guide to the Positive Medical Effects of Cannabis

Canabo Medical Clinic

Like many Canadians, you’ve been hearing more about the positive medical effects of cannabis. Ongoing research in the field is discovering many exciting potential uses for cannabis in the realm of human health. So far, the literature strongly supports medical marijuana for a few conditions, such as chronic pain. With so much new research being published, it can be difficult to keep track of all the medical uses of medical cannabis being investigated.

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Ohio Awards Additional Medical Marijuana Cultivation License to Ohio Grown Therapies

Weedistry

The Johnstown company demonstrated at an administrative hearing that its application should have received additional points for its pesticide plan. Confusion over Ohio Grown Therapies’ pesticide plan in its initial application for a Level 1 medical marijuana cultivation license nearly lost the Johnstown company entry into Ohio’s nascent market, until the Department of Commerce reevaluated the business’s score and issued it a provisional license late last month.

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The Endocannabinoid System: Here’s How it Keeps You Healthy and Happy

Greencamp

In order to consume cannabis in a responsible and efficient manner, you should completely understand what exactly goes on in our body when we introduce the active compounds from cannabis to it. The way these cannabis-derived compounds interact with our organism is really astonishing. The endocannabinoid system consists of cellular receptors that are found in very large amounts all throughout the body, and endocannabinoids —internally synthesized chemical compounds that entice these endocannabin

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Where the Money Grows: Learning the Industry Trends in Medical Cannabis, Recreational Marijuana, Hemp, and Beyond

Speaker: Jonathan Bench, International Cannabis and Securities Business Attorney at Harris Bricken

The U.S. cannabis industry is still in its infancy, even though states began engaging with legalization in one form or another in the late 1990s. Today, many opportunities exist for individuals and businesses that want to engage in the industry. Some want to directly own licensed businesses, while others prefer to keep the industry at an arm’s length and merely profit from it.