July, 2017

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Cannabis for Senior Care

Ellementa

Three years ago, Carrie Tice had a hysterectomy and went through menopause unexpectedly. During her six-week recovery, she managed her symptoms with cannabis instead of opiates. Carrie says her body did just fine until she went to a conference in Paris and had to travel without cannabis. “All of my hormonal symptoms appeared, unfortunately, while I was onstage presenting,” she said.

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Banking for Marijuana Businesses on the Rise

Garvey Schubert Barer - Cannabis Business

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCen”) issued a Marijuana Related Business update in June with data from the first quarter of 2017. FinCen reports that the number of depository institutions that are actively banking marijuana businesses increased to 368 by the end of March of 2017. This is an approximate 22% increase from the end of March 2016.

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5 Ways to Counteract a Negative Marijuana Experience

Leafwell

We are moving into a new world of MMJ. No longer is it just flowers, hash and edibles of varying degrees of quality. Nowadays, there’s huge ranges of beautiful foodstuffs, near enough pharmaceutical-grade tinctures, oils and products unimaginable in the 60s and 70s, though we’re sure some people had the foresight to see at least some of this coming – we wouldn’t be where we are now, otherwise!

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Medical Cannabis Family, Nurse Discuss CBD’s Therapeutic Benefits at the 4th Annual Cannabis World Congress and Business Expo in New York

CannaEffect

Harper Howard’s family never saw her smile until age 3, when they administered hemp oil to treat the life-threatening genetic disorder CDKL5 epilepsy. Harper’s mother and sister, Penny Howard and nine-year-old Lily Howard, discussed Harper’s transformation on the Cannabis Talk 101 show at the 4th Annual Cannabis World Congress and Business Exposition in New York, June 14-16.

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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.

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Get It Right: California Cannabis Business Lease Agreements

Above The Law

In addition to the normal cannabis-sensitive provisions that go into cannabis lease agreements, you should also consider the following items.

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The 5 Best Weed Strains of 2017

The Herb Collective

2017 has been a great year for marijuana especially because of ongoing legalization throughout the U.S. With more acceptance of marijuana comes better weed strains for all to enjoy. We’ve compiled a list of the five best weed strains of 2017 for you to enjoy. Blueberry Widow Like the famous White Widow, the Blueberry Widow is being highly regarded as the most popular marijuana strain of 2017.

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Interstitial Cystitis & Perimenopause

Ellementa

Lana was 49 when, after being intimate with a new sexual partner, she began experiencing sharp pain around one of her ovaries. A few days later, a severely heavy and excruciating period sent her to the emergency room. She was later diagnosed with a condition called interstitial cystitis, or IC , an inflammation or thinning of the bladder lining that can be triggered by stress and exacerbated by sex or hormonal activity.

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How to Get a Rec in Hawaii and Cultivate Medical Marijuana (up to 7 plants)

Leafwell

Before we get onto getting a rec and medical marijuana card in Hawaii, let’s first discuss the general laws and context surrounding the cannabis scene in this sunny state. It is worth mentioning that medical marijuana cards in Hawaii are known as “329 cards”. There seems to be a lot of onus placed on the wording around marijuana legislation. When we caught up with Hawaii News Now anchor and.

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Mandy Suffers from Rare Blood Disorder; Calls Hemp CBD Oil a Miracle That Gave Her Back Her Mission in Life

CannaEffect

Mandy Wehe was only 88 pounds and no longer responding to treatments or tube feeds which she was reliant upon. She was bed-bound with round the clock care, with an autonomic nervous system disorder when she tried Real Scientific Hemp Oil. Mandy calls the results a miracle that has completely changed her life. Mandy, from Parma, Ohio, was 14-years-old when she was diagnosed with Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome, a form of Dysautonomia.

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Eben Britton: The NFL Needs To Embrace Marijuana

Leafwell

When you’re talking to an NFL superstar (in this case, Eben Britton), it’s a different kind of superstar, at least in the US. Why? Quite simply, it’s because the U.S. has a very unique relationship with American Football. The rules and tactical complexity also make the game almost impenetrable to anyone who doesn’t watch the sport, making it a particularly insider game that almost requires.

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5 Ways to Counteract a Negative Marijuana Experience

Leafwell

We are moving into a new world of MMJ. No longer is it just flowers, hash and edibles of varying degrees of quality. Nowadays, there’s huge ranges of beautiful foodstuffs, near enough pharmaceutical-grade tinctures, oils and products unimaginable in the 60s and 70s, though we’re sure some people had the foresight to see at least some of this coming – we wouldn’t be where we are now.

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America’s First Marijuana Cafes: What To Expect

The Herb Collective

Denver, Colorado has been paving the way for marijuana legalization from the get-go. It is so ahead of the timeline that there are active discussions on the Social Pot Use Initiative which would allow the public use of marijuana in cafes, something derived from Amsterdam, and finally make marijuana use more legal than ever. The implementation of marijuana cafes is set to begin being experimented with this summer with the public consumption permit to cost any business interested $1000.