Project CBD
MAY 1, 2019
The state of veterinary medicine has advanced significantly in recent years and thanks to the availability of more effective medicine, many pets are living longer than they would have years ago. With age however, comes the onset of problems such as arthritis and other forms of pain and inflammation. Conventional pharmaceuticals commonly used to treat pain sometimes have a negative impact on the immune system, GI tract, liver, and kidneys.
Leafly
MAY 2, 2019
By cruelly denying military veterans access to medical cannabis, President Trump reveals himself as an old-school drug warrior. The post Time to Admit It: Trump Opposes Cannabis Legalization appeared first on Leafly.
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MJ Business Attorneys
APRIL 29, 2019
What is ‘green lung’? Is cultivating marijuana to blame, or something else? In case you didn’t catch the Colorado Senate Finance Committee hearing on April 18 th regarding Publicly Traded Marijuana Companies HB19-1090, the term ‘green lung’ was introduced by Randy Tiffey, of the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7, as a hazard of working in the marijuana industry caused by improper ventilation, akin to the respiratory issues of black lung coal miners face.
Leaf Science
MAY 3, 2019
Of all of the empirical and anecdotal benefits of CBD oil, perhaps the most widely accepted is its anti-anxiety capability. In recent years it has become enormously popular as an alternative to prescription drugs and has helped countless people avoid the potential side effects that these medications are known to cause. What is CBD Oil? CBD oil is the more common name for cannabidiol, one of over 100 compounds found in the cannabis plant.
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.
Leafwell
APRIL 29, 2019
Guest article by Tricia Blake Over the years, humanity has been wrangling over medical cannabis. There are still many studies that need to be done to prove cannabis’s efficacy, but the signs are promising for a whole host of conditions. Whether or not cannabis is the “wonder drug” it has claimed to be, the whole world has been bracing itself for marijuana’s startling curative powers and the.
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NORML
APRIL 30, 2019
A poll commissioned by the American Legion showed that more than 1 in 5 veterans self-reported using marijuana to alleviate a medical or physical condition. VA healthcare providers, however, are prohibited from providing the paperwork necessary to complete a state-legal medical cannabis recommendation, forcing military veterans to seek the advice of a private, out-of-network physician.
Cannabis Chronicles
MAY 1, 2019
As the Clark County Council continues to reconsider its ban on recreational cannabis businesses, it’s turned its attention to where such companies would be allowed to set up as well as other land-use questions. While the council took another step toward lifting the ban, Clark County Council Chair Eileen Quiring, an opponent of recreational cannabis, said it wasn’t a done deal and pushed for a more protracted process.
Leafly
MAY 3, 2019
Is the link between cannabis and creativity authentic? Here’s what current science has to say about it. The post Cannabis Can Make You More Creative—But It’s Complicated appeared first on Leafly.
Cannabis Life Network
APRIL 29, 2019
When your bud burns black and you get a headache, that is from left behind sprays because your cannabis wasn’t flushed properly. These sprays include pesticides, herbicides, and fungicides which are supposedly used to protect the plants, but most of them are cheap shortcuts used to avoid safer, more expensive practices. For many of the […]. The post Cannabis Sprays Explored: Testing for Hydrogen Peroxide appeared first on Cannabis News | Marijuana News | Medical Cannabis News.
NORML
MAY 3, 2019
Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup! Governor Jay Inslee (D) of Washington signed legislation into law allowing medical cannabis to be accessed by patients on school grounds, and separate legislation allowing the production of industrial hemp in accordance with new federal hemp regulations. Governor Larry Hogan (R) of Maryland also signed industrial hemp production legislation into law.
Cannabis Chronicles
MAY 1, 2019
PORTLAND — Portland-based Cura Cannabis sold Wednesday for $949 million in an all-stock transaction, one of the biggest deals ever for a company operating in the legalized marijuana business. Cura sells its cannabis oils on the wholesale and retail market under the Select brand and operates in California, Arizona and Nevada. The buyer is a Massachusetts company called Curaleaf Holdings, whose shares trade on the Canadian market.
Leafly
MAY 3, 2019
Officials have formally signed off on Arkansas' first medical marijuana dispensary, about one week before cultivators expect to have product ready for sale. The post The First Arkansas Medical Marijuana Dispensary Just Got Its License appeared first on Leafly.
Canna Law Blog
MAY 1, 2019
We have been closely following California’s commercial hemp cultivation licensing law since it was proposed last year as Senate Bill 1409 (see here , here , and here ). In March, I wrote about some of the roadblocks to implementing SB-1409’s commercial hemp cultivation programs, and the lengthy review process of the California Department of Food and Agriculture (“CDFA”) regulation which would allow hemp cultivators to register with their county agricultural commissione
Puff Puff Post
APRIL 29, 2019
PORTLAND, Ore. — Federal legalization of hemp arrived in the U.S. late last year and expanded an industry already booming because of the skyrocketing popularity of CBDs, a compound in hemp that many see as a health aid. But now, just a few months after Congress placed the marijuana look-alike squarely in safe legal territory, the hemp industry has been unsettled by an unexpected development.
The Fresh Toast
APRIL 27, 2019
This Is How CBD Works To Heal Your Body While the endocannabinoid system works great on its own, CBD and other cannabis compounds can interact with system receptors to provide an all-natural healing effect. The post This Is How CBD Works To Heal Your Body appeared first on The Fresh Toast.
Leafly
MAY 2, 2019
Myrcene is the most abundant terpene in modern commercial cannabis. It's said to relieve pain, inflammation, and insomnia, but what does the science actually say? The post What Is Myrcene and What Does This Cannabis Terpene Do? appeared first on Leafly.
Greencamp
MAY 1, 2019
It took a lot of time for humanity to “rediscover” the medical potential of cannabis. Although there’s still a long way to go, cannabis has been accepted by many as a tool for treating regular nausea, but also nausea caused by chemotherapy. Nausea was actually one of the main reasons why medical cannabis became legal in some US states. Marijuana for nausea became FDA approved and available for medicinal use in 1985 in the US, and Canada legalized it for these purposes back in 2001.
Kind Meds (Cannabis Education Blog)
APRIL 29, 2019
The version of Charlotte’s Web many of us know and love involves a benevolent spider named Charlotte that forms a unique bond with a little girl. In the story, both spider and girl work together to save a common farm pig from becoming the family’s next ham. In a way, Charlotte allows the girl to truly experience the value of life. In this modern, true, Charlotte’s Web story, Charlotte’s Web is a strain of cannabidiol, or CBD, oil.
The Fresh Toast
MAY 1, 2019
CBD Oil Is Good For Even More Than You Thought If you follow cannabis themed news whatsoever, you’re bound to have learned about a slew of conditions CBD oil is good for, including chronic pain and anxiety. But there are other uses that you may not have heard of yet. The post CBD Oil Is Good For Even More Than You Thought appeared first on The Fresh Toast.
Leafly
MAY 3, 2019
Approval by the Las Vegas City Council has dispensary owners primed to open extravagant consumption lounges. The post Cannabis Lounges Are Coming to Las Vegas—but Not the Strip appeared first on Leafly.
Canna Law Blog
APRIL 30, 2019
Lock ’em down with the PVPO. On April 24, 2019, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that the Plant Variety Protection Office (PVPO) would begin accepting applications of seed-propagated hemp for plant variety protection. In the United States, there are three different ways to go about protecting intellectual property associated with plant varieties: Plant Variety Protection – available for seeds and tubers and issued by the PVPO; Plant Patents – available for asexu
Otherside Farms
MAY 3, 2019
You’ve seen the ads promoting CBD. But now you’re wondering. Does CBD have THC in it? The question doesn’t make sense. Here’s why. Cannabinoids. CBD and THC are both cannabinoids, or compounds that have only been discovered in cannabis plants. CBD, officially known as cannabidiol, is linked to a slew of impressive health benefits while THC is responsible for the heady, euphoric effects associated with the plant.
The Fresh Toast
APRIL 30, 2019
How Cannabis Slows Down The Effects Of Macular Degeneration Macular degeneration is the highest cause of vision lost in the U.S., affecting over 10 million Americans. At present, it is considered an incurable disease. The post How Cannabis Slows Down The Effects Of Macular Degeneration appeared first on The Fresh Toast.
Leafly
APRIL 30, 2019
Artists have been consuming cannabis to get creative for hundreds of years. Check out these cultural movements that embraced the plant and helped shape our modern world. The post 10 Cannabis-Fueled Cultural Movements That Changed the Game appeared first on Leafly.
Marijuana Seeds NL
APRIL 29, 2019
Topping and Fimming are plant training techniques used to improve the plants overall growth. Growing a marijuana plant is about more than just placing it in soil or a hydroponic system and letting nature do the work. Often, growers have to intervene. They have to adjust the plant in order to expose much of the lower growth to the light it otherwise wouldn’t have access to.
Kind Meds (Cannabis Education Blog)
MAY 3, 2019
The production of medical marijuana edibles involves a complex set of procedures developed to maximize the benefits of the plant during the cooking process. While these procedures are a mystery to most of the population, it is important to know the how and the why behind the processes that make medical edibles possible. Without decarboxylation in particular, your edibles would be nothing more than hemp-flavored sweets.
Otherside Farms
MAY 3, 2019
Did you know one in seven adults used marijuana in 2017? With the growing number of states that are allowing more people to use marijuana medically or recreationally, it’s no surprise that there are more people interested in learning how to grow their own. We’re going to cover seven tips below that will help you successfully grow killer buds indoors.
Leafly
APRIL 30, 2019
Curious about CBD tinctures, capsules, and other products? The team at CBDPure is here to help with answers to the questions they get most frequently from first-time customers. The post What to Know Before You Try CBD appeared first on Leafly.
Canna Law Blog
APRIL 29, 2019
In the past year or so, we’ve seen an influx of cannabis delivery businesses enter the Oregon market– specifically in Portland. Those businesses are getting a lot of press, and we have received multiple inquiries from outfits looking to enter this space. Given this growing interest, we thought we would go over some of the basic steps a cannabis delivery company should take before jumping on the bandwagon.
The Blunt Truth
APRIL 30, 2019
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed a bill on April 17, entitled Georgia’s Hope Act ( HB 324 ), allowing in-state production and sale of marijuana oil for medical use. Before this bill, Georgia only allowed citizens with a narrow list of specific medical conditions to possess cannabis oil with less than five percent THC, but those patients had to cross state lines or purchase the oil by mail.
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