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An Epileptic Six Year Old’s Fight for Cannabidiol: VIDEO
May 5th, 2015 – Seven-year old Sophia Nazzarine is just like many other seven-year olds. She loves playing outside and singing along as she watches Disney movies. But Sophia has suffered from intractable epilepsy, a debilitating disorder that can cause her to have more than 100 seizures a day, since she was six months old.…
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Project CBD Seeks to Strike Down $100 Million Lawsuit
May 4th, 2015 – Late last week, Project CBD filed a motion to strike down a $100 Million Lawsuit filed against it by Medical Marijuana Inc. last October over a report they published entitled “HEMP OIL HUSTLERS: A Project CBD Special Report on Medical Marijuana, Inc. HempMeds and Kannaway”. Project CBD says they began their…
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Certified Organic Cannabis – Do Consumers Care?
April 28, 2015 – While a growing number of consumers and growers appreciate the concept of organically-produced cannabis, right now the legal industry occupies a gray area when it comes to verification. Technically, the cannabis industry can’t lay claim to the organic label. That requires certification by the US Department of Agriculture, a federal agency,…
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Colorado Lab Settles in $100 Million Lawsuit with Medical Marijuana Inc.
April 27th, 2015 – As part of a $100 million lawsuit filed by Medical Marijuana Inc., over false claims in a “special report” from Project CBD, a top Colorado lab, Stewart Environmental has now settled. Dr. Stuart Titus, CEO and President of Medical Marijuana, Inc. said: “Now that Medical Marijuana, Inc. has proven the claims…
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Study: Cannabidiol has Potential to Treat Diabetes
April 24th, 2015 – Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, led by Dr. Raphael Mechoulam, who is known for discovering cannabidol (CBD), conducted a study that suggests that the therapeutic effects of Cannabidiol (CBD), a non-psychoactive compound, could be modified to fit different receptors. Different illness such as diabetes, atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease could…
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Canada: Olympian Ross Rebagliati says “Pot will be Hot Topic in October Election”
VANCOUVER – On his average day, athlete Ross Rebagliati rises about 4:30 a.m., brews himself a cup of coffee and then stirs in the ingredient he considers most crucial: honey infused with cannabis. “I just wake up feeling great, looking forward to my workout. And it takes care of any aches and pains from the…
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Why Marijuana is Illegal – Joe Rogan
Why Marijuana is Illegal Joe Rogan concisely explains how we got here, who stands in the way and why.
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Dr. Sanjay Gupta: “It’s Time for a Medical Marijuana Revolution”
April 17th, 2015 – A year ago CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta created a media sensation and surge of interest in medical marijuana with the release of his documentary series Weed 1 & 2. In these previous segments, Dr. Gupta apologized for his previous negative stand on the merits of medical marijuana, admitting that he had…
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Hemp Plastic and How it Will Change the World
April 16th, 2015 – If I told you there was a way we could manufacture most of what we use in a way that is renewable, biodegradable, has a reduced carbon footprint and has augmented mechanical properties, and still competitively priced relative to our current methods wouldn’t you be wondering why it isn’t already in…
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Is Hemp Biomass a Viable Bio-Coal?
April 15th, 2015 – A Georgia-based company is testing hemp as an alternative feedstock to timber-based wood chips for conversion into bio-coal. Vega Biofuels Inc. specializes in converting organic materials such as woodchips into bio-fuels for energy production and biochar for the hemp and medical marijuana growing industries. To date, most coal-fired plants converted to…