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Constitutional Challenges Highlight Serious Access Issues in Canada’s Medical Marijuana Program
February 23rd, 2015 – The fate for how tens of thousands of Canadians access their medical marijuana, the price they pay and what form that medicine takes hangs in the balance as the first of two major court cases are set to begin this week. So too does the fate of Canada’s fledgling commercial marijuana…
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Cannabis Experts Convene in San Francisco Feb. 15th-16th in Advance of Expected Legalization in 2016
San Francisco, CA – February 12th, 2015 – With three Pacific Coast states voting to legalize cannabis for recreational consumption, and California expected to do so in 2016, savvy businesspeople are already planning for the impending multi-billion dollar cannabis industry. Alex Rogers, CEO of Northwest Alternative Health and producer of the upcoming International Cannabis Business…
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Hemp’s Vast Health Potential Hindered by Marijuana Prohibition
February 7th, 2015 – Hemp is neither a drug nor a hallucinogen, but it’s still considered a controlled substance by the federal government. Yet hemp oil has the potential to provide so many health benefits through the presence of Cannabidiol (CBD) a naturally occurring phytocannabinoid in hemp. A non-psychoactive substance that doesn’t get you high,…
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Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2015 Could Change Everything
January 9th, 2015 – The Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2015 is introduced in Washington – this bill could change everything! Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Rand Paul, R-Ky., and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., introduced legislation Thursday that would allow American farmers to grow and profit from industrial hemp. The Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2015 would…
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Project CBD & CannaVest Issue Joint Statement on Hemp Oil Hustlers Report
January 8th, 2015 – Project CBD and CannaVest have been collaborating in recent months to insure the accuracy of lab tests of CannaVest’s CBD oils samples that were referred to in Project CBD’s report entitled “Hemp Oil Hustlers: A Project CBD Special Report On Medical Marijuana Inc., HempMeds And Kannaway” Project CBD and CannaVest have…
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20 Studies Show Endocannabinoids May Help Cure Cancer
Arjun Walia, writing for collective-evolution.com, compiled a list of 20 studies that suggest cannabis may be of vital use to cancer sufferers. Sufferers might want to investigate these studies to determine if marijuana is the right medicine for them. Here is Walia’s list: Brain Cancer: 1. British Journal of Cancer; Conducted by the Department of…
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Report: E-cigarettes less addictive than cigarettes
December 12th, 2014 – HERSHEY, Pa. – The medicinal hemp and marijuana industry is rapidly adopting electronic cigarette devices and vaporizers as a means for consumers to take their medicine. Meanwhile, regulators everywhere are beginning to question the safety of electronic cigarettes, leading to strict regulations based often on little or no evidence. This new…
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What Studies Say about Hemp CBD
November 20th, 2014 – In the United States, hemp is often confused with marijuana. It’s a consumer misconception that has, for decades, slowed the market potential for hemp in the food, dietary supplement, textile, and even lumber industries. The dietary supplement industry, in particular, has a lot to gain from hemp, and not just with…
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Marijuana Compound Found Superior To Drugs For Alzheimer’s
November 18, 2014 – Could the active ingredient in marijuana, responsible for its characteristic “high,” help turn the tide against the accelerating Alzheimer’s epidemic? A remarkable study published in the journal Molecular Pharmacology in 2006, found that this long vilified plant contains a compound with not one, but two therapeutic properties ideal for addressing both…
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How Cannabis was used to Shrink one of the Most Aggressive Brain Cancers
November 15th, 2014 – Widely proscribed around the world for its recreational uses, cannabis is being used in a number of different therapeutic ways to bring relief for severe medical conditions. Products using cannabinoids, the active components of the cannabis plant, have been licensed for medical use. Sativex, for example, which contains an equal mixture…