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Are Hemp Processing Bio-Refineries Key to a Thriving Hemp Industry?
April 9th, 2015 – Whether we are talking about plastics, clothing, medicine, cuisine or construction, the forms and uses of hemp are exponentially expanding. Hemp, once a previously outlawed plant in America is becoming a legitimate crop where serious investments are being made in the states where it is legal. However one crucial requirement for…
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The Best Cannabis Butter Recipe
March 2nd, 2015 – Cannabutter is a very popular ingredient in edibles. It’s the cannabutter that determines the strength of the edible. Using the following method will make sure you get every last drop of THC out of your cannabis. Although it does take longer to make cannabutter this way, it sure is worth it in…
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Canada Prohibits Suffering Kids Access to Cannabidiol
April 6th, 2015 – While the Supreme Court of Canada deliberates on whether to allow Canadians to access medical marijuana products as extracts, parents from across Canada are increasingly frustrated in their attempts to access life-saving, CBD-based medicine for their kids. Ask Monique Guillamot, an Edmonton parent who found what appears to be a life-saving cure…
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Study: Administering Cannabidiol Enhances Fracture Healing
April 3, 2015 – The administration of the non-psychotropic cannabinoid cannabidiol (CBD) leads to improvement in bone fracture healing, according to preclinical data published online ahead of print in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. Investigators at the Hebrew University Bone Laboratory assessed the ability of CBD administration to promote healing in rats with…
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Study: Plant-Derived Cannabinoid Extracts are Better than Isolated Compounds
April 3, 2015 — The administration of plant-derived cannabidiol(CBD) extracts provide greater efficacy in the treatment of pain and inflammation than does the use of a purified CBD alternative, according to preclinical data published online ahead of print in the journal Pharmacology & Pharmacy. Investigators at the Hebrew University, Institute for Drug Research assessed the…
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Cannabis Supplements for Your Dog. Are They Safe?
April 2nd, 2015 – While the benefits of cannabis for humans gets demonstrated through clinical research a new market is emerging and gaining traction – cannabis for your dog. The pet supplement market is huge and growing – worth over $541 million 2014. One key trend in the pet supplement marketplace has manufacturers introducing new…
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Colorado Expo Offers Hemp Products
April 1st, 2015 – Products made from hemp, will be available at the upcoming NoCo Hemp Expo. More than 70 vendors will sell hemp-based products in Loveland on Saturday, while dozens of speakers discuss the benefits of the crop on a local, national and global scale. There will be live artists sketching on hemp paper…
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Will Canada’s Supreme Court Force Cannabis Smoking over Extracts?
March 21st, 2015 – The former head baker of the Victoria Cannabis Buyers’ Club has gone to Ottawa in hopes of overturning Canada’s medical marijuana laws and securing the right for patients to use cannabis oils, cookies, teas and lotions. Owen Edward Smith appeared before the Supreme Court of Canada on Friday after victories at the B.C.…
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A Skateboard 3D Printed with Hemp?
March 20th, 2015 – Brian Westphal, the founder of Lotus Boards, a startup aimed at producing the world’s first “hemp plastic skateboard,” thinks hemp is a material ripe for a rebirth. 3D Printed Lotus Skateboard “We’re currently not 3D printing our boards on a production level,” Westphal says “We’ve only done prototypes from regular nylon material (at this…
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Physician Explains How Cannabis Relieves Pain & Reduces Anxiety
March 19th, 2015 – Kamloops B.C. – Dr. Ian Mitchell says that in an ideal world, physicians would learn about the medicinal properties of cannabis in medical school. Doctors would be trained about different extracts from marijuana plants, including cannabidiol, aka CBD, and tetrahydrocannabinol, aka THC. But the Kamloops emergency-room physician says that the vast majority of…