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What’s Really in Your CBD? An App Helps You Find Out
April 22nd, 2019 – Consumer beware. In the fast emerging CBD products market, thousands of manufacturers around the world are rushing to capture market share and convince you, the consumer, that they’ve got the best products going. And while many manufacturers do in fact work hard to produce quality products, a 2017 study found 70% of nearly 90…
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FDA Says Cannabidiol is Not a Dietary Supplement
May 20th, 2015 – The FDA has concluded that products containing cannabidiol (CBD) derived from hemp cannot be marketed as dietary supplements. On the Q & A section of its web site, the FDA has posted to following: Q. Can products that contain cannabidiol be sold as dietary supplements? A. No. Based on available evidence,…
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Cannabidiol Credited for Saving 2-Year Old
May 15th, 2015 – It may sound unorthodox, but 23-month-old Sadie Higuera is alive and thriving thanks to what her parents and doctors are calling a miracle drug known to many as Medical Hemp. Sadie’s parents turned to hemp-based cannabidiol after trying multiple different conventional drugs that were not working and giving her bad side…
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Study: Cannabidiol is Safe, Effective for Childhood Epilepsy
May 14, 2015 – A recent study conducted at New York University has found that cannabidiol is a safe, well-tolerated and effective treatment for two types of severe childhood epilepsy. Cannabidiol (CBD) is an endocannabinoid found in cannabis and can be sourced either from medical marijuana or industrial hemp. CBD does not deliver a psychoactive…
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Kentucky Hemp Industry Brings Economic Renewal
May 8th, 2015 – Kentucky’s hemp crop is growing and attracting new investors to the state, according to Agriculture Commissioner James Comer. At a news conference Tuesday in Lexington, Comer announced that 121 participants have been selected to grow hemp this year, including seven universities across the state. There are 36 groups and projects that…
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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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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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Cannabidiol and Anxiety: Studies demonstrate Cannabidiol’s Benefit for Anxiety
April 10th, 2015 – Several have indicated that cannabinoids, more specifically cannabidiol (CBD), has anti-anxiety effects and may help those with anxiety disorders. Many people rely on traditional pharmaceutical medication to treat their anxiety, though these options often have many negative side effects. Benzodiazepines are a common medication given to anxiety patients, and work by…
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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…