The cannabis community has much to be thankful for in 2018 and this is the best time of the year to focus on the positives. This post from Green Flower gives us eight reasons to show our gratitude. Thanksgiving week is upon us, and the Green Flower team is hopeful that you are surrounded by friends, family, love, and amazing food all week! This week is often full of ... Continue Reading
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Can Terpenes Take Cannabis Innovation to The Next Level?
Cannabis scientists are exploring terpenes and discerning consumers are only too happy. This post from Mashable highlights why weed companies are experimenting with terpenes. Chicken and waffles. Moscow Mule. Gingerbread cookies. Plum. Joe Edwards says he's made cannabis flower taste like all of the above and then some, using a high-tech curing unit produced by Colorado ... Continue Reading
Can Cannabis Extract Help Scientists Target Pests?
Disease-spreading flies with a taste for cannabis have been identified by scientists. This post from The Independent highlights how these insects could be controlled using cannabis extracts. Flies known to carry diseases to humans appear to have an unusual taste for cannabis – a habit that may help scientists target these pests. Sand flies suck human blood, and in doing ... Continue Reading
Is CBD The Future of Psoriasis and Eczema Cure?
Studies have shown that cannabis CBD can help eczema and psoriasis patients. Trials of a CBD-based pill have yet to finish. Read more in this post from Momming School. Eight million people in the U.S. suffer from psoriasis and 31 million suffer with eczema – that’s a whopping 11 percent of the American population. Cannabis could treat psoriasis and eczema soon, researchers ... Continue Reading
Cannabis Production: From Stigma to PhD
Cannabis Production may have been stigmatized in the past, but not any longer. This post from The Star throws light on how cannabis PhD takes higher education to a new level. Deron Caplan’s brain has been hooked on pot for years. And for the casual, infrequent marijuana user, it’s paid off in Canada’s first PhD in cannabis production. “It (cannabis) is not really a ... Continue Reading