In this article from The Huffington Post, Matt Ferner reports that Senator Ron Wyden called for ending the federal ban on hemp production in recognition of Hemp History Week. https://youtu.be/oPEF9eFqBwY Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) on Thursday called for ending the federal ban on hemp production in recognition of Hemp History Week. “In my view, keeping the ban on growing ... Continue Reading
Cannabis sativa
$100-Million Hemp Investment in Rhode Island Proposed To Lawmakers
In this post from Providence Journal, Jennifer Bogdan reports that two men behind a new pharmaceutical company told lawmakers that they plan to make a $100-million hemp investment in Rhode Island if the state legalizes hemp. Two men behind a new pharmaceutical company told lawmakers Wednesday that they plan to make a $100-million investment in Rhode Island if the state ... Continue Reading
STUDY: The inheritance of chemical phenotype in Cannabis sativa L.
ABSTRACT: Four crosses were made between inbred Cannabis sativa plants with pure cannabidiol (CBD) and pure Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) chemotypes. All the plants belonging to the F(1)'s were analyzed by gas chromatography for cannabinoid composition and constantly found to have a mixed CBD-THC chemotype. Ten individual F(1) plants were self-fertilized, and 10 inbred ... Continue Reading
STUDY: Towards the use of non-psychoactive cannabinoids for prostate cancer
ABSTRACT: The palliative effects of Cannabis sativa (marijuana), and its putative main active ingredient, Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), which include appetite stimulation, attenuation of nausea and emesis associated with chemo- or radiotherapy, pain relief, mood elevation, and relief from insomnia in cancer patients, are well-known. Because of the adverse psychoactive ... Continue Reading