Marijuana is known under various street names, including weed, herb, grass, pot, ganja, Mary Jane, and many other slang names. Regardless of how it is referred to, marijuana is a greenish-gray mixture produced from the dried flowers of the marijuana plant. Hemp, and Cannabis Sativa and Cannabis Indica are strains of the same cannabis family. Marijuana is a cannabis varietal ... Continue Reading
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Marijuana Legalization – What’s Really On the Line for the Industry
With marijuana industry having a lot at stake, marijuana legalization might play a critical role in the upcoming presidential polls. This post from The Motley Fool reviews three presidential candidates who are perceived to be the friendliest to the marijuana industry. Full speed ahead Since 1996, nearly two dozen states have legalized the use of marijuana for medicinal ... Continue Reading
Legal Marijuana Farmers Turning to Dangerous Pesticides
Non-existent pesticide residue regulations for marijuana, at the national level, have led to a situation where nobody knows what to do about the unchecked use of pesticides by legal marijuana farmers. This post from Wired highlights the circumstances leading to this state of affairs. THE MARIJUANA PLANT’S worst enemy is so small it’s practically invisible. On weed farms ... Continue Reading
CBD Research to be Accelerated, Potential Therapeutic Value Found
CBD is garnering attention, from all the right quarters, for its potential therapeutic value. This article from The Huffington Post turns the spotlight on the initiative of National Institute on Drug Abuse to explore ways to reduce obstacles to CBD research. Three weeks ago I had the opportunity to testify before the Senate on cannabidiol, or CBD -- one of the main active ... Continue Reading
New Study Finds Epilepsy Patients Benefiting From Cannabidiol
In this post from Digital Journal, Tim Sandle reports a new research that indicates that cannabidiol can reduce the frequency of seizures, and even halt them, in patients suffering from two rare forms of epilepsy. The new research indicates that cannabidiol, one of dozens of active cannabinoids found in the marijuana plant, can reduce the frequency of seizures in patients ... Continue Reading