Senator Mitch McConnell introduced a new bill to remove industrial hemp from the Controlled Substances Act. Read more about the hemp legalization bill in this post from Forbes. The most powerful Republican on Capitol Hill just filed a bill to radically change federal laws that currently make cannabis illegal for all purposes. While new legislation introduced by Senate ... Continue Reading
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Big Pharma in Trouble: Half of CBD Users Quit Pills
The result of a recent survey spells disaster for Big Pharma as 50% of the people are reported to be quitting prescription & OTC pills for CBD. Read more about the survey results in this post from Your Daily Ideas. According to a recent survey conducted by cannabis market research firm the Brightfield Group and HelloMD, an online medical cannabis community, nearly half ... 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
A US Govt Research Institute Admits Marijuana Can Kill Cancer
This post from RT reports how The National Institute on Drug Abuse has officially admitted that marijuana extracts can kill cancer cells. The National Institute on Drug Abuse, a US federal government research institute whose mission includes "bringing the power of science to bear on drug abuse and addiction," has officially admitted that marijuana extracts can kill cancer ... Continue Reading
5 Surprising Facts You Should Know About Cannabidiol (CBD)
This article from Leaf Science presents five facts about CBD, a unique compound of marijuana that is quickly changing the debate surrounding the use of marijuana as a medicine. Most people have heard of a chemical called THC, which is the ingredient in marijuana that gets users high. But recently, attention has shifted to another compound in marijuana called CBD — and for good ... Continue Reading