Cannabis POW’s

Now that the marijuana movement has proved successful enough to give life to a whole new LEGAL industry, it has given rise to an incredible wave of growth. Some of this is clearly making things better for the consumer; great product options, easy availability, steady pricing, no shady meet ups with a guy that’s a friend of a friend of a guy. Some of it is arguably making it worse; companies driven by production and marketing forces can cut corners on other key quality metrics. Also lost is the experience of sneaking away with your close friends to defy the expectations of others and defend your sacred community. We cannot lose sight about what led to this moment however. The important culture, and community that rose together to defy and fight back against the oppression in the name of a plant.

Better Gut Health for Chickens with Help from Hemp

A team of researchers in Poland has found a number of benefits to farm raised poultry from the consumption of hemp based additives in their feed.  Recently published in Animals, their paper is an analysis of several other studies and it is from this data that the...

Superior Metal Mining with Hemp

Recycling Toxic Waste Hemp has shown throughout history that it is an incredibly versatile and useful plant. Over the course of millennia humans have cultivated and bred the cannabis plant for both its fibers and for the phytochemical rich resins but there is another...

Move Over Houseplants. There’s a New Kid in Town

Scientists evaluate the suitability of hemp as an ornamental plant By now, most of us are familiar with some of the most popular and historic uses for the cannabis plant. We know about the psychoactive effects of some of the chemicals produced by the plant and we know...

Battling Antibiotic Resistant Bugs with help from Endocannabinoids

Researchers at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem have found an unlikely ally in the fight against antibiotic resistant infections. Since the discovery of Penicillin, humanity has been locked in an arms race with pathogenic bacteria. For decades, scientists have...

Fish With Enlarged Testes are Living Stress Free

This may be a depiction of one of those fish. Nobody can say for sure... A recent study out of Brazil claims to be the first of its kind to show significant benefits from ingested CBD for fish kept in artificial environments.  The study was carried out on Nile...

The Ancient Origin of Hemp

Many of us have wondered to ourselves at some point about the origin of hemp.  This valuable plant has been an agricultural star for almost as long as cereal grains!  Ibn Waḥshiyya, a 10th-century scholar from Kufa (modern day Iraq) speculated that hemp had arrived in...

Napoleon, The Hemperor Of Russia

Do you know about the role that hemp played in the French invasion of Russia? Most people don’t. Our educational system often seems to have missed important details about history, if they are related to cannabis. This is perhaps most evident when looking at the role that hemp played during colonial times. Not aware that hemp was an important aspect of life during this time? Again, most people aren’t.

CBD For Recreational Use

There is often a lot of confusion about CBD and it’s effects on the body. Would you be surprised to learn that CBD IS psychoactive? Find out how here!

The Chain Gang

THC, THCV, THCB, THCP, c’mon! You gotta be making this up right?!? As cannabis legalization has started in states all across the country, it has led to an explosion of cannabis knowledge and information. Far from the days of THC (Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol) is the thing in cannabis that gets you high, there are now a huge variety of cannabinoids found on the market and being discussed in social media. Oftentimes the nomenclature used for these is quite confusing to anyone that hasn’t delved deep into the subject. It doesn’t help that the library of cannabinoids being identified is constantly expanding.

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What is the Endocannabinoid System and How Does it Work?

What is the Endocannabinoid System and How Does it Work?

Anytime that someone begins talking about the therapeutic values of cannabis they at some point are very likely to start talking about the endocannabinoid system and it’s natural place in your body, but what is it? What does it do? Does that mean we have a biological system just for cannabis and cannabinoids? While it is easy to talk about cannabinoids interacting with the endocannabinoid system, this system itself is quite complex and contains many different parts. Here we will look at what all is encompassed when discussing the endocannabinoid system and the various roles that it has in the physiological processes of your body.

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Top Terpenes Found in Cannabis

Top Terpenes Found in Cannabis

Terpenes are often overlooked in cannabis, as the cannabinoids get most of the attention; however, terpenes have long been an important class of compounds for those seeking various types of botanical therapies. Terpenes are the compounds associated with the many different flavors and aromas found in cannabis and other botanicals.

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Top 16 Cannabis Topics of 2020 – According to Cannabis Professional Society Part 1

Top 16 Cannabis Topics of 2020 – According to Cannabis Professional Society Part 1

In 2015 the American Chemical Society (ACS) started their cannabis subdivision aptly called the Cannabis Chemistry Subdivision (CANN). Since that time, the CANN has been one of the world’s most trusted sources for up-to-date cannabis research. Covering topics ranging from cannabinoid pharmacokinetics, testing and analytical methods, dosage, formulation, risk assessment and many others. The regular symposia given by the society are highly attended professional gatherings where cannabis scientists from around the world are given the opportunity to showcase the research that their labs have been conducting. Here we will cover the first 4 of the 16 topics covered in the Fall 2020 symposia.

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Mommy… Where Do Cannabinoids Come From?

Mommy… Where Do Cannabinoids Come From?

Cannabinoids are a biosynthetically unique group of compounds found in the cannabis plant. Cannabis plants can make a wide variety of cannabinoids, among them are cannabigerol (CBG) tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD) as well as their acidic forms of cannabigerolic acid (CBGA), tetrahydrocannabinolic acid (THCA) and cannabidiolic acid (CBDA). Cannabis has a long history of being used for a variety of purposes going back to at least 4000 BC.

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Do You Know What To Look For In Cannabis Products?  Part 1

Do You Know What To Look For In Cannabis Products? Part 1

The sudden emergence of cannabis in the medical community has greatly increased the use of cannabis within the adult populations that had previously never given thought to using cannabis as a recreational product. This has left many consumers going into dispensaries or making online purchases of CBD products with little experience or understanding of the products themselves or the language used by retailers to sell these products.

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