Canada Runs Low on Cannabis Two Days Into Rec Sales Two days after Canada’s much-anticipated greenlight on recreational cannabis sales, the Great White North found itself short on great green ganja. With demand outstripping supply, police were called in to assist with unruly would-be customers who were left empty handed...
Whether you’re vaping, smoking or eating cannabis, you’re typically doing so with a specific effect in mind. Maybe you want to ease anxiety or possibly you’re trying to loosen up a bit before a Saturday night out. Besides choosing between medical and recreational, there are a slew of varying effects...
It’s not quite the classic tale of the nuns fighting to save the monastery but rather a modern spin on that tale: two “women of the cloth” taking a courageous stand against the city council of Merced, California in the hopes of keeping their humble business intact. But that humble...
The benefits of CBD oil have been widely documented for its ability to reduce pain, inflammation and even seizures in children but what happens when the bottle you buy does not contain the amount of CBD oil advertised on the label? Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of...
The volatile and rapidly moving cannabis industry presents unique challenges to innovation but that hasn’t slowed Canadian biotech company Hyasynth. Thinking outside the box (and the planter), they’ve devised a ground breaking way of cultivating cannabinoids that doesn’t require growing a plant. Their process also bypasses synthetic chemistry in favor...
Cannabidiol, better known as CBD oil, is a non-psychoactive compound in marijuana that has long been touted for its medicinal uses. The anti-inflammatory, pain killing and anti-spasmodic effects of the compound are commonly used to treat a whole host of disorders including seizures, chronic pain and brain injuries. CBD oil...
As the current political climate in the U.S. renders it impossible to ignore a growing anti-establishment sentiment, it’s important to keep in mind how deep the roots of that establishment have grown. For anyone who’s been keeping abreast of modern politics it will come as no surprise that marijuana testing...
One need not look far to see the vital impact that CBDs and hemp oil extracts have had on legitimizing the medical marijuana industry. Treating a wide range of illnesses from epileptic seizures in small children to side effects associated with HIV infection in adults, CBDs have demonstrated time and...
Advocacy for medical weed may be opening minds, but the highly lucrative industry of professional sports seems keen to hold a steadfast prohibitionary stance in spite of a growing vocal outcry from players both past and current. Just a few weeks ago we referenced former NFL legend Jim McMahon’s public...
