FDA WARNS CBD COMPANIES OVER OPIOID CLAIMS
A.J. HERRINGTON MAY 14, 2020 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued warning letters to two companies for making unsubstantiated claims that their CBD products can be used as an alternative to opioids or as a treatment for opioid addiction. The letters were sent to BIOTA Biosciences, LLC in the state of Washington and […]
TRENDS TRANSFORMING THE HEMP INDUSTRY OUTLOOK IN 2021
AUTHOR: TEAM LINCHPIN. UPDATED ON: JUNE 17, 2021 “… 2. CBD and Its Presence in the Medical Industry “…Because there are such problems with illegal trafficking and overdose on prescription narcotics, it is sure to say that more doctors will be prescribing CBD as a remedy for illnesses like depression, joint pain, and other common illnesses. Although the full […]
COMPLAINT FILED AGAINST DEA FOR VIOLATION OF 2018 FARM ACT HEMP PROVISIONS
By Joanne Cachapero – September 21, 2020 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Two hemp industry representatives on Friday filed a petition for review in the U.S. Federal Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, against the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and its Acting Administrator Timothy Shea. The complaint, filed by the trade organization Hemp Industries Association (HIA) and woman-owned hemp product manufacturer and retailer RE […]
What you Need to Know About CBD Hash
Written by Erin Hiatt, Cannabis Writer and journalist.|Medically reviewed by Eloise Theisen, RN, MSN, AGPCNP-BC. You’ve probably heard of cannabis hash – a very potent form of cannabis concentrate whose use dates back more than a thousand years – but you may not be aware that hash can also be made from cannabinoids like CBD. In its simplest explanation, […]
HEMP BRANDS BOOST EARNINGS WITH LUCRATIVE CBD PRE-ROLL STRATEGY
By Custom Cones USA – February 23, 2021 (Photo: Custom Cones USA) Hemp and CBD cannabis manufacturers are turning to the pre-roll market to squeeze every bit of cash from their crops while creating high-value and in-demand products. While CBD cigarettes are a small slice of the total CBD market, the whole pie has been getting bigger and bigger every year with more […]
CBD Oil vs Hemp Oil vs Cannabis Oil
Written by Dr Shane McKeown, Acute Internal Medicine (AIM).|Last Updated:Jun 17, 2021 Confusingly, terms like Cannabis oil, hemp oil and CBD oil are used interchangeably by the media and in online discussions. This really isn’t helpful as the proposed effects and benefits of each are quite different, you don’t want to purchase one thinking it is […]
CANNABIS LEGALIZATION -THE POTENCY QUESTION
Are caps on THC levels sound policy or more reefer madness? By Bill Weinberg on May 26, 2021 As political and legal space open for cannabis in state after state, the idea of caps on potency — whether of flower, extracts or edibles — is gaining currency among legislators. But voices in the cannabis industry view this […]
The Difference(s) Between Hemp and Marijuana
Written by Zora Degrandpre, MS, ND.|Last Updated:Jan 26, 2021 A recent report prepared for members of the US Congress states that “However, hemp and marijuana are genetically distinct forms of cannabis that are distinguished by their use and chemical composition as well as by differing cultivation practices in their production. While marijuana generally refers to the cultivated plant […]
REAL-WORLD CBD EVIDENCE, CBD AND KETAMINE, AND MORE . . .
New developments in the burgeoning field of cannabinoid research By Nate Seltenrich on July 07, 2021 Relatively few of these papers describe studies conducted with human beings. Many present results from experiments in animals (typically rats, mice, or zebrafish), and some are even more theoretical and removed from the results with which we’re most concerned, those pertaining […]
DR. MIKURIYA’S MEDICINE
By Martin A. Lee on June 28, 2021 The trailblazing U.S. physician who rediscovered the forgotten medical history of cannabis “…While employed by the NIMH, Dr. Mikuriya undertook a thorough survey of all the scientific and medical reports on cannabis that were archived at the National Library of Medicine. He discovered a long-ignored copy of the seminal 1838 […]