The Entourage Effect and CBD: What Does It Mean?
BY REDEEM. MARCH 16, 2020 “The entourage effect is the theory that all compounds in cannabis work together, and when taken in combination, they produce a better effect than when taken alone. The hemp plant contains more than 100 different compounds called cannabinoids and terpenes that can interact with your endocannabinoid system Your endocannabinoid system works to […]
Veterans for Cannabis: Meet Todd Scattini, ‘The Hemp Colonel’
January 17, 2018 “…Early in his career, Scattini served in combat arms roles, including Tank & Scout platoon leader and Cavalry troop commander. His language skills and passion for foreign service led to positions overseas, including at the US Embassies in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Slovenia. But it was his assignment in 2011, as a […]
THE EVOLUTION OF CANNABIS: WHY WAS HEMP MADE ILLEGAL?
Hemp Prohibition In this environment, it is easy to forget that we are only now escaping a prohibition on hemp that was imposed in 1937 — by way of the Marihuana Tax Act —and effectively maintained until the breakthroughs seen in recent years. For the record, hemp has deep historical roots in America long before 1937. American […]
CBD: understanding how CBD works with our bodies
20th January 2020 What is the Endocannabinoid System? The endocannabinoid system is a complex biological system in the human body. Medical researchers discovered it in the 1990s, but much is still unknown about how it works and its interactions. Today, experts know that it impacts several major processes, including appetite, sleep, mood, and memory, but […]
A Simple Guide to the Endocannabinoid System
Medically reviewed by Alan Carter, Pharm.D. — Written by Crystal Raypole on May 17, 2019 The endocannabinoid system (ECS) is a complex cell-signaling system identified in the early 1990s by researchers exploring THC, a well-known cannabinoid. Cannabinoids are compounds found in cannabis. Experts are still trying to fully understand the ECS. But so far, we know it plays role in regulating […]
Why Cannabis Photoperiod Considerations Matter
By Stewart Maxwell April 8, 2021 Commercial cannabis growers should quantify the specific inductive photoperiods required to initiate flowering in the cultivars being grown at their facilities.Photo by Stewart Maxwell Photoperiodic flowering responses in these cultivars are regulated by the length of the skotoperiod or dark period. When the skotoperiod exceeds a critical threshold (about 10 hours for most), […]
Residual Limb Pain
Updated on April 1, 2020. Medical content reviewed by Dr. Joseph Rosado, MD, M.B.A, Chief Medical Officer Many people end up having pain after they undergo surgery. It’s part of the natural healing process. But once your tissues begin repairing themselves, this pain typically subsides. When it comes to recovering and healing after an amputation though, […]
WHAT FARMERS NEED TO KNOW ABOUT GROWING HEMP
By Betsy Freese 1/17/2019 Farmers have a lot of questions about hemp, so we asked expert Michael Bowman, founding chair of the National Hemp Association, to answer a few. SF: WHAT IS THE HISTORY OF HEMP? MB: Hemp was poised to be a billion-dollar crop in the 1930s with Henry Ford a big supporter, but the Marijuana […]
Honor our nation’s heroes. Save veteran lives. Join the fight for veterans’ cannabis access.
Improving the Lives of Those Who Protected Ours America’s prolonged military conflicts over the past 17 years have exposed an aging and ineffective health care system, ill-prepared for the type and severity of the latest round of war-related injuries. Upwards of 20 percent of the 2.7 million Iraq and Afghanistan veterans will experience post-traumatic stress […]
GOP Lawmakers File Another Marijuana Research Bill For Military Veterans
Published 2 months ago By Kyle Jaege on April 30, 2021 A pair of Republican lawmakers on Friday introduced a congressional bill meant to promote research into the medical potential of marijuana for military veterans. This is the latest piece of legislation focused on cannabis and veterans that’s been filed this Congress. It comes one day after a […]