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The ABCs of CBD for Women
With CBD showing up in just about every consumer product these days – from cosmetics to bath balms to fizzy drinks – claiming to remove every stress and cure disease, how do you even begin to know if it works, what might be good for you, or where to find it? Like...
Another Crack in the Stigma – T.S.A. Lightens Up on CBD
Many people have asked us if flying with CBD was ok -- and we’ve heard more than a few horror stories that made us question taking our medicine, no matter how much we may have wanted to have it while traveling. The good news is that the TSA has updated its guidelines...
New York – The Blunt Truth, Even if it Hurts
In the last week of May, New York Lawmakers unveiled an amended Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act, Despite the fact that the proposal is very similar to the proposal that was dropped from the budget agreement in April, lawmakers hope that compromises reached...
One if by land, Two if by Weed!
George Washington wrote letters advising people on cannabis cultivation – and indeed, he was quite the expert on how to properly separate male and female cannabis plants. Thomas Jefferson not only grew cannabis, he smuggled the seeds into France. And James Madison has...
Brooklyn, NY dog-walker Sean Forlenza talks about how CBD can help older pets
Got a job? Got a dog? Sean Forlenza, who's solved that problem for Brooklyn pet parents for a decade, talks about the positive effect CBD has had on one of his canine clients. https://youtu.be/mLNKoUwWo_Y
Canada lights up!
Amid cheers and in some cities a plume of pot smoke, today Canada became the largest country to make cannabis legal for adults to use medically or recreationally. Alicia Wright, 38, was one of the first customers at the NSLC Cannabis store in Halifax, Nova Scotia this...
In New Jersey, the Yin/Yang of Weed and High Tech Make Beautiful Medicine at Harmony Dispensary
Take an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of Harmony Dispensary, the newest medical marijuana provider in New Jersey. Of course, right now for most people its still look but don't consume -- to sample Harmony's Products, you'll need a New Jersey Medical Marijuana...
Cannabis: Marijuana Under the Microscope reveals the plant’s hidden beauty and complexity
Working at the intersection of physics, technology, education and art, Ted Kinsman, professor and science photographer at Rochester Institute of Technology, used a scanning electron microscope to capture these stunning images for his new book "Cannabis: Marijuana...
The Human Endocannabinoid System
How does cannabis actually work? And how can a single herb be a reliable medicine for a wide variety of medical issues? How is that even possible? The surprising answer is that our body produces a group of ‘cannabis-like’ chemicals called endogenous cannabinoids, or...
What a Long, Strange (Road) Trip – the Hemp Road Trip Teaches America about CBD Hemp
The laws against Cannabis were made in Washington, D.C. -- but the campaign to end this prohibition and allow the potential medical benefits of the plant to come to full flower. That's why we love the idea behind The Hemp Road Trip bus. Their mission is to increase...
Manhattan DA to vacate misdemeanor marijuana warrants dating to 1978
Even as the authorities in New York City have scaled back enforcement of marijuana laws, a legacy of tough policies remains: People are hindered from getting jobs, apartments and access to education because of decades-old marijuana convictions and outstanding...
Feelin’ Groovy – Older Americans find Cannabis helps life’s problems!
Many baby boomers put down their bongs decades ago -- but as the medical properties of Cannabis are revealed, a new study from New York University says older Americans are once again open to the idea of "Feelin' Groovy". Cannabis usage has doubling in adults ages...