As Mexico approaches full legalization of medical cannabis and research, one company has been a driving force. HempMeds Mexico helped tell the story of Raul Elizalde and his 11-year-old daughter Grace: A family in Mexico wins the right to import …
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Bad Wizard Extracts the Best from Urbols’ Skywalker
Bad Wizard’s Skywalker Premium Sugar concentrates are nothing short of pure nug-run fire. Cultivated by the talented growers at Urbols (pronounced Herbals), Bad Wizard took their already flavorful Skywalker and elevated the strain’s lofty terpene profile. A deliciously well-balanced concentrate, …
Read More »Cannabinoid Science 101: What is Cannabidivarin (CBDV)?
Cannabidivarin (CBDV) is a naturally-occurring phytocannabinoid that occurs in small traces in certain strains of the cannabis plant. Although less studied than its more famous counterparts such as THC and CBD, research is beginning to uncover the medical potential of …
Read More »Pennsylvania Farmers are Growing Legal Hemp for the First Time in 80 Years – News
Legal cannabis is coming to Pennsylvania, but it won’t all be sold in a dispensary. In addition to the state’s upcoming medical marijuana program, late this week, farmers in Kutztown, PA sowed a three acre plot with the state’s first …
Read More »New Zealand Parliament Will Debate Medical Cannabis Bill
It has only been one week since doctors in New Zealand were given permission to finally prescribe CBD for patients who need it, and now, the government is getting ready to debate a full-on medical marijuana bill. The private members’ …
Read More »Cannabinoids Found to Increase Anticancer Effect of Chemotherapy
Researchers from St. George’s University of London recently confirmed that chemotherapy is most effective when used in conjunction with cannabinoids for the treatment of leukemia. Dr. Wai Liu, a Research Fellow at St. George’s Division of Clinical Sciences, published the …
Read More »Medical marijuana may help destroy tumors, study finds
(photo by David Downs) A new study further solidifies claims that medical marijuana can be beneficial in treating different forms of cancer. Experts from St. George’s University of London have found that using concentrated amounts of cannabis along with chemotherapy …
Read More »Cannabinoids used in sequence with chemotherapy are a more effective treatment for cancer
Credit: St. George’s University of London New research has confirmed that cannabinoids – the active chemicals in cannabis – are effective in killing leukaemia cells, particularly when used in combination with chemotherapy treatments. Researchers also found that sequential use of …
Read More »New Zealand Will Allow Doctors to Prescribe CBD Oil – News
For people all over the world cannabidiol, or CBD, has reduced pain, cured illnesses and made life bearable.
Read More »New Zealand Doctors Allowed to Prescribe CBD
Although New Zealand resides fairly close to Australia, which is becoming one of the world leaders in cannabis research, the Kiwis have long been a hold out for medical marijuana.