Florida is seeing a surge in sales of medical marijuana and CBD hemp products as more people turn to them to treat their anxiety, insomnia and pain during the COVID-19 pandemic. Voters in 2016 approved the state’s new medical marijuana industry, and sales have been rising ever since. With patients limiting their trips out of […]
Cannabidiol
What’s the difference between marijuana CBD and hemp CBD?
There is a lot of noise reverberating throughout the United States these days regarding cannabidiol (CBD). It is the primary non-psychoactive chemical of the cannabis plant, beneficial in the treatment of a variety of conditions from epilepsy to chronic pain. Some patients believe CBD has the most medicinal benefit of all the cannabis compounds. But […]
Legislation of Cannabidiol Purchases in Australia with a comparison to the United-Kingdom
Cannabidiol (CBD) has medicinal benefits; hence, making it among the most popular products all over the world. CBD is available in candies, shampoos, coffee, lotions, cocktails, and supplements. Because its demand has increased, nations around the world have been facing legal issues and regulations that are related to it. How Cannabinoids Work? Like CBD, cannabinoids […]
Iowa Senate passes medical marijuana legislation
Legislation for medical cannabidiol passed in the Iowa Senate Wednesday night. The Senate passed the bill Wednesday 32-17. Wednesday also marked the return of Iowa legislators back at the Capitol after coronavirus forced them to put the session on hold in March. Debates over medical cannabidiol (CBD) continue to be one of the most controversial […]
Infographic: Current and Potential CBD Consumers
As has been well documented in these pages, when the 2018 Farm Bill was signed in December 2018, it marked a turning point for cannabis in general and CBD specifically. We were interested in knowing the consumer’s perspective on CBD now that it had achieved a new level of quasi-legal status. In January, High Yield […]
Pet Owners Embracing the Potential of CBD
By Mike Luce As anyone who has cared for an ailing or distressed pet can attest, we would do anything for our four-legged (or two-legged, or even no-legged) friends. Unconditional love even extends to those creatures who seem to exist solely to torture us. Small wonder then that we spend upwards of $70 billion annually […]
Understanding Potential CBD Users; Drivers to Adoption
In recent weeks, this space has seen several contributions from High Yield Insights to the ongoing conversation in the industry on cannabidiol. Dating back to a high-level review of the CBD consumer in July 2018, our approach has to evaluate the opportunities and challenges ahead for CBD through the lens of consumer insights. Most recently, […]
Consumer Trust In Information On CBD
When we collected feedback on purchase drivers from medical and adult use cannabis consumers in 2018, we noted some intuitive and not-so-obvious patterns. Those who think of cannabis as a wellness solution were much more likely to check CBD contents, for example. (Incidentally, the reverse wasn’t true. THC content topped the list of purchase drivers […]
Former Cyclist Floyd Landis To Open Up CBD Cafe In Pennsylvania
Floyd Landis, the Lancaster cyclist whose sensational 2006 Tour de France victory was nullified after a doping scandal, is now setting the pace deep into his second career — peddling state-legal marijuana and its derivatives. A pioneering cannabis entrepreneur, Landis has put the international doping scandal behind him. He has rebuilt his reputation, and become […]
First FDA approved cannabis-based drug now available by prescription
The first cannabis-derived medication approved by the Food and Drug Administration is now available by prescription in every state, according to its manufacturer. Epidiolex, manufactured by GW Pharmaceuticals, is intended to treat seizures associated with two rare and severe forms of epilepsy that begin in childhood. The drug is made of cannabidiol (CBD), a component of […]
