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 […]
Cannabidiol
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 […]
Florida Hemp Program Greenlit and Gearing for Growth
The fledgling pilot project led by University of Florida scientists to explore the potential of producing industrial hemp across the state is getting wings thanks to initial funding from a private partner. Green Roads Inc. has reportedly invested $1.3 million to sponsor the first phase of the UF/IFAS research program. The funds will go to support field trials currently […]
Edible hemp oil stores arrive in Minnesota, and are proving hugely popular
The first retail store specializing in the sale of pain-relieving, edible hemp products in the Twin Cities is now open. CBD of Maplewood opened last month, and while other retail chains such as GNC now offer hemp oil products, this is the retailer in Minnesota dedicated solely to it. The store carries products manufactured in […]
Dozens of companies compete for a piece of Va.’s limited medical marijuana market
Four decades after Virginia legalized medical marijuana in a pioneering but ultimately unworkable way, dozens of companies are vying for the state’s permission to grow cannabis and make a medicinal oil out of the otherwise outlawed weed. Under emergency legislation passed early this year, Virginia will grant up to five permits to produce cannabidiol (CBD) […]
Northern Wisconsin Tribe Reaches Settlement Over Plans To Grow Hemp For CBD Oil
A northern Wisconsin tribe has reached a settlement with Wisconsin’s attorney general over its plans to grow hemp to produce cannabidiol, or CBD oil. The St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin filed a federal lawsuit in February against state Attorney General Brad Schimel, saying he objected to the tribe’s plans for processing hemp. St. Croix tribal attorney Jeff […]
California’s exploding market for hemp CBD products rocked by sporadic crackdowns
The pink menus at Coffee Dose, a Costa Mesa coffee shop, list lattes infused with trendy ingredients such as tumeric powder and grass-fed butter. The menus also have several ingredients carefully hidden by lines of Wite-Out. But look closely enough and you can make out two words: “CBD oil.” Cannabidiol, known as CBD, is one […]
Parents Worry Feds’ Potential OK Of Medical Marijuana Could Roll Back State Programs
A British pharmaceutical company is getting closer to a decision on whether the U.S government will approve the first prescription drug derived from the marijuana plant, but parents who for years have used cannabis to treat severe forms of epilepsy in their children are feeling more cautious than celebratory. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration […]
Wisconsin DOJ Warns Hemp Farmers Not To Sell Or Possess CBD Oil
The Wisconsin Department of Justice is advising law enforcement agencies and the public that a medicinal oil derived from marijuana and hemp is still illegal, despite laws passed in recent years legalizing its use in limited circumstances. The announcement caught many farmers participating in a new state-authorized hemp growing program off-guard and could cost them […]
World Health Organization Gives Approval To Marijuana’s CBD Compound
A compound derived from marijuana has health benefits and should not be subject to government restrictions, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. “Recent evidence from animal and human studies shows that its use could have some therapeutic value for seizures due to epilepsy and related conditions and that it “is not likely to be abused or create dependence as for other […]
Non-psychoactive CBD converts into psychoactive THC during the digestive process
By Stephen Goldner A very significant laboratory finding[*1] in-vitro shows how CBD dosed orally can convert to delta-9-THC in the human gut. If confirmed in-vivo, this finding may place CBD products, previously considered non-psychoactive, in the same category as psychoactive THC cannabis. The authors used simulated gastric juice, a standard methodology, with well-validated analytical techniques […]
Mexican Senate Passes Medical Marijuana Bill
Mexico’s Senate overwhelmingly approved a bill on Tuesday that would allow for the use of medical marijuana, in a further step toward outright legalization in a country long wracked by warring drug cartels. The bill, part of a proposal that President Enrique Pena Nieto submitted to Congress earlier this year, must also be passed by […]
UK Government Says Marijuana Does Have Medicinal Value
The government’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has found that Cannabidiol (CBD) has a “restoring, correcting or modifying” effect on “physiological functions” when administered to humans, in a potential milestone in the campaign to legalise cannabis and bring about evidence-based laws regarding drugs. The review of CBD, a cannabinoid accounting for up to […]
