THE largest ever study into the toxicological impacts of humans ingesting trace levels of THC in food will get underway in the next few weeks. The European Industrial Hemp Association (EIHA) is spending over €1.6m on the trial featuring 200 participants. Taking place in Europe, EIHA believes the trial will help establish an evidence base […]
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California Bans Hemp-Derived CBD Oil
Despite the fact it has received little media attention, a recent decision from Sacramento bureaucrats has potentially far-reaching implications for the cannabis industry — and for patients who have come to rely on CBD to treat a wide range of ailments. On July 6, the California Department of Public Health issued a memo making it clear that CBD oil […]
Could Hemp Help Former NFL Players With Brain Injuries?
Former Chicago Bears quarterback Jim McMahon calls himself “old school,” including his use of marijuana both during and after his career. Yet McMahon’s stab at self-medicating could be ahead of its time. Researchers at Johns Hopkins plan to test whether a compound found in hemp — and its notorious cousin, cannabis — proves as effective […]
Kansas Legislators Look to Lessen Criminal Penalties, Legalize Hemp Oil
Lawmakers sent bills to the Senate floor Tuesday to lessen penalties for marijuana possession and allow individuals with epilepsy to try hemp oil. The Senate Corrections and Juvenile Justice Committee approved allowing the use of hemp oil – or CBD oil, which is extracted from marijuana – but offered no endorsement of the proposal, instead […]
Colorado City Gives $8 Million in Incentives For New Hemp Oil Plant
Pueblo’s city council on Monday voted 5-1 to extend nearly $8 million in incentives from the city’s half-cent economic development sales tax fund to help CBD Biosciences get its hemp-oil processing plant off the ground. The Pueblo Development Foundation will spend $3 million to rehab a Boeing rocket assembly plant at Pueblo Airport Industrial Park […]
Hemp Oil Sales Start in Iowa, Despite Medical Marijuana Ban
Boris Shcharansky stresses that he’s no outlaw. The Urbandale businessman is selling what he calls hemp oil — made from a plant that is closely related to marijuana. He knows his customers are using the oil to treat chronic ailments. But he swears he’s not peddling medical marijuana before Iowa lawmakers decide whether to legalize […]
