Category: World News

Today we take a moment to mourn the passing of Charlotte Figi, whose brief life changed the cannabis industry and the world.

As we near the end of February, there are still 6 (realistic) candidates vying for the Democratic presidential nomination. A few of these candidates — Bernie Sanders, Pete Buttigieg, Joe Biden, for example — have a greater chance at becoming the Democratic nominee than others, but it’s important for us to look at all the […]

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We, as a society, are experiencing our first “vaping crisis.” However, there are misconceptions permeating both mainstream media and our understanding of what a “vaping crisis” actually means, plus how it came to be. Some will say that shady e-cigarette manufacturers are to blame for the rampant spread of a mysterious lung illness associated with […]

CBD IN THE NFL Pain management, inflammation reduction, anxiety relief, increased overall well-being: with users purporting such benefits, who would better profit from CBD than players in the National Football League? Cannabidiol, or CBD, has long been demonized by the leaders of worldwide sports organizations, languishing on athletic banned substances lists throughout all major sports. […]

Call it a diamond in the rough, but Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) might be the most powerful proponent of CBD legalization in the United States. And it actually makes sense: McConnell’s home state of Kentucky, suffering from exponential loss in tobacco industry sales, needs an agricultural revitalization. McConnell sees the CBD debate for […]

The United States government is finally coming to terms with something consumers predicted quite a long time ago: There might be some health benefits to cannabis after all. The Associated Press reported Thursday that nine federal research grants have been awarded for furthering our education and understanding of CBD, as well as other non-psychoactive cannabinoids […]

More and more people are finding out for themselves the benefits Cannabidiol (CBD) oil has to offer for their health and wellness. They’d be forgiven for thinking it was a remarkable, new substance because this nearly forgotten cannabinoid seemed to explode onto the scene in recent years. The truth is, however, that the history of […]

“Is it legal?” is one of the biggest questions surrounding CBD oil and its related products. The short answer is that, as long as it’s made from hemp instead of marijuana, CBD oil is generally legal everywhere in the US. It was made effectively legal by certain legislative changes at the federal level, but states […]