September 19, 2023cbd, Conor Ryder, Dorset, England, Health, medical cannabis, National Health Service, News, thc, Tourette Syndrome, UK, world

Man with Tourette Syndrome Pleads with NHS To Increase Cannabis Prescriptions

Conor Ryder, from Dorset, England, a man living with Tourette syndrome, is urging the government to make medicinal cannabis more accessible through […]

September 12, 2023Anthony Armour, cbd, dea, Drug Test, hemp, News, oil, Opioids

DEA Doubles Down on Decision To Fire Agent Who Tried To Replace Opioids With CBD

The Drug Enforcement Administration recently defended their decision to fire an “outstanding” special agent fired earlier this year for using CBD oil […]

July 31, 20232018 Farm Bill, beverages, cannabidiol, cbd, dietary supplements, drinks, FDA, food, Foods, hemp, legalization, News, Paige Figi

House Panel Calls On FDA To Regulate CBD For Foods, Beverages

Hemp advocates and industry leaders last week called on the federal government to ease access to cannabidiol as a House of Representatives […]

July 28, 2023Brian Mast, house of representatives, Laws, medical cannabis, Medical Marijuana, military, News, Psychedelics, PTSD, Rep. Earl Blumenauer, VA, veterans

House Approves Spending Bill with Amendments for Veteran Medical Cannabis Treatments

On July 26, the U.S. House of Representatives approved amendments and added a large spending bill. Among those amendments was an addition […]

July 27, 2023analysis, beverages, cbd, drinks, e-liquids, liquid, News, oils, products, Tinctures, UK, United Kingdom

CBD Liquid Products Often Short On CBD, Report Says

Some CBD products may not be all they seem, according to newly published analysis.  Researchers from the United Kingdom assessed a variety […]

July 24, 2023cbd, dietary supplements, drinks, FDA, food, hemp, Jeff Merkley, Laws, News, Rand Paul, Ron Wyden

Lawmakers Introduce Bipartisan CBD Regulation Bill

A bipartisan group of lawmakers on Thursday introduced a bill to ensure hemp-derived CBD products are regulated by the U.S. Food and […]

July 13, 2023advertising, cbd, Facebook, hemp, Mark Zuckerberg, meta, News, social media, Threads, topicals, twitter

Meta Updates Policy To Allow CBD Ads Without Permission

Major social media platforms continue to gradually warm up to cannabis. As Meta rival Twitter announced it will allow some CBD and […]

July 10, 2023banned substances, cannabidiol, cbd, China, conviction, Hong Kong, jail, ketamine, News, possession, prison, syringes, world

Woman Becomes First Person To Be Imprisoned for CBD in Hong Kong

A 32-year-old woman was recently put in prison for possession of CBD in Hong Kong. According to a report from Agence France-Presse […]

June 26, 2023Chronic Pain, doctors, Health, Jeff Merkley, medical cannabis, mental health, News, PTSD, senate, VA, veterans, Vets

Senate Committee Approves Bill Allowing VA To Recommend Pot to Veterans in Legal States

The Senate Appropriations Committee approved a spending bill last Thursday that includes an amendment allowing the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) […]

June 19, 2023Brazil, Cannabae, cannabinoids, cbd, Florida trema, hemp, News, Radula, Rio de Janeiro, shrub, South America, Trema micrantha, woolly umbrella plant, world

Researchers Find CBD-Like Compound in South American Shrub

Another active compound researchers are calling a cannabinoid has been discovered in another plant species that grows wild like a weed all […]