Cannabidiol (CBD) has shown to be effective in treating specific pediatric seizure disorders. Researchers explored if CBD would be effective in treating drug-resistant epilepsy in reducing seizures in adults, it was not. In a double-blind, placebo-controlled study conducted in Australia and New Zealand, 188 people with drug-resistant epilepsy were dosed[Read More…]
A dozen armed officers with the U.S. Forest Service, local sheriff’s office, and other agencies teamed up with Dr. Mourad Gabriel to seize and dismantle an illegal marijuana grow site near Redding, California. At this site—just off Route 36, east of Redding, and down a rocky forest valley—more than 4,000 marijuana plants grow[Read More…]
The National Marijuana Initiative (NMI) in a partnership with the University of Mississippi, Natural Products Laboratory, conducted research into the actual THC potency of cannabis products in the commercial marketplace. University researchers found that 70% of the commercial cannabis flower they analyzed, failed to meet the claimed THC potency level, as[Read More…]
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) just issued guidance to financial institutions doing business with hemp-related businesses. “Hemp” is a part of the Cannabis Sativa L. family that contains no more than .3 percent potency level of Delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). Hemp was removed from the controlled substances list and reclassified[Read More…]
