Labeling of cannabidiod products becoming a public health concern
(Mary Ann Liebert, Inc./Genetic Engineering News) The need for accurate and informative labeling of hemp and hemp-derived cannabidiol (CBD) products is a critical public health issue. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - March 25, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
EssenceHempoil.com launches products from two top brands
EssenceHempoil.com, the new online hemp oil superstore has now added to their stock products from two industry titans, Hempura and Hemp King.(PRWeb March 22, 2020)Read the full story at https://www.prweb.com/releases/essencehempoil_com_launches_products_from_two_top_brands/prweb16939998.htm (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - March 22, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Don't Believe All the'Science' on CBD Products
MONDAY, March 16, 2020 -- Cannabidiol -- commonly known as CBD -- might not be all it is touted to be, new research suggests.
Instead, existing evidence on the potential benefits of the compound found in marijuana and hemp has often been backed by... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - March 16, 2020 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
A Woman's Place: Cannabis Industry Promotes Female Ownership
Feminine hands are everywhere in the medical marijuana and hemp industries, up and running in the state for less than a year. Their roles range from co-owning $10 million cultivation centers to staffing dispensary counters as budtenders. (Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care)
Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care - March 16, 2020 Category: American Health Source Type: news
100% THC-Free Hemp & CBD Oil Company's 2020 Launch
Stellarbound Launches 0% THC Product Line and Gives a Percentage of Proceeds to Charitable Causes.(PRWeb March 12, 2020)Read the full story at https://www.prweb.com/releases/100_thc_free_hemp_cbd_oil_company_s_2020_launch/prweb16973403.htm (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - March 12, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Root Sciences announces Scitek as distribution representative
Root Sciences and Scitek announce distribution agreement to provide world-class extraction and distillation technologies to the cannabis/hemp industries in Australia and New Zealand(PRWeb February 19, 2020)Read the full story at https://www.prweb.com/releases/root_sciences_announces_scitek_as_distribution_representative/prweb16915449.htm (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - February 19, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Medical cannabis and cannabis-based medicines: an appeal to doctors, journalists, health insurance companies and politicians for responsible treatment - Hauser W, Hoch E, Petzke F, Thomasius R, Radbruch L, Batra A, Sommer C, Havemann-Reinecke U.
On the basis of the law on "amendment of narcotics law and other regulations" of 06.03.2017, doctors of all disciplines without special qualification can use cannabis flowers (so-called medicinal hemp) and cannabis-based medicines in Prescribe Germany. The... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 18, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Is it hemp or marijuana? New scanner gives instant answer
(Texas A&M AgriLife Communications) Hemp is technically legal in Texas, but proving that hemp is not marijuana can be a hurdle, requiring testing in a licensed laboratory. Now, a team of Texas A&M AgriLife researchers have created a 'hemp scanner' that could easily fit in a police cruiser and distinguish hemp and marijuana instantly, without damaging any of the product. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - February 10, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Hemp 'goes hot' due to genetics, not growing conditions
(Cornell University) As the hemp industry grows, producers face the risk of cultivating a crop that can become unusable -- and illegal -- if it develops too much of the psychoactive chemical THC. Cornell University researchers have determined that a hemp plant's propensity to 'go hot' -- become too high in THC -- is determined by genetics, not as a stress response to growing conditions, contrary to popular belief. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - January 30, 2020 Category: Biology Source Type: news
Leading Independent Pharmacy Buying Group Provides Member Access to...
New AAPA CBD AdvantEdge™ program provides members with access to high-quality, hemp-sourced CBD infusions with the industry’s most aggressive discount.(PRWeb January 28, 2020)Read the full story at https://www.prweb.com/releases/leading_independent_pharmacy_buying_group_provides_member_access_to_the_world_s_most_competitive_pharmacist_formulated_cbd_product_line_and_price_structure/prweb16861181.htm (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - January 28, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
My Father ’s Passport
Against the advice of his oncologist, my father was unplugging himself, demanding to be released not only from the hospital, but from life as we know it. It felt like a victory. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - January 23, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Christine Hemp Tags: Hospitals Chemotherapy Death and Dying Families and Family Life Road Trips Source Type: news
HEMP & CBD CONNEX CONFERENCE- Portland, Oregon
GROWING HEMP IS NOT THE “FIELD OF DREAMS” What you need to know before you grow: From seed to harvest to shelf, invest in two days in educating yourself in all aspects of the industry(PRWeb January 18, 2020)Read the full story at https://www.prweb.com/releases/hemp_cbd_connex_conference_portland_oregon/prweb16843226.htm (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - January 18, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
High anxiety: Proposed US hemp rules worry industry
Hemp was ushered in as a federally legal agricultural crop under the groundbreaking 2018 Farm Bill (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - January 13, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Want to Calm Your Anxious Pet With CBD? Some Products Are All Bark and No Bite: Study
Companies have unleashed hundreds of CBD pet health products accompanied by glowing customer testimonials claiming the cannabis derivative produced calmer, quieter and pain-free dogs and cats.
But some of these products are all bark and no bite.
“You’d be astounded by the analysis we’ve seen of products on the shelf with virtually no CBD in them,” said Cornell University veterinary researcher Joseph Wakshlag, who studies therapeutic uses for the compound. “Or products with 2 milligrams per milliliter, when an effective concentration would be between 25 and 75 milligrams per milliliter. There a...
Source: TIME: Health - January 7, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Mary Esch / AP Tags: Uncategorized animals onetime Source Type: news
YEAR IN REVIEW: Medical marijuana industry sprouts in Ohio
Ohio patients bought nearly $50 million worth of medical marijuana in the first year of legal sales in the state as a new industry is being built from the ground up.
Going into 2020, state regulators are grappling with the shifting nature of the industry as huge publicly traded cannabis companies seek to scoop up Ohio licensees. And recreational sales are set to start in Michigan, testing the resolve of Ohio's lawmakers who have traditionally opposed the idea.
The legislature did warm to hemp,… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - December 31, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Carrie Ghose Source Type: news
