Mainstream Retailers Embrace Marijuana's Less Taboo Cousin
Mainstream retailers are leaping into the world of products like skin creams and oils that tout such benefits as reducing anxiety and helping you sleep. The key ingredient? CBD, or cannabidiol, a compound derived from hemp and marijuana that doesn't cause a high. (Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care)
Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care - April 15, 2019 Category: American Health Source Type: news
How Hemp Production Can be Leveraged Using Technologies From Drones To AR
Since becoming legalized in the U.S. and much of the world, hemp production has been proving to be a profitable endeavor for farmers and displacing other crops as the preferred crop for many. Production can benefit from tech, such as the use of drones or IoT principles, let me explain how. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - April 12, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Maciej Duraj, Contributor Source Type: news
CBD Lures Stressed-Out Parents Looking to Unwind
Caught in the churn of long days and sleepless nights, some parents have found solace in a nonintoxicating chemical derived from hemp. But is it safe? (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - April 12, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: CHRISTINA CARON Tags: Cannabis Foods and Products Anxiety and Stress Families and Family Life Parenting Marijuana Hemp Food and Drug Administration Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Source Type: news
Former Reds manager enters CBD firm's lineup as brand ambassador
A former Cincinnati Reds manager is teaming with a maker of hemp-based wellness products. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - April 5, 2019 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Barrett J. Brunsman Source Type: news
Cannabis, Hemp Seeds Cross-Reactive in Some With Allergies Cannabis, Hemp Seeds Cross-Reactive in Some With Allergies
Hemp seeds and cannabis are cross-reactive in some allergic individuals, a new report on 15 cases shows.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - April 4, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Allergy & Clinical Immunology News Source Type: news
Is there scientific evidence behind CBD products' claims?
CBD is popping up in everything from food to beauty products. It comes from plants in the cannabis family and has been marketed as a solution for anxiety, pain and epilepsy. With Walgreens and CVS expanding into hemp-derived CBD products, the FDA is taking a closer look at the unregulated market. Dr. Tara Narula joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss whether there is scientific evidence behind the claims. (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - April 4, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
CBD products from Broward company now available at national retailer
The company manufactures tinctures, oils, capsules and lotions containing full spectrum hemp oil, including CBD. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - April 3, 2019 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Ashley Portero Source Type: news
CBD products from Broward company now available at national retailer
The company manufactures tinctures, oils, capsules and lotions containing full spectrum hemp oil, including CBD. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - April 3, 2019 Category: American Health Authors: Ashley Portero Source Type: news
FDA Looks Into Regulating CBD In Food, Beverages And More
(CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday that it will hold a public hearing next month to discuss developing a regulatory framework for the use of CBD in consumer products, including foods and beverages.
CBD, the abbreviation for cannabidiol, is one of the non-psychoactive ingredients in cannabis, increasingly thought to offer wide-ranging health benefits, with few side effects and low risk of addiction or abuse. Tetrahydrocannabinol or THC is the main psychoactive component of the cannabis plant.
Related: CBD – What Is It And Why Do People Use It?
FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb said in a ...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - April 3, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Health News CBD CNN Source Type: news
Why Ohio farmers, retailers are excited about a hemp bill that passed the Senate
A bill to legalize industrial hemp and sales of CBD products sailed through the Ohio Senate 30-0 on Thursday and now heads to the House.
Gov. Mike DeWine's office said he is "reviewing and monitoring" the legislation, which has attracted broad business and regulatory support.
“It is imperative that Ohio moves quickly so that our farmers can take advantage of a domestic hemp marketplace and catch up with our neighboring states,” said Sen. Brian Hill, a Zanesville Republican, on the Senate floor… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - March 29, 2019 Category: American Health Authors: Carrie Ghose Source Type: news
Cincinnati CBD company could invest $50M in Ohio hemp
Green Light Acquisitions, which grows hemp and develops CBD products, would invest more than $50 million in hemp growing and processing in Ohio if a law passes to legalize the crop. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - March 29, 2019 Category: American Health Authors: Carrie Ghose Source Type: news
Walgreens to sell CBD products in 9 states, including Colorado
Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. announced it will begin selling products containing Cannabidiol (CBD) in nine states, including Illinois.
Deerfield, Illinois-based Walgreens (Nasdaq: WBA) said it will sell the CBD products in 1,500 of its stores in Indiana, Oregon, Colorado, New Mexico, Kentucky, Tennessee, Vermont, South Carolina and Illinois.
CBD is extracted from the flowers and buds of marijuana or hemp plants but it doesn't ge t users "high" because it doesn't contain the plants' chemical tetrahydrocannabinol… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - March 28, 2019 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Ben Miller Source Type: news
Walgreens to sell CBD products in 9 states, including Illinois
Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. announced it will begin selling products containing Cannabidiol (CBD) in nine states, including Illinois.
Deerfield, Illinois-based Walgreens (Nasdaq: WBA) said it will sell the CBD products in 1,500 of its stores in Indiana, Oregon, Colorado, New Mexico, Kentucky, Tennessee, Vermont, South Carolina and Illinois.
CBD is extracted from the flowers and buds of marijuana or hemp plants but it doesn't ge t users "high" because it doesn't contain the plants' chemical tetrahydrocannabinol… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care News Headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care News Headlines - March 28, 2019 Category: Health Management Authors: Ben Miller Source Type: news
CBD Products Now Sold at CVS Stores in 8 States
Curaleaf operates more than 40 marijuana dispensaries across 12 states and also offers hemp-derived products including lotions, tinctures, vape pens and patches. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - March 22, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Cannabidiol Products Now Available at Hundreds of CVS Stores
THURSDAY, March 21, 2019 -- Creams, sprays, and lotions infused with the nonintoxicating hemp component cannabidiol (CBD) are now being sold at more than 800 CVS stores in eight states.
The products will be sold in store aisles, according to a... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - March 21, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
