A Pennsylvania-based company is creating do-it-yourself kits that turn sustainable construction materials into 140-square-foot tiny homes and offices. Let’s take a closer look at the Traveler DIY kit, which was first launched on Earth Day in April. Coexist was co-founded by Anastasiya Konopitskaya and Drew Oberholtzer, a wife-and-husband team. Traveler has a midcentury modern Scandinavian …
Consuming marijuana improved at least one cancer-related symptom for more than 70 per cent of study participants. A small U.S. study involving 45 gynecologic cancer patients prescribed medical marijuana (MM) for symptom management found 71 per cent self-reported improvement in at least one symptom. Investigators considered patients prescribed MM from May 2016 to February 2019 …
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Millions of people regularly use illegal drugs. After Germany’s upcoming parliamentary election, drugs legalization looks set to be a new issue on the political agenda. With watershed elections looming in Germany, some politicians are talking about a new approach to drug control. The opposition Free Democrats (FDP), for whom civil liberties are a major issue, …
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On June 8th, a commission formed between the NFL and the league’s players’ union plans to award up to $1 million in grants for researchers to investigate the therapeutic potential of marijuana, CBD, and other alternatives to opioids for treating pain. The cannabis industry has long looked to major league sports as a hallmark for …
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In a case we’ve been watching closely, a California District Court Judge recently denied a motion by cannabis company Capna Intellectual. The motion sought to dismiss tobacco giant ITG Brands’ dilution claim for its “KOOL” brand. ITG’s branding uses “KOOL OOs” while ITG’s branding uses “BLOOM OOs.” As a refresher, in December 2020, ITG had …
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In Europe, industrial hemp must contain no more than 0.2% THC for it to be approved. While in the United States of America, the limit for THC content is 0.3%. This THC content reduces as the hemp is processed into CBD oil, hence CBD oils have no psychoactive effects and cannot make the user high.
Raphael Mechoulam is currently conducting research on synthesized cannabis acids. Professor Raphael Mechoulam, often referred to as the “father” or “godfather” of cannabis research, was honoured at the 31st International Cannabis Research Symposium earlier this week. The four-day symposium, which Mechoulam helped found in 1990, was held virtually after being cancelled last year. And though …
UC San Diego researchers are looking for participants for a clinical trial to study the effectiveness of cannabidiol, or CBD, in treating symptoms of severe autism in children. Cannabidiol is a chemical compound found in cannabis. CBD does not contain THC, the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana that produces a high. CBD oil has been approved …
For years and years, our cannabis lawyers have assisted with due diligence on all kinds of cannabis transactions from sole proprietorships to public companies. So that means we are intimately familiar with the mechanics of how the due diligence process works on a series of different transactions, and that we have seen all kinds of …
In 2014 a study suggested the potential of CBD to stop, reduce and hold back the inflammatory response of the body that increases swelling and pain. These researchers were able to establish the any-degenerative effects of CBD at the end of their research. They also went on to suggest that CBD is better suited to …