What Is CBDA (Cannabidiolic Acid) & What Are the Benefits of This Cannabinoid?
CBDA (cannabidiolic acid) is one of many compounds produced by cannabis and hemp. Abundant in the live plants of CBD varieties, it converts to the better known cannabinoid CBD (cannabidiol) over time and when exposed to heat. Cannabinoids are cannabis compounds that interact with our bodies to produce medical and recreational effects, from pain and […]
CBD for Autism: The Therapeutic Promise
By Wholistic Research & Education Foundation On August 20, 2019 (Updated on August 21, 2019) From Wholistic Research & Education Foundation. Responing to growing interest about CBD from families across the United States, the Autism Society of America and Wholistic Research and Education Foundation have co-costed this educational webinar to discuss whether CBD indeed holds […]
Can CBD Help Your Complexion?
Just a few years ago, most of the cannabis-infused topicals and skincare products available were jars of greasy green glop, handmade in someone’s kitchen and smelling suspiciously of bong water. Not so in 2019. In today’s 17-billion-dollar “prestige beauty” industry, cannabis-infused skincare is the hottest trend since snail mucus, and the non-intoxicating cannabinoid known as […]
How to Set Up a Small-Space Drying Room for Your Cannabis Harvest
When it comes to having a usable, smokable, great-tasting crop, it turns out that growing cannabis is really only half the journey. After harvest, a proper dry and cure are crucial. These steps help retain terpenes and cannabinoids while diminishing chlorophyll, giving you something that tastes more like grass than, well, grass. Not to mention, […]
Two Weeks In, Louisiana’s Medical Marijuana Program Is Thriving
BATON ROUGE, LA — Two weeks after Louisiana patients began receiving medical cannabis, the program is humming along without supply disruption and with thousands of people receiving the drug for medical use, regulatory officials and the head of one growing operation said Monday. Louisiana has 5,000 patients, two weeks after opening dispensaries. John Davis, president […]
Wasn’t the DEA Going to Let Others Grow Research-Grade Cannabis?
Arizona-based researcher Dr. Sue Sisley is spearheading an extraordinary lawsuit against the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), demanding that the agency stop dragging its feet on a years-old promise to end the federal government’s monopoly on growing cannabis for clinical research. The DEA has two weeks to explain why it’s stalled these applications from expert […]
