

Cannabis Legalization may Help Fight Racial Injustice
The National Organization for the Reformation of Marijuana Laws (NORML), Recently Released a Statement Detailing How Cannabis Advocates can Play a Role in Enacting Racial Justice in America. Racial inequalities have long existed in enforcing drug policies. According to analysis by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), African Americans are close to four times

Saanich Company to Produce Hemp Based Wipes
Rigorous Cleaning Protocols Prompted by the Pandemic Have Given a Saanich-Based Company, in the Disposable-Wipes Business, a Potentially Bright Future Bast Fibre Technologies Inc., a natural-fibre engineering company with headquarters at the Vancouver Island Technology Park, said it has secured $4.5 million in equity financing that will allow it to complete trials and enable

The White House is Reviewing a Plan for CBD Research
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Submitted Draft Guidance on the Issue Last Week to the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Details about the document—titled “Cannabis and Cannabis-Derived Compounds: Quality Considerations for Clinical Research”—are sparse. But an FDA spokesperson indicated to Marijuana Moment that it’s related to the agency’s ongoing work

CBD Slows Growth of Brain Cancer Cells in a Petri Dish
The Cannabis Compound Could be Useful, One Day, in a New Cancer Treatment Cannabidiol (CBD) — the cannabis compound that isn’t psychoactive — has earned a reputation as something of a cure-all, supposedly capable of treating everything from anxiety to acne. While many of those claims are anecdotal — or made by companies hoping

Ancient Israelites Burned Cannabis During Worship
Burned Cannabis Found at ‘Holy of Holies’ Shrine in Ancient Kingdom of Judah More than 2,700 years ago, worshipers at a “holy of holies” shrine in Israel may have gotten high on weed. Researchers discovered burnt cannabis and frankincense at the site, which was located in the Kingdom of Judah. Researchers made the discovery

Could Cannabis Help Save America’s Economy?
Cannabis Legalization Is Key To Economic Recovery, Much Like Ending Alcohol Prohibition Helped Us Out Of The Great Depression Our nation is in the midst of the greatest crisis in generations, with the Covid-19 pandemic impacting Americans’ physical and emotional well-being, while plummeting the nation’s economy into the worst economic downturn in our lifetimes.