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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Submitted Draft Guidance on the Issue Last Week to the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Details about the document—titled “Cannabis and Cannabis-Derived Compounds: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.
Cannabinoids and the Immune System
Science suggests that there is a relationship between the endocannabinoid system and the immune system, but researchers are still working to fully understand how and why. Inflammation is the body’s response to some type of abnormality or infection. The reason your lymph-nodes become swollen when you are sick is because white blood cells are
