Melinda Misuraca | Project CBD

Melinda Misuraca is a writer with a full spectrum of experience in the cannabis industry, from old-school pot farmer specializing in CBD-rich cultivars to consulting, product development, branding and marketing, as well as writing about cannabis history, science and politics. Her articles have appeared in High Times, Alternet, The Bohemian, and other publications. She believes cannabis offers its most profound gifts when grown and used with knowledge, respect, moderation and an open mind. She also bakes a mean galette and is an aspiring lady pool shark.

Luther Burbank, Cannabis & Me

Luther Burbank, the legendary horticulturist, was a big fan of cannabis sativa, breeding it and promoting its many uses.

The Many Gifts of Cultivating Cannabis

Cultivating a CBD-rich cannabis garden is a form of “nature therapy” that can improve mood, cognition, and immune function. The less we interact with nature, the more our health suffers.

How to Make a CBD Home Remedy Kit - and Why You Should

A photograph of two glass bottles filled with herbs and oil. There is a stem of a oval leafed herb behind the bottles on a woods surface.

Here are detailed instructions for creating a do-it-yourself Cannabis Home Medicine Kit which includes recipes for several tinctures, salve, and a cream.

Recipe for CBD Anti-Itch Cream

Several pots of cream are resting on top of a woven circular mat. The pot in the foreground is covered with a cannabis leaf.

This CBD cream helps sooth itchy skin by utilizing CBD’s anti-inflammatory properties. CBD has been shown to help heal minor skin wounds and soothe various types of dermatitis, including eczema, psoriasis, rosacea, bug bites, and poison oak.

Recipe for Stress Relief Tincture

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In today’s day and age, stress is often fact of life. This tincture is infused with CBD and other stress-relieving herbs to help you deal with whatever life throws your way.

Recipe for CBD & Mānuka Antibiotic Salve

Photograph of a honey dipper dripping honey into a ceramic bowl. Manuka flowers are laid over the bowl.

Both CBD and Mānuka honey are a potent allies against bacterial infections. This antibiotic CBD salve can help heal minor wounds and help keep away infection.

Recipe for CBD Pain Relief Balm

Photograph of two tins of topical cannabis balm restin on top of a burlap-covered table. There is a wooden scoop filled with cannabis flower, and a fresh cannabis leaf next to the two tins.

Life can be a pain in the neck. This CBD balm is meant to penetrate into deeper tissues with help from natural permeability enhancers, to help relax muscles dedicated to holding onto life’s stressors.

Recipe for CBD Pain Relief Tincture

Photograph of a wooden bowl filled with ground termeric powder. There is a wooden spoon heaped with turmeric powder sitting in front of the bowl, and cut, fresh turmeric root next to it.

CBD’s anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties can help with pain conditions that might otherwise be treated with OTC drugs. This tincture combines CBD with other powerful anti-inflammatory herbs to help relive persistent pain.

Recipe for CBD Topical Base Oil

Photograph of three tins of slave. The focus of the image is a tin with a cannabis leaf laid on top of the salve.

Interested in making your own CBD topicals? This CBD base oil recipe makes enough for all three topical preparations, with plenty left over.

Recipe for Sleep Aid Tincture

A brown glass tincture bottle sits in front of a cannabis leaf on a wooden table outside. The black plastic top is loose and cocked slightly to one side.

Sleep can be an elusive state, but cannabis could help. This snooze-inducing tincture makes use of CBD’s stress- and anxiety-relieving properties to help you find your way back to dream-land.

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