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Illuminating Results of CBD Patient Survey

By Care By Design on September 15, 2015

Care By Design asked thousands of patients about their use of CBD-rich cannabis and its impact on pain, discomfort, energy, mood, and overall wellbeing. Here's what they learned...

Special Report, Medicine, General Guidance, Inflammation, PTSD, Pain

CBD Legislative Update: Federal Developments

By Joy Beckerman on September 11, 2015

Several Cannabis-related bills have been introduced by the U.S. Congress in the current 114th Session. Three of these relate specifically to CBD.

Article, Cannabis Politics, U.S. Federal

CBD-Drug Interactions: Role of Cytochrome P450

By Adrian Devitt-Lee on September 8, 2015

With CBD becoming widely available, scientists are taking a closer look at CBD-drug interactions.

Article, Medicine, Cancer, Epilepsy & Seizures, Liver Disease, Multiple Sclerosis, Safety, Drug Interactions, Science, Deep Science

Solar power cannabis history at Emerald Pharms

Fortunate Sun: Solar Power & the Birth of the American Cannabis Industry

By Martin A. Lee on August 26, 2015

When John Schaeffer sold the first solar panel in Mendocino County in 1978, he didn’t realize that he had struck a blow against the war on drugs.

Article, Culture, History, Cannabis Politics, Environment

The Life & Work of Raphael Mechoulam: “The Scientist”

By EurpoaWire on July 31, 2015

A documentary tells the story of the “father of cannabinoid medicine,” from his early days as a child of the Holocaust through his career as chief investigator into the world’s most misunderstood plant.

Video, Culture, History

How Safe Is Your Vape Pen?

By Jahan Marcu on July 14, 2015

Jahan Marcu, PhD, reports on the hidden dangers of propylene glycol and vape pens that smolder.

Article, Safety, Vaping

hemp field with path going into mountains

The History of CBD

By Project CBD on June 4, 2015

Project CBD started in 2009 as a journalistic group covering the story of CBD's reemergence in the grassroots cannabis supply in the United States. Learn why this narrative warranted special focus.

Article, Culture, History

Prohibition’s Last Gasp: “CBD Only”

By Martin A. Lee on March 26, 2015

Industrial hemp oil marketers tried to put a positive spin on the FDA’s recent slap-down of companies that pitch CBD products as legal in all 50 states.

Article, Cannabis Politics, U.S. Federal

Is "Pure" CBD Better?

By Martin A. Lee on February 22, 2015

A groundbreaking study has documented the superior therapeutic properties of whole plant CBD-rich cannabis extract as compared to single-molecule CBD.

Article, Medicine, General Guidance, Science, Deep Science