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Get High & Lose Weight?
Evidence shows marijuana users are much less likely to develop metabolic syndrome, a significant risk factor for obesity, diabetes, and heart disease.
Article, Medicine, Diabetes, Heart Disease, Obesity & Weight Loss, Science, Endocannabinoid System
Illuminating Results of CBD Patient Survey
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
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
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
Fortunate Sun: Solar Power & the Birth of the American Cannabis Industry
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”
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
THE LIFE & WORK OF RAPHAEL MECHOULAM: “THE SCIENTIST”
The documentary tells the story of the “father of cannabinoid medicine,” from his early days as a child of the Holocaust through his career as the chief investigator into the world’s most misunderstood plant.
How Safe Is Your Vape Pen?
Jahan Marcu, PhD, reports on the hidden dangers of propylene glycol and vape pens that smolder.
Article, Safety, Vaping
The History of CBD
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”
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
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THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO CBD
By the Editors of Reader’s Digest & Project CBD: Everything You Need to Know About What It Helps, Where to Buy It, and How to Take It.