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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
Chronic Teen Marijuana Use Not Linked to Health Issues
Chronic marijuana use by young teens was not linked with mental or physical disorders more than two decades later, a new study found.
Reprint, Safety, Youth
Nora Volkow on the “Potential Promise” of CBD
Earth to NIDA: CBD provides well documented medical benefits. That is a fact. Not a “potential promise.”
Reprint, Cannabis Politics, U.S. Federal
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
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
Launch of Phytecs, A Cannabinoid Science Powerhouse
Israeli scientist Raphael Mechoulam and Ethan Russo, formerly of GW Pharmaceuticals, to lead a major R&D effort.
Reprint, Cannabis Politics, Business
Is "Pure" CBD Better?
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
CBD & THC: Myths and Misconceptions
With the growing awareness of CBD as a potential health aid there's also been a proliferation of misconceptions about THC's role in healing.
Article, Medicine, General Guidance, Cannabis Politics, U.S. Federal, Science, Bad Science
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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.