Upcoming Law May Enable Cannabis Brands to Produce Featured Ads on Radio & Television
Broadcasters have been notorious for their refusal to air cannabis ads. Even in states where the product is legal, advertisers were turned down as the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) took the stance that a federally illegal product could not be advertised. Law360 reported that “House lawmakers tacked language onto a Federal Communication Commission spending bill […]
Cannabis & Cancer: How Cannabinoids Can Act Disablers against Active Cancer Cell
There is abundant anecdotal evidence showing that people can live with cancer for decades after diagnosis. Several books and films describe various alternative approaches to traditional medicines that patients have used to help them heal, many citing the use of cannabis. For example, “Weed the People” is an excellent film documenting the cannabis experiences of […]
Jazz Pharmaceuticals MS Research Slips Its Mark
Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc (Nasdaq: JAZZ) announced top-line results from the Phase 3 RELEASE MSS1 trial (NCT04657666) evaluating nabiximols oromucosal spray (JZP378, or Sativex, ex-U.S.) on clinical measures of spasticity in individuals with multiple sclerosis (M.S.). The RELEASE MSS1 trial did not meet the primary endpoint of change in Lower Limb Muscle Tone-6 (LLMT-6) between baseline and Day […]
Delta-8 Products Limited to Oregon’s Licensed Marijuana Stores Starting This Friday
Delta-8 THC products will be available only in Oregon’s licensed recreational cannabis outlets after a state law passed last year that placed the CBD-derived compound under the same regulations that cover legal marijuana. The law, which becomes effective this Friday, July 1, makes Oregon the first state in the U.S. to order the removal of […]
New Studies Forces Psychiatrists to Rethink on Psychedelics
About one in eight people in the world live with a mental disorder, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), and nearly a billion people around the world live with a diagnosable mental disorder. But modern psychiatry is about to be deluged with more cases of depression, anxiety, paranoia and other mental health issues as […]
Ban by FDA on Juul Alarms Cannabis Manufactures
The Food & Drug Administration (FDA) decided to ban the popular vape product Juul and issued a marketing denial order (MDO) to JUUL Labs Inc. for all its products currently marketed in the United States. That’s a long-winded way of saying the products are now banned. The company must stop selling and distributing these products. The ban doesn’t […]
CBD Supporting Millions of Life’s, But Who Benefits the Most
In the media, cannabidiol (CBD) is often discussed as a post-workout drink or morning coffee enhancer. Even CBD-infused creams, lotions, and clothing articles are on the market. Then, what is CBD medicine, exactly? What’s so appealing about it? CBD either comes from the hemp plant or is manufactured in a laboratory as a component of […]
Colombia Step Back from Prohibition of Cannabis Will Lift the Hemp Industry
In a sharp turn from prohibition-based policy, Colombia will look to advantage small cannabis producers and farming cooperatives, according to a government plan under recently elected President Gustavo Petro. Petro, a former rebel in the M-19 guerrilla group and a longtime legislator won Colombia’s presidential election last Sunday, cheering hemp and marijuana interests who hope […]
Hemp could be Worlds Last Hope to Heal the Planet: food, housing, environment
If the COVID-19 pandemic was, as U.N. Secretary-General Antonio António Guterres said, “like an X-ray revealing fractures in the fragile skeleton of the societies we have built,” and if climate change is a major cause of the fractures, then Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is like the painkillers being removed from this malaise. All issues of […]