CBD USER’S MANUAL [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="477" class="noopener "] Photo by Project CBD[/caption] A Beginner’s Guide to Cannabidiol & Cannabis Therapeutics Project CBD has created a beginner’s guide for cannabidiol & cannabis therapeutics to address key questions of CBD users. In 2009, a handful of CBD-rich cannabis strains were discovered serendipitously in Northern California, America’s cannabis breadbasket, where certified patients could access medical marijuana legally. Thus began a great laboratory experiment in democracy involving CBD-rich cannabis therapeutics. The [....]

What Happened to Two Sisters With Epilepsy When Only One Had Cannabis Chelsea Leyland was able to move to New York and get a prescription for medical marijuana. Meanwhile, her sister remains in full-time care in the UK. Photo by Nicola Muirhead Brooklyn-based DJ Chelsea Leyland is prominent in New York’s art and fashion communities trots the globe playing international music festivals and graces the pages of magazines like Vogue and Nylon. Both stunning and [....]

7 Amazing Ways Cannabis Can Delay Aging Old age – name one person who’s looking forward to it. Especially when what greets us is a litany of ailments such as creaking joints, high blood pressure, and failing eyesight. But studies suggest that compounds found in the cannabis plant might just help slow down the process, by protecting our cells from wear and tear, and improving memory. That’s not to suggest that cannabis is some kind [....]

Cannabis May Protect the Brain Against Stress and Injury, and Here’s Why (MachineHeadz/iStock) Each year, around 2 million Americans experience a sport-related traumatic brain injury (TBI). Soldiers are also at elevated risk for TBI; 17% of deployed soldiers to Iraq experienced a TBI, and among them, 59% experienced multiple TBIs. On a less overt level, our stress levels are on the rise. And to make matters worse, there’s a direct link between stress and increased risk for cardiovascular effects like heart attack and [....]

Endometriosis Gets Put Down by Cannabis The pain of endometriosis can be debilitating at the time of menstruation; cannabis has a solution for that. Endometriosis is a painful condition that affects 200 million women worldwide, with an estimated 1 in 10 (in the US) remaining undiagnosed.  Pain that is specific to women tends to be under-represented in research. Endometriosis is no different, and as such, many women seek alternative treatments; cannabis has proven to be effective [....]

UN Drug Committee Finds Cannabis an Effective, ‘Relatively Safe Drug’ The World Health Organization met in Geneva, Switzerland, last week to review the agency’s first-ever review of the health and safety of cannabis. The takeaway: The UN drug committee found that cannabis is a “relatively safe drug” that millions of people are already using to help manage a wide range of medical conditions. It’s an early step as the global health agency, an office of [....]

Cannabis Edible Dosage Chart: A Guide for Beginners   There’s really only one thing you need to know about edibles. And, that’s how they metabolize.Once you understand how your systems process cannabis edibles, you can appreciate the importance of getting the dosage right. Metabolizing cannabis edibles The THCA in cannabis needs to go through decarboxylation before it becomes THC, the cannabinoid with psychoactive effects. When you smoke, the burning process triggers the decarboxylation. When you [....]

What Are The Benefits of Dabbing Live Resin? Besides amazing flavor, live resin offers a significant amount of medical benefits. This is why you should consider trying it. Live Resin Live resin is a cannabis concentrate revered for its full flavor, but what is it and how is it made? Let’s take a close look to see the benefits of this expensive extract and why it’s a connoisseur favorite. What is Live Resin? Live resin [....]

Finding the CB3 Receptor Could be THE Medical Breakthrough of Human History Scientists think they’ve found a new cannabinoid receptor, one that could crack open a new smorgasbord of healing possibilities. It’s like nothing we’ve ever seen before: New research suggests that cannabis may affect the human body in new and unprecedented ways.Before we get there, a little backstory. After the U.S. government finally allowed scientists to research the possible medical uses of cannabis, whole [....]

CANNABIS AND CANCER, PT. 2: THE TRIPLE THREAT OF THC, CBD, AND CONVENTIONAL TREATMENT ON CANCER In our previous article “Can Cannabis Kill Cancer?”, we highlighted research that establishes evidence of the anti-cancer properties of THC and CBD (the most active compounds) or cannabinoids naturally occurring in cannabis. Where much of the research of the past decade has focused on the success of individual cannabinoids to reduce and inhibit tumor growth, the most recent investigation has [....]