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7 SURPRISING USES FOR CBD OIL Have the recent advances in the legalization of both medical and recreational marijuana sparked your curiosity? You may also want to learn about CBD, or cannabidiol, which is showing great promise as an anti-inflammatory, anticonvulsant, antioxidant, antiemetic, and antipsychotic agent. Read on to find out some of the amazing uses for…

While we don’t normally think of anxiety as desirable, it’s actually a critical adaptive response that can help us cope with threats to our (or a loved one’s) safety and welfare. These responses help us recognize and avert potential threats; they can also help motivate us to take action to better our situation (work harder,…

Some caveats as we seek to identify and harness the therapeutic effects of CBD: Although CBD is not innately psychoactive, does not cause a high, has no known lethal dose, is non-toxic, and exhibits no abuse potential, it is still on Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act because CBD in its natural form is…

President Trump signed the long-awaited Farm Bill, which Congress passed earlier this month, into law at a ceremony at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on Dec. 20, and many industry associations are celebrating. “The 2018 Farm Bill is a major victory for fresh produce. Despite differences between the House and Senate, Congress has once again…

For years, experts have predicted that if the cannabis industry expands at its current rate, the American market will reach $20 billion by 2020. But it turns out that one market is spinning off into a mega-industry of its own: according to a new estimate from cannabis industry analysts the Brightfield Group, the hemp-CBD market…

Not that long ago, I would not have been able to tell you what the acronym “CBD” stood for, let alone what it was used for. CBD, or cannabidiol, is most commonly extracted from hemp, but it can also come from marijuana plants, which is why it is sometimes confused with its trippy chemical cousin…

As more states legalize marijuana, there’s growing interest in a cannabis extract — cannabidiol, also known as CBD. It’s marketed as a compound that can help relieve anxiety — and, perhaps, help ease aches and pains, too. Part of the appeal, at least for people who don’t want to get high, is that CBD doesn’t…

Overview Information Canadian hemp is an herb. The root of Canadian hemp is used for medicine. Despite serious safety concerns, Canadian hemp is used for arthritis, asthma, coughs, bloating, and syphilis. It is also used for heart problems including valvular insufficiency, “senile heart,” and weak heart muscles following pneumonia. Canadian hemp is also used to…

6 Evidence-Based Health Benefits of Hemp Seeds Hemp seeds are the seeds of the hemp plant, Cannabis sativa. They are from the same species as cannabis (marijuana) but a different variety. However, they contain only trace amounts of THC, the psychoactive compound in marijuana. Hemp seeds are exceptionally nutritious and rich in healthy fats, protein…