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Medical marijuana is quickly making a big move into the mainstream world. The public support for the legalization of cannabis is increasing at a rapid rate, and for very good reason. People are beginning to wake up to the fact that cannabis could be the answer to many serious health issues. In fact, a recent…

What is Cannabis? People have been cultivating numerous strains of the cannabis plant for thousands of years with different purposes in mind. When we develop the plant to grow tall and strong with thick fibrous stalks and a very small amount of cannabinoids (the active compounds in the plant) we call it hemp; people mostly…

Cannabidiol is a chemical that occurs in hemp plants and marijuana. It is possible that cannabidiol oil could help to treat the symptoms of menopause. Researchers have looked at other herbal and natural remedies as treatment options, but have not yet found that any of them are consistently effective. Recently, there has been much interest…

Recent studies suggest that cannabidiol oil could play a role in the treatment of arthritis. What are the benefits of cannabidiol oil and are there any side effects people should be aware of before using it? Cannabidiol (CBD) oil, also called hemp oil, contains CBD extracts from cannabis plants. Some people use CBD oil to…

Can CBD Oil Help With Depression? According to the American Psychiatric Association, depression affects an estimated one in 15 adults every year and one in six people at some time in their life. For anyone who suffers from depression or who has a loved one who has bouts of depression symptoms, millions of people will…

I’m not going to lie: When a press release came across my desk from NexTech AR Solutions, it sounded like a cannabis buzz-word salad: Immersive AR technology, rich 3D 360-degree photography, next-generation experience, and of course, cannabis. However, when it came down to it, the publicly-traded company might truly have something worth checking out. Termed…

Cannabidiol regulation of emotion and emotional memory processing: relevance for treating anxiety-related and substance abuse disorders. Abstract Learning to associate cues or contexts with potential threats or rewards is adaptive and enhances survival. Both aversive and appetitive memories are therefore powerful drivers of behaviour, but the inappropriate expression of conditioned responding to fear- and drug-related…

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…