Zenabis Global Inc. announced on Monday it has entered into an agreement for a three-year supply arrangement with leading German pharmaceutical research company Farmako for the supply of biosynthetically produced pure CBD isolate oil for sale in Canada.
Hemp-derived CBD has become a nationwide health-food craze. Stressed-out people flock to cafes and restaurants that sell CBD cocktails and cookies, doughnuts and CBD-laced coffee. However, none of this is legal at the federal level.
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U.S. regulators say they’re exploring ways CBD could be used legally in foods and dietary supplements and will hold a public hearing on the cannabis compound next month. At the same time, warning letters have been sent to several companies.
The outgoing head of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) suggested on Tuesday that it would take several years for the agency to come up with rules around allowing hemp-derived cannabidiol (CBD) in food products—unless Congress steps in.
Tilray Inc. stock was up 4.5 percent after the company announced a $317 million cash-and-stock deal for Manitoba Harvest, a company that claims to be the world’s biggest hemp food maker.
The sale of products containing CBD or cannabidiol is booming across the country, with the food and beverage market seeing some of the biggest growth. While CBD is believed to be safe, some of the industry's claims may be crossing the line.
Don McLaughlin, the founder of PurePower Botanicals, chatted with Digital Journal about his new sports medicine book, "Plants, Performance and the Endocannabinoid System: 21st Century Sports Medicine."
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The U.S. Congress has finally come to an agreement on proposed legislation that would make it legal to grow hemp in the U.S. for the first time in almost a century.
Canada was the first G7 country to legalize cannabis. By doing so, the country also allowed researchers to openly pursue a greater quantity and quality of cannabis science than ever before - thrusting Canada to the frontlines of research in the weed.
On October 17 legal recreational marijuana will go on sale in Canada. Some industry insiders claim this will create a strong demand for less potent products as new customers enter the market.
Shrinking brain tumors with two of marijuana’s key ingredients — tetrahydrocannabinol and cannabidiol — has proven successful, according to the result of a new study.
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What does marijuana have to do with sushi? This weekend, the first TV add that could be seen as promoting weed premiered in New Jersey started out with a slippery guy selling black market sushi.
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Neither Denver nor Colorado has been ablaze with police cruiser lights since marijuana was legalized on Jan. 1. News wise it could be compared with Y2K.
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Pressure to remove laws criminalizing even the use of marijuana for medicinal uses grew Thursday as France approved its first use, a medication used to help MS sufferers.
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The No. 1 reason many anti-marijuana propagandists give for keeping weed criminal is that it is a gateway drug.
They claim it leads to other, hard drugs.
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It’s no secret that marijuana will be the next gold rush, though comparisons to the Internet rush might be more appropriate. No one could have expected that every house would have several computers.
The International Year of Forests 2011 is being launched today with the Nagoya ABS Protocol opening for signature by Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).
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The 10th Convention on Biodiversity, hosted by Japan this year, wrapped up Friday with a new and improved agreement intended to protect global biodiversity.
The lack of effective measures to prevent the loss of biodiversity may be leading the world to a point where the damage may be irreversible. More meetings to evaluate the situation are planned for 2010. Effective actions are required.
The popular herbicide, Roundup contains glyphosate.
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CBD found in the beverage form. Consumers can get their CBD from drinking Kickback Cold Brew. All 5 of their flavors are shown here.
Photo: June 7, 2018.
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Half full cannabis tincture dropper next to a marijuana bud surrounded by oil in the shape of heart.
