Over the course of the past year, the industry has seen the rise of hemp-derived THC products, like delta 8, creep their way into the ebb and flow of the marijuana market. Unfortunately, this intrusion seems to have created a division between the hemp and marijuana communities.
Continue ReadingAmong the wave of hemp-derived cannabinoids sweeping the country—delta 8 THC, delta-O THC, and delta-10 THC among them—few have eluded public understanding more than HHC. Googling the compound brings up a host of contradictory information: about its legality, its effects on the body, and even whether it occurs naturally in the cannabis plant…
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A bill introduced to Congress this week proposes expanding the definition of THC in hemp products to include delta-8 and other isomers, reports Marijuana Moment…
The CBD industry remains largely unregulated, even though it is booming. For the general public, it is impossible to tell the difference between good companies and bad companies, and therefore, good CBD products, and bad CBD products. This is where third party testing comes in. What is third party testing for CBD?
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CBGA, or cannabigerolic acid, is one of many minor cannabinoids produced by the cannabis plant.
Unsure of what a “cannabinoid” is? These are compounds cannabis produces that interact with a network of receptors in our body, known as the endocannabinoid system.
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A new study this week has potheads gloating, late night talk show hosts snickering and a pandemic-scarred public contemplating a scenario straight out of a stoner comedy: Could cannabis actually stave off Covid?
The truth is, annoyingly, less straightforward than that.
Continue ReadingCredit: Extract Labs. Extract Labs, a leading full-service CBD extraction laboratory and retailer, today announced the launch of its 2,000mg full-spectrum Immune Support CBGa CBDa Tincture, a 1:1:1:1 500mg CBGa, CBDa, CBG and CBD tincture blend that is the first-of-its-kind to hit the consumer market.
Continue ReadingCredit: Ken Haddad. A study published this week by researchers at Oregon State University found some hemp compounds have the ability to prevent the virus that causes COVID-19 from entering human cells.
Continue ReadingCredit: Andrew DeWeese. Researchers at Oregon State University have found that cannabigerolic acid (CBGA) and cannabidiolic acid (CBDA) “bind to the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein, blocking a critical step in the process the virus uses to infect people.”
Continue ReadingCredit: Maria Loreto. A university suggests in the future, with enough research and money invested, compounds in cannabis could be used to battle and even prevent COVID-19, which is exciting and vindicating stuff.
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