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Cannabigerolic acid (CBGA) and cannabidiolic acid (CBDA), two compounds commonly found in cannabis, have potential to fight the virus that causes COVID-19. During a chemical screening, researchers from Oregon State University bound spike proteins found on the virus and blocked a step the pathogen uses to infect people.
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CBD oil has quite a long list of benefits, which has made it one of the most used health products of the last four years. To get those benefits in a usable, concentrated form, the CBD oil itself must first be separated from harvested hemp. How is CBD oil made is a major question. The quality of CBD oil means everything….
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A 90-day special legislative session in Kansas could very likely result in a huge step forward for cannabis legalization. Momentum in the Sunflower State has been steadily building in recent years, but a poll showing nearly 70 percent of likely voters support the plant for medical use has politicians finally paying close attention…
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Cannabigerolic acid (CBGA) and cannabidiolic acid (CBDA) present in hemp was able to prevent COVID infections, binding onto the SARS-Cov-2 virus’s spike protein, claimed the scientists of Oregon State University…
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Alcohol exposure alters endocannabinoid levels in different brain regions. What are the health implications?
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A new study from Augusta University, focused on glioblastoma, one of the deadliest and fastest growing forms of brain tumors, reveals that cannabidiol (CBD) is a beneficial form of treatment. The prognosis for glioblastoma is a 15-month survival rate following diagnosis, based on data from the Glioblastoma Foundation.
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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.
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Credit: 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.
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Credit: 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.
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