Hemp

Proof the 'oil-treats-oil' method really clears acne

The concept of oil-based products being particularly compatible with our skin makes perfect sense. Oil-based things mesh well with other oil …

Hemp Oil

Australian hemp growers ready for good times as industry expands

Eighty years after hemp cultivation was banned in Australia, the industry is enjoying a second coming.

Cannabis

A powerful drug derived from marijuana is on the cusp of federal approval

An experimental drug derived from cannabis to treat epilepsy is on the brink of becoming the first of its kind to win US government approval.<p>The drug's active ingredient is cannabidiol, the compound in marijuana thought to be responsible for many of its therapeutic effects. Cannabidiol doesn't …

Cannabidiol

Wood-framed motorcycle runs on algae oil

Two years ago, maker Ritsert Mans embarked on a nature-inspired motorbike building adventure that would result in a wood-framed beach racer fueled by …

Study finds cannabis extract reduces seizures in people with epilepsy

The first large-scale clinical trial of a cannabis derivative known as cannabidiol shows it was able to cut the frequency of severe epileptic seizures by 39 percent, researchers said Wednesday.<p>Cannabidiol, or CBD, is derived from cannabis plants, but does not cause users to get high.<p>The study in …

Cannabidiol

Cannabidiol slashes seizures in kids with rare epilepsy, study finds

<b>(CNN) —</b> Cannabidiol, which is found in marijuana plants, reduced the number of convulsive seizures in children with a severe and often fatal epilepsy disorder, according to research published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine. Among children taking cannabidiol, the decrease in the …

Cannabidiol

Marijuana Extract Cuts Seizure Rate In Half For Rare Epilepsy Type

Children and young adults with a rare, debilitating type of epilepsy experienced half as many seizures while taking a cannabinoid drug, found a new study. A small handful of the study participants stopped having seizures altogether, though that finding barely missed meeting statistical …

Cannabidiol

The Eve-olution of Hemp: From taboo to medical breakthrough

Hemp Oil is nothing new. In fact, humans have been using this ancient plant for millennia - for everything from rope to medicine. Our ancestors …

Hemp Oil

Medicinal cannabis treats Dravet syndrome

A medicinal cannabis trial has shown cannabidiol significantly reduces seizures in children with a rare yet "catastrophic" form of epilepsy and can …

Cannabidiol

Cannabis Compound Reduces Seizures In Some Children

A study just out in the <i>New England Journal of Medicine</i> (<i>NEJM</i>) reports that cannabidiol, one of the active compounds in cannabis, reduces monthly convulsive seizure rates in children and young adults with Dravet syndrome by half.<p>Dravet syndrome is an uncommon epilepsy condition that is traced to a …

Cannabidiol

5-Ingredient Green Spirulina Smoothie

Summer is creepin’ on and I’m craving fresh, green things, like this smoothie.<p>What makes it super green? We’re about to find out. Shall we?<p>This …

Smoothies

Farmers find relief in passage of hemp-water bill

The Colorado Legislature passed the hemp bill, SB 117, to protect hemp farmers who use federal water sources for their crop, in May. It recognizes …

Cannabis

Warm Eggplant Salad with Hemp Seed Sauce

Twin chefs Ivan and Sergey—and their full-time herbalist-healer-magician—celebrate their culinary heritage and bring a new lokavorizm to the Moscow …

Recipes

South Carolina quietly legalizes growing hemp

Lost to most in the flurry of legislation at the end of the South Carolina General Assembly’s session earlier this month was a bill legalizing the …

Cannabis

U of L To Continue Research On Hemp As Alternative Fuel

The University of Louisville’s Conn Center for Renewable Energy is planting more hemp this year at the school’s Belknap Campus.<p>This is officially the …

Agriculture

Return of the Industrial Hemp Industry

Photo Ben Droz<p>Shaping the new hemp economy in America.<p>In 2012, Ryan Loflin, 41, had a successful business building designer homes from reclaimed …

Cannabis

Governor Legalizes Smoking Weed With Friends and Allows State To Certify "Organic" Cannabis

by Lester BlackThis is not a photo of Governor Inslee sharing weed with someone. Although as of today, he would be allowed to! Getty ImagesEarlier …

Cannabis

State Seeks Public Input on Industrial Hemp Rules

The state launched a public hearing schedule today to determine the feasibility of growing industrial hemp in Hawai’i. HPR’s Wayne Yoshioka …

Cannabis

Hartley’s Michelle Crain out to change hemp’s negative image

ON A MISSION: Hartley's Michelle Crain is seeking to change the hemp plant's negative image by showcasing its benefits at the Hemp Health and …

Cannabis

Eat This For Brighter & Tighter Skin

Find out how to eat for beautiful, glowing skin and optimal health from the inside out!...

Healthy Eating

This company is making skateboards out of hemp to save the planet (no, really)

<b>Weed is to skateboarding what wine is to France.</b><p>It’s rare to walk past your local skate park in summer and not be hit with the heavy, cloying smell …

Sustainability

You can build your own tiny hemp home, he’ll show you how

Published: May 10, 2017, 10:52 am • Updated: May 10, 2017, 10:57 am<p>Pity poor, politicized hemp: guilty by association due to its cousin, …

Cannabis

Weekly Winner: Mainline Power+ Particles

The Mainline Power+ Particles come under the beady eye of Angler's Mail tackle editor Richard Howard - and he was impressed! He's the No.1 products …

Fishing

Eastern Victorian farmers plan new hemp crops

A hemp manufacturing company is establishing a farmer cooperative in eastern Victoria and planning to grow its first crop in September.<p>This comes …

Agriculture

The Super Seed You Should Be Eating Every Day

It’s well-accepted in the health world that fat is great for you, but you have to be careful about what types of fat you include in your diet.<p>While …

Smoothies

Medical Marijuana, Inc. Subsidiary Kannaway® Announces Increased Profitability, 11X Growth In 13 Months | Seeking Alpha

PR Newswire<p>SAN DIEGO, May 8, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Medical Marijuana, Inc. (MJNA) (OTC: MJNA), the first-ever publicly traded cannabis company in the …

Hemp Oil

Low THC hemp approved for sale as food in NSW

Organic dried hemp seeds.<p>STRICT guidelines around the marketing and labelling of foods containing low THC hemp will be introduced, following the …

Cannabis

British Study Examines Marijuana Ingredient's Ability to Shrink Children's Tumors

British scientists are investigating whether a compound found in cannabis could be used to shrink brain tumors in children.<p>The study of the effects …

Cannabidiol

This Company Is Making Skateboards from Hemp

<b>Sustainability is so hot right now.</b> And it’s heartening to see companies innovating new ways to create common products we all enjoy while reducing …

Skateboarding

It’s So Easy! Learn How to Whip Up One of These Healthy Vegan Meals in 10-Minutes or Less

We live busy lives, which makes it feel like an overwhelming concept just to find something to eat, let alone eat right. With rushing to get to work, …

Cooking