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Ohio Medical Marijuana Committee Rejects Use of Pot for Depression but OKs It for Anxiety
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Ohio Medical Marijuana Committee Rejects Use of Pot for Depression but OKs It for Anxiety

What if you're anxious and depressed?
dispensaries.com | 3 min read
Why Athletes Are Using Cannabis for Training and Recovery
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Why Athletes Are Using Cannabis for Training and Recovery

They want more gain, less pain.
Andrew Ward | 4 min read
CBD Guide: 12 Important Facts You Should Know Right Now
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CBD Guide: 12 Important Facts You Should Know Right Now

Both consumers and entrepreneurs are intrigued by CBD, and both need to know more.
John Rampton | 8 min read
Recent Research Bolsters the Case That Cannabis Benefits Seniors
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Recent Research Bolsters the Case That Cannabis Benefits Seniors

Marijuana prohibition has long barred research on the plant's many benefits but that's changing.
Maryam Mirnateghi | 4 min read
Early Research Is Hopeful About CBD and Depression
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Early Research Is Hopeful About CBD and Depression

Scientists in Brazil have found that CBD interacts positively with serotonin receptors in the brain.
dispensaries.com | 3 min read
Congress May at Last Allow VA Doctors to Prescribe Marijuana to Veterans
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Congress May at Last Allow VA Doctors to Prescribe Marijuana to Veterans

About 60 percent of vets returning from Iraq and Afghanistan return home with chronic pain to a medical system that only gives them opioids.
dispensaries.com | 3 min read
Is CBD Better Than Big Pharma? Patients Seem to Think So.
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Is CBD Better Than Big Pharma? Patients Seem to Think So.

CBD is far less expensive, has practically zero side effects and often has the same or better efficacy.
3 min read
New Jersey Needs at Least 15 More Cultivators to Supply Projected Increase in Medical Marijuana Patients
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New Jersey Needs at Least 15 More Cultivators to Supply Projected Increase in Medical Marijuana Patients

The Garden State anticipates the number of patients will triple, and more likely will increase five-fold, in the next three years.
Maggie Cowee | 3 min read
The Feds Decree There Is No Legal Marijuana Use for Immigrants
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The Feds Decree There Is No Legal Marijuana Use for Immigrants

Marijuana prohibition remains what is has always been -- a tool to oppress the marginalized.
David W. Leopold | 7 min read
This Mom Entrepreneur Is Developing Medicinal Cannabis to Treat Kids With Autism
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This Mom Entrepreneur Is Developing Medicinal Cannabis to Treat Kids With Autism

Erica Daniels has dedicated her life to teaching families how cannabis can help their kids with autism.
Cynthia Salarizadeh | 4 min read
How Israel Became the Global Leader in Cannabis Research
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How Israel Became the Global Leader in Cannabis Research

Israeli researchers have explored the plant's seemingly limitless beneficial uses for decades while the US remained stubbornly in a prohibition dark age.
dispensaries.com | 4 min read
The Link Between CBD and Sleep
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The Link Between CBD and Sleep

CBD is a low-risk alternative to over-the-counter insomnia treatments.
Amy Highland | 4 min read
Study Finds CBD Oil Helped Dogs Suffering Seizures
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Study Finds CBD Oil Helped Dogs Suffering Seizures

The study, while small, is another indication that medical cannabis has veterinary uses.
dispensaries.com | 3 min read
Pay Attention to These 6 Cannabis Industry Trends
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Pay Attention to These 6 Cannabis Industry Trends

The weed businesses that thrived four years ago don't necessarily yield big profits today as new cannabis industry trends dictate the market.
Scott McGovern | 7 min read
Why Synthetic CBD Is (Probably) the Future of Cannabis Pharma
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Why Synthetic CBD Is (Probably) the Future of Cannabis Pharma

The first company to create and patent a CBD compound will have a serious edge in this fast-growing industry.
Alex Somjen | 6 min read