Science

MARIJUANA MEDICATIONS: PHARMACEUTICALS DERIVED FROM CANNABIS

Drugs That Are Directly Derived From Chemicals in The Marijuana Plant Sativex Marijuana Spray Oral Spray manufactured by GW Pharmaceuticals. This mouth...

CBD MISCONCEPTIONS

It doesn’t get you high, but it’s causing a buzz among medical scientists and patients. The past year has seen a surge...

The Food Science Toolkit: For Entrepreneurs – How To Ensure Precision & Consistency With Your Medicinal Food Products

A carpenter has his saw and hammer, a doctor has wooden sticks and stethoscopes, and a food scientist has refractometers, water activity...

Cover Feature: Pets & Cannabis

We have seen a dramatic change in how animals negotiate thier environment. In the wild animals eat from food sources we both...

Featured Article: Is CBD from Cannabis the Same as CBD from Cannabis? Settling the Debate.

You may go ahead and re-read that title now. While it may seem like an obvious response or even rhetorical question to...

JASON & JAYDEN’S JOURNEY

You may have heard their story on Weed Wars, Weed 2 (with Sanjay Gupta), and the documentary Culture High. Jason David began...

JAYDEN’S JUICE: PATIENT SUCCESS STORIES

Paul has a child who developed autism at age 2., it was shortly eafter his son received a round of vaccinations and...

Food Science: How To Find A Food Scientist

Years ago (like 15 years ago) companies like Nestle, Unilever and General Mills made most of the processed shelf-stable food products. Those...

To Regulate or Not to Regulate: From a Chef’s Point of View

Our glorious Golden State has turned green; it’s about time! Along with all of the new dispensaries, extraction methods, strains, and so...

EPILEPSY & AUTISM: Their connection with Cannabis as a Treatment

Studies estimate that nearly one-third of people with autism spectrum disorder also have epilepsy. However, until recently, there has been limited clinical...

Feature: Hemp in the Current Marketplace

Food Safety First The Perils of Ice Cream and Beef Jerky

As the world of marijuana infused food products gets bigger and more people want to eat their medicine rather than smoke it,...

PURDUE WILL BE THE FIRST UNIVERSITY TO GROW LEGAL HEMP IN THE USA

Purdue Agronomy Professor, Ron Turco, recently received State and Federal approval to conduct a three-year study on hemp at Purdue University. His...

HOW CANNABIS REDUCES INFLAMMATION: How Cannabis Products will both extend and save your life

The human being is the most sophisticated organism on the planet. It feeds, cleans, and heals itself. It does have an expiration...

3 Tips On How To Eat Marijuana Edibles

Eating can be a great delivery mechanism for the sacred marijuana herb. Not only does it avoid the lungs altogether (unlike smoking...

The Food Safety Frontier: How to Safely Self Regulate Your Food Product Label

Several years ago I was approached by a food entrepreneur, he was getting ready to demo and sell his line of “shelf...

The Dangers of Synthetic Cannabis

People across the nation are falling prey to a new and potentially dangerous artificial drug: synthetic cannabis, primarily sourced from the Middle...

Marijuana Does NOT Lower IQ

A recent study conducted by the University College of London contrasts prior claims that marijuana use lowers IQ. The study and its...

23 Major Health Benefits of Cannabis

1) GLAUCOMA Glaucoma is the loss of vision due to swelling in the eye on the optic nerve. Using marijuana as a...

Women vs. Men: Women have Higher THC Tolerances than Men

“Marijuana is very different than it was 40 years ago. It’s much higher in THC and lower in Cannabidol, so a little...

Marijuana and Depression

When people find out I smoke medicinal marijuana, they usually say, “You don’t look like someone who normally smokes pot. For years...

The Importance of Safety While Dabbing

Concentrated extracts sometime referred to as “BHO” (butane hash oil) or “wax” is becoming a popular way of consuming cannabis. Some patients...