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Leafly investigation: Inside the billion-dollar race to patent cannabis
Wanting to own nature (for profit) seems to be a very human trait.... "As anyone familiar with corporate agribusiness knows, however, it’s not only entirely possible to patent a plant, it’s commonplace. Patents are issued for GMO corn varieties resistant...
Bees Absolutely Love Cannabis and It Could Help Restore Their Populations
A most worthwhile finding - but there's a problem not mentioned in the article we discuss after this excerpt below. "The study shows bees are highly attracted to cannabis due to the plant’s plentiful pollen, and it could pave the way for scientists to...
State lab ready to test Utah’s first crop of medical cannabis
Quality assurance for consumers.... Note: The article notes that eventually a private lab will be doing the testing, but UDAF (Utah Dep't of Agriculture and Food) will be the tester for now. "UDAF will collect samples of the medical cannabis plants...
Flavonoid Found in Rare Jamaican Weed Strain Could Treat Pancreatic Cancer
This is the entire article, plus commentary from us at the end: "The federal government has granted approval to a new series of clinical trials that will evaluate whether a cannabis flavonoid derived from a rare Jamaican strain of weed can help fight pancreatic...
Blister packs removed and patient expungements possible in new Utah medical cannabis bill
Extra! Extra! Read all about it! Legislature to keep backing away from the massive mess created by the 3001 compromise and tack further back toward Prop 2's original outlines. After heroic fixes, the program will now only be forty percent worse than Prop 2...
Is a cannabis cultivar the same as a strain?
"Strains," "cultivars" and other terminology often misused in talking about (and in selling) cannabis... E.g.... "Strain is the term most often used in microbiology and virology. It refers to a genetic variant or subtype within a...
Traveling to Other States to Buy Legal Marijuana | The Marijuana Times
It's not just Utahns on the road. The state of interstate cannabis commerce... #TRUCE Traveling to Other States to Buy Legal Marijuana | The Marijuana TimesWhile perusing this survey, I couldn't help but think of all the wasted time represented by these...
Orem City Council to decide requirements on medical cannabis growers and pharmacies
There's still sooo far to go, but it's still kinda amazing to see actual officials of a town in Utah County talking about the ways they're going to handle legal cannabis without rending and tearing their shirts and hyperventilating about the...
Presidential Candidate Lincoln Chafee Backs Decriminalizing Drugs | Marijuana Moment
He's not likely to be a major candidate, but this former Republican is bringing comprehensive overhaul of the country's drug war policies to the table.... "Libertarian presidential candidate Lincoln Chafee said on Wednesday that the U.S. should...
Cannabis & Chronic Fatigue Syndrome | Project CBD
An informative in-depth article from Project CBD... "According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), about 2.5 million people in the United States and 17 million worldwide suffer from myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), also known as chronic fatigue...
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