The United States has had a love-hate relationship with Cannabis, the genus encompassing both hemp and marijuana. In 1937, Congress passed the Marihuana Tax Act, which effectively began hemp prohibition, as the tax and licensing regulations made cultivation difficult. The bombing of Pearl Harbor in World War II, however, was a game-changer. It cut off Read more about The First Year Of Legal Hemp In Colorado Proves Difficult For Farmers[…]

It took only a simple phrase to see how Mary Louise Swing’s life would improve from cannabidiol. On vacation with family in Myrtle Beach last weekend, Mary Louise stunned her mother, Jill, and a roomful of relatives with a simple “Hi everybody” as she got out of bed. For 6-year-old Mary Louise, who suffers from Read more about Child Who Inspired South Carolina’s Cannabidiol Law Takes First Dose[…]

A new documentary will be released this week that follows the fight in Georgia to provide medical cannabis to children suffering from various forms of Epilepsy, as well as other Georgia patients who would benefit from the medicinal use of cannabis oil. State Representatives Allen Peake (R-Macon) and Micah Gravely (R-Douglasville) today announced the premiere Read more about New Documentary Highlights Fight In Georgia For Access To CBD Oil[…]

HOUSTON, TX — Texas Children’s Hospital is a site for the first worldwide clinical trial testing the safety and efficacy of Epidiolex in children and adolescents with Dravet syndrome, a catastrophic form of intractable epilepsy that begins in early infancy. The trial will have two parts, with the first part determining ideal dosage for the Read more about Texas Children’s Hospital Part of First Clinical Trial for CBD Drug in Children with Epilepsy[…]

Floridians have been bombarded with press coverage of Amendment 2. Yet, for all the noise, there are important aspects of this discussion that have barely been touched upon, including the beginning of the medical-marijuana movement. How many Floridians are aware that a native son of the Sunshine State is the father of this movement? His Read more about After Accidental Start, Medical Marijuana Becomes A Movement[…]

It’s been three years since my diagnosis of brain cancer. I live my life in the shadow of “stages,” like a rocket booster: explosive, progressive, lethal. First it was anaplastic ependymoma, then astrocytoma, now a full-blown GBM (glioblastoma multiforme). I’m five craniotomies in, plus weeks and weeks of radiation, multiple chemotherapies and, most recently, “alternative Read more about Brittany Maynard Brought Much-Needed Attention to Brain Cancer and Choosing Dignity[…]

By Itamar Shapira An article on 14 September featured my struggle both with ulcerative colitis and with the State of Alabama over access to cannabidiol (CBD). Now I would like to present some facts regarding the subject and provide a common-sense case for CBD access to Alabama’s sick. Firstly, it’s important to understand what CBD is. Read more about What Right Does The Gov’t Have To Deny CBD Treatment To Sick People Who Need It?[…]