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WednesdaySep 25, 2019 4:00 pm

Dr. Sanjay Gupta to Air Fifth Cannabis Documentary Focusing on CBD

This weekend, Dr. Sanjay Gupta is slated to air his fifth documentary on cannabis. This particular one focuses on cannabidiol (CBD) and is titled, “Weed 5: The CBD Craze.” It will air on CNN on Sunday (September, 2019). In this documentary, Dr. Gupta will explore various aspects surrounding the CBD wave sweeping across not just the U.S. but most parts of the world as well. For example, he will investigate the THC levels in different CBD products on the market, as well as the presence of pesticides and other contaminants. Dr. Sanjay Gupta, a neurosurgeon, works with CNN as its…

WednesdaySep 25, 2019 12:47 pm

The Green Organic Dutchman Holdings Ltd. (TSX: TGOD) (OTCQX: TGODF) Confirms Robust Demand for Premium Organic Cannabis

The Green Organic Dutchman produces high-quality, organic cannabis for the medicinal and recreational adult use markets from purpose-built, state-of-the-art facilities The company has confirmed higher demand for premium organic cannabis TGOD has also announced positive results from its pharmacokinetic study of innovative cannabinoid technology The Green Organic Dutchman Holdings Ltd. (TSX: TGOD) (OTCQX: TGODF) is an international, premium organic cannabis company based in Mississauga, Ontario. The company produces high-quality, organic medical and recreational adult use cannabis using organic craft growing principles. TGOD plans on commercializing organic cannabinoid dissolvables in Canada beginning in December 2019 under the TGOD-Infusers line of premium…

WednesdaySep 25, 2019 12:26 pm

Earth Science Tech Inc. (ETST) Expands in the CBD Space, Establishes New Sales Unit

Earth Science Tech has launched a new sales division focused on CBD, led by Industry-veteran Erika Franck ETST’s portfolio is positioned in the dually lucrative biotechnology and cannabis/cannabidiol industries Biotechnology currently represents the largest segment of the growing legal cannabis market Earth Science Tech Inc. (OTCQB: ETST) recently launched a new sales unit to further strengthen its position in the CBD marketplace for medical and pharmaceutical products. Erika Franck, who has previously served as the company’s clinical and therapeutics sales director, will be heading the division. ETST made this move in accordance with the growing use of CBD in the licensed…

WednesdaySep 25, 2019 9:00 am

CBD Drug Approved in Europe

Epidyolex, a CBD drug made to treat two rare forms of childhood-onset epilepsy, has been approved for distribution across the EU. This drug is made by GW Pharmaceuticals. This is the first drug whose ingredients are extracted from cannabis to be approved in the EU region. Its counterpart, Epidiolex, made history in the U.S. when the Food and Drug Administration approved it last year to treat two rare forms of childhood epilepsy (Dravet and Lennox Gastaut symdromes). Speaking about the decision of the EU, DW Pharmaceuticals Chief Executive Justin Gover said that the company was excited to bring to parents…

TuesdaySep 24, 2019 4:00 pm

Virginia to Acquire Test Kits to Distinguish CBD from Marijuana

The legalization of CBD in Virginia in March this year created a law enforcement nightmare because it was difficult to tell (during field testing) whether the material someone has been found with is marijuana or hemp. Now the state is poised to acquire Swiss-made testing kits that will answer that question in a reliable way. Linda Jackson, the top forensic scientist in the state, told a police board meeting that her office had conducted extensive tests on the Swiss kits in order to ascertain how valid their results were, and it is upon those test results that she recommended that…

TuesdaySep 24, 2019 12:41 pm

Pressure BioSciences Inc. (PBIO) Issues Update on Guidance for Revenue Growth and Success of Revolutionary CBD Oil Processing System

The company believes that its total revenue will more than double in 2020, led by commercialization of its revolutionary CBD oil nanoemulsification system PBIO’s BaroShear K45, based on the company’s proprietary Ultra Shear Technology (UST) platform, revolutionizes the manufacture of water-soluble, long-term, stable, highly absorbable, nanoemulsified CBD oil The worldwide CBD market is expected to reach $20 billion in sales by 2024, with competition ramping up as CBD manufacturers seek new ways to stand out PBIO has announced three pre-sales of its BaroShear K45 nanoemulsification system for making water-soluble CBD Oil Progress continues on the build-out of its GMP-compliant manufacturing…

TuesdaySep 24, 2019 11:49 am

Earth Science Tech Inc. (ETST) Appoints Experienced Head of New CBD Sales Division, Files Securities Registration Statement

ETST is focused on its developing role as an international leader in the CBD space The company recently filed a securities registration statement with the SEC ETST recently named a pharmaceutical and orthopedic expert as head of its new sales division Earth Science Tech Inc. (OTCQB: ETST) is an innovative science-based biotechnology company operating in the fields of hemp-derived cannabinoids, nutraceuticals, pharmaceuticals, medical devices and research and development (R&D). The company, based in Doral, Florida, recently announced its establishment of a new sales division specifically focusing on CBD products of therapeutic and pharmaceutical grades. The company’s CBD (cannabidiol) oil is…

TuesdaySep 24, 2019 9:00 am

Should You Use CBD for Arthritis?

For dozens of millions of Americans suffering from different forms of arthritis, the stiffness, pain and other symptoms associated with this condition can be very stubborn. To compound matters, all the current medications offered only alleviate the symptoms with varying degrees of success and there is no cure. Many arthritis patients have therefore started picking interest in using cannabidiol (CBD) to manage their arthritis symptoms. But, is this a worthwhile undertaking? Dr. Peter Grinspoon, a Massachusetts General Hospital primary care physician, says that most of the research on CBD are animal studies that largely focused on investigating the effects of…

MondaySep 23, 2019 4:00 pm

First Rhode Island Hemp Harvest Begins as Farmers Share Lessons

This year, only four farmers were licensed to grow industrial hemp in Rhode Island and the harvest season is on. Dawson Hodgson, the farmer with the biggest hemp farm in the state, is one of those already harvesting and he revealed what the journey to this point has been like. Hodgson, whose family has been running a 500-acre farm for generations, says that he has been lucky that he hasn’t encountered any major problems during this first season of growing hemp. For example, he says that he has only had to water his hemp plants once, and rainfall did the…

MondaySep 23, 2019 12:08 pm

Plus Products Inc. (CSE: PLUS) (OTCQX: PLPRF) Debuts Hemp-CBD Edible Line, Partners with John Legend

PLUS partnerships support the company’s launch of new CBD-infused gummies The company’s new gummies line contains no THC and offers three choices Plus Products exec said in a news release that its CBD line will allow the company to expand to “nearly all 50 states overnight” Plus Products Inc. (CSE: PLUS) (OTCQX: PLPRF) has launched a 100 percent hemp, CBD-infused line of gummies that’s available in three flavors. The company also announced two new brand partnerships – one with philanthropist and celebrity singer/actor/producer John Legend and one with Casper Sleep Inc. – as it executes its mission of offering customers…

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