Weed news & cannabis culture
Cannabidiol or CBD is currently being used in many various products, for example in order to bring pain relief. Now a startup company named Daye is introducing tampons with CBD for that very purpose. Daye has discreetly managed to rise 5,5 M USD and is backed by former Spotify Marketing Director Sophia Bendz among others.
A new Spanish study has found that with all the relevant co-variables taken into account, there is no association between cannabis consumption and psychotic experiences in 1588 adolescents.
A former student from both universities have donated 9M USD to his alma maters- 4,5M to each of them- for cannabis research. The donor is the well known cannabis investor Charles R Broderick. Both MIT and Harvard assures that their research will not be affected by this fact.
Farmako is a German pharmaceutical company from Frankfurt. They just registered a patent that will make a modified tequila bacterium produce THC and CBD from sugar.
A recently published scientific study, “Joints for joints”, has, in somewhat cautious terms, stated that “cannabis could be an appropriate treatment for RA (rheumatoid arthritis).
In June 2018 DEA approved CBD in the form of Epidiolex, which is used for the treatment of seizures in children and adults. Thereby CBD got reclassified from Schedule 1 drug, which is an illegal substance, to a Schedule 5 “controlled substance”
There is a new report from Nordic Welfare Center, describing the current situation of cannabis in the Nordic countries. Not surprisingly Sweden is the most restrictive country with a yearly average of 40 000 urine tests. (Even consuming cannabis is illegal in Sweden).
Generally speaking women seem to be more health aware and interested in wellness than men, according to a report from cannabis data analytic company Headset.
It seems that the endocannabinoid system is involved in the pleasure that singers feel when they are singing. Runner’s high is a pretty well known phenomena as is the fulfillment you feel when you eat delicious food.
Washington state has provided legalized recreational cannabis since 2014. A new study shows that the use among teens has gone down (maybe surprisingly) in that category.