CBD - Cannabuzz Columnist

FDA To Curaleaf: Enough Of The Unsubstantiated CBD Claims

- July 30, 2019April 26, 2020 0846

By now, every gas station, bodega, salon, tire repair store, shoeshine stand, salsa dance studio, wig shop, and sex club for furries is selling CBD products, which as we all know will quickly and cheaply regrow hair, fix your flaccid penis, end insomnia, make you taller, and cure cancer while

An Exclusive Interview with Phylos Bioscience CEO Mowgli Holmes

- May 29, 2019April 26, 2020 0795

On May 10, 2019 I sat down with Phylos Bioscience CEO Mowgli Holmes and Phylos Director of Marketing Paige Hewlett for an interview. I wanted to talk about the negative response from the cannabis community to Phylos' announcement that they would be entering the cannabis breeding business. You can read more about

Can Alcohol and Opioid Cravings Be Managed With CBD?

- May 29, 2019April 26, 2020 0842

With CBD showing up in every damn thing everywhere—if your toothpaste doesn't have CBD in it, you're smiling all wrong—it can be easy to forget that despite the vastly overblown hype, CBD can actually do some amazing things. Two new studies show that CBD may be valuable tool for reducing cravings

Italian Big Pharma Losing Sales To CBD

- May 21, 2019April 26, 2020 0789

While many of you are sadly pouring out a 40 for your favorite fallen fictional Throne Game character, perhaps I can bring some light into your day with some good news about the benefits of cannabis, at least until someone releases "Jon Snowpocalypse Kush," a strain which is beautiful, yet

Florida and Texas Will Jail You for CBD

- May 13, 2019April 26, 2020 0729

"Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty" stands true for all liberties, and that includes what we put into our bodies. So we kick off this week with a story that serves as a reminder of two truths: Despite the passage of the Farm Bill, CBD is NOT welcome everywhere, and

The FDA Wants to Hear From You on CBD

- April 11, 2019April 25, 2020 0747

Since the Farm Bill passed earlier this year—and with it the legalization of hemp—CBD has become the white-hot next big thing, and it's showing up everywhere, in everything. The Food and Drug Administration has begun a crackdown on CBD when added to food and beverages, or whenever health claims are made.

Alabama, Florida and Georgia Advance on Medical Cannabis Issues

- March 27, 2019April 25, 2020 0821

Smokable bud is finally coming to Florida's medical dispensaries. Yesterday I wrote about a Florida cannabis story, one that was a fine example of very poor judgment in the South. But it was about Florida, so that's a given. As far as cannabis goes, things are generally improving in the South,

Italian EasyJoints Are Low THC Options For Consumers

- January 9, 2019April 27, 2020 0734

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about how hemp flower is being sold in Oklahoma as "legal weed," and is being smoked by people who in all likelihood would much rather have access to something with a greater amount of THC than 0.3 percent. I'm an advocate for consumers

Oklahoma Offering Hemp For Sale – Tons Of It

- December 26, 2018June 14, 2020 01278

Before Oregon legalized cannabis, and even before the Oregon Medical Marijuana Program was in place, I was an avid consumer of cannabis. A steady supply of high-quality craft cannabis was not always available to me, though, so I was at times reduced to partaking of whatever was available. That meant smoking

Hemp To Be Legalized By 2018 Farm Bill

- December 12, 2018May 10, 2020 0950

By the time you read this, it's entirely possible that the 2018 Farm Bill will have just passed. That's notable for several reasons, none more so than the provision which would legalize hemp production. This would then radically change the landscape for CBD extracted from hemp, which is the source of

Georgia Okays Cannabis For Medical Use…Sort Of

- March 16, 2015July 12, 2020 0767

The word Atlanta is seen painted on a wall

Today in Atlanta, Georgia Republican Governor Nathan Deal signed a medical marijuana bill into law that allows individuals to posses up to 20 ounces of cannabis oil to treat eight medical conditions, including late stage cancer, Multiple Sclerosis, Lou Gehrig's disease, and seizure disorders. This is AWESOME, except it's really not.

A Short Glossary Of Cannabis Terminology

- August 23, 2014June 14, 2020 0846

A dictionary is open to the word dictionary, with a yellow tassel bookmark laying across the page

AS RECREATIONAL cannabis stores in Washington State open this month, a new demographic emerges: the clueless-but-cannabis-curious. If you still use the term "doobie" and are flummoxed by the endless array of newfangled acronyms and terminologies, get with the now, hippie. THC (tetrahydrocannabinol)—There are over 400 chemical compounds in cannabis, with more