A series of police raids in North Dakota has set the stage for a courtroom showdown on CBD.
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Martin A. Lee is the co-founder and director of Project CBD and the author of several books, including Smoke Signals: A Social History of Marijuana–Medical, Recreational and Scientific, which received the American Botanical Council’s James A. Duke Award for Excellence in Botanical Literature. Named by High Times as one of the 100 most influential people in cannabis, he is the 2016 winner of the Emerald Cup’s Lifetime Achievement Award. Lee is also co-founder of the media watch group FAIR (Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting) and the author of Acid Dreams: The Complete Social History of LSD–The CIA, the Sixties and Beyond.
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The Origins of Reefer Madness
Harry Jacob Anslinger ran the Federal Bureau of Narcotics with an iron fist for over three decades.
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Marijuana for “Anxiety-Tension”
Excerpted from “Smoke Signals: A Social History of Marijuana – Medical, Recreational, and Scientific” by Martin A. Lee.
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ICRS 2017: Report from Montreal
New research on CBD’s potential for cancer, epilepsy, Alzheimer’s, high blood pressure, and other disorders.
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Marijuana for the Masses
Why did cannabis become so popular in the 1960s? And why is it even more popular today?
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Terpenes & the “Entourage Effect”
Terpenes, it turns out, are healthy for people as well as plants.
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CBD’s Uncertain Future: Raids or Riches?
How will botanical CBD be regulated when cannabidiol is approved as a pharmaceutical?
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Diet & the Endocannabinoid System
New research on how the ECS impacts hunger, diet, digestion, and energy metabolism.
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The DEA Bursts the CBD Bubble
In 2016, the DEA announced it is implementing new rules that may portend a crackdown on CBD.
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I’m Just Mad About Saffron
The benefits of common kitchen spices are mediated by cannabinoid receptors in the brain.