Medical Marijuana Zone

A Senate committee held a hearing on Tuesday to discuss ways for cannabis businesses operating legally under state law to obtain access to banking and financial services. At the hearing, Senators and witnesses including members of the cannabis industry focused on the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act of 2019. Under the measure, federal […]

Good Riddance! Drug Reformers Applaud Sessions’ Departure from DOJ | Phillip Smith Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions was forced out of office Wednesday after less than two years in office, and while there is intense concern about the impact the move could have on ongoing investigations of Trump campaign and administration misdeeds, for drug and […]

Study: Patients With Tourette Syndrome Report Benefits from Cannabis | NORML TEL AVIV, ISRAEL — Patients suffering from Tourette syndrome (TS) report symptomatic benefits following the use of medical cannabis, according to data published in the journal Parkinsonism and Related Disorders. Israeli researchers surveyed 42 patients with TS who had approval from the Health Ministry to use medical […]

CINCINNATI (WKRC) – Food products with CBD oil are being pulled from the shelves in Cincinnati. The Ohio Department of Agriculture is cracking down as medical marijuana stores are opening across the state. State officials now say only dispensaries can sell CBD products, but some store owners say CBD and marijuana are not the same. […]

Chris Woods, director of processing for Xabis, makes cannabidiol oil at Compassionate Cultivation. Xabis and Compassionate Cultivation are contract partners in making CBD products.

In 2003, when Colorado craft cannabis farmer Danny Sloat was 21 years old, he woke up with terrible stomach pains that landed him in the hospital for four days and no diagnosis. “They gave me Vicodin,” he shared. “That was in September, and by June of the next year I was needing time-released patches at […]

Taxes From Oregon’s Retail Marijuana Sales Exceed Initial Projections | NORML SALEM, OR — Tax revenue in Oregon from the sales of retail cannabis products is exceeding initial projections, according to an economic analysis published by state officials. For the period beginning January 1, 2017, “tax collections have come in seven percent higher than expected,” the […]

A Project CBD featured video, see how cannabis oil is extracted and produced.