Cannabis 101: How To Handle Your Cannabis Concentrates
It’s no secret at this point that cannabis concentrates have taken center stage in the legal cannabis industry. In fact, the popularity of marijuana extracts has grown to the point that concentrate-specific events like The Secret Cup are popping up throughout the nation at an incredible rate. However, the concentrate scene is developing rapidly and far too many people have failed to adapt as our knowledge surrounding concentrates has grown. So, in honor of this week’s upcoming …
Green Hornet: Medicated Gummies From Cheeba Chews
Branching out from its roots (producing medicated chocolate taffy), Cheeba Chews has created its own line of medicated gummies. Infused with 275 milligrams of finished cannabis extract, the Green Hornet gummies come in three varieties with significantly different effects. Cheeba Chews Offers Their Take On Medicated Gummies Cheeba Chews got its start in 2009, and quickly grabbed the interest of patients with their flagship chocolate taffy product. Using this momentum, the company has expanded it’s reach to include dispensary locations throughout Colorado, followed by more medical marijuana states like California. “Cheeba Chews’ Green Hornet gummies …
Original Quad-Dose Cheeba Chews: Sativa, Indica, & Hybrid
Since the company’s inception on 2009, Cheeba Chews has built a reputation for itself behind their assortment of chocolate taffy products. Cheeba Chews Offers An Assortment Of Cannabis Taffy Cheeba Chews got its start in Colorado, when the founder had more leftover trim than they knew what to do with. The company set out to develop a consistent, potent edible for medical marijuana patients – something they believed the industry was lacking at the time. Accordingly, the original Cheeba Chews chocolate taffy was released in four Colorado locations. Amid an onslaught of positive reviews and a rapidly-developing …
Cannabis Extract Medicine Begins To Take Hold Worldwide
Recent news surrounding the use of cannabis extracts for cancer and other diseases has largely been concentrated in the United States, where thousands of families are beginning to use high-cannabidiol oil for various forms of epilepsy. However, use of marijuana as a medicine is not limited to America or epilepsy, and throughout the world, people are beginning to use cannabis-derived medicine for epileptic and other conditions. International News Surrounding Cannabis Extract Medicine In Australia, dozens of children …
Study: Cannabidiol (CBD) May Help Fight Cognitive Impairments From Alzheimer’s
There is a great deal of evidence suggesting that cannabis is beneficial for the prevention and treatment of neurodegenerative diseases. It shows particular promise in the case of Alzheimer’s disease, and Clint Werner covers the topic in detail in his book Marijuana Gateway to Health. With that said, a group of Australian researchers, led by Dr. Tim Karl, published a study in this month’s edition of Psychopharmacology that offers further insight. It suggests …
Study: CBD-Based Therapy May Help Treat Schizophrenia
For years the faulty argument has been made that cannabis causes and/or increases the likelihood of schizophrenia. Of course, much of this position has already been debunked in one way or another. A study published in 2004 determined that cannabis can help counter psychosis; another study published last year found that cannabidiol (CBD) can help improve cognitive function in schizophrenic individuals. Accordingly, a number …
AromaChill: New Terpene Delivery Method Aims To Sniff Out Insomnia With Cannabis
Editors note: Robert Bornn & Laura Worth are President & Vice President of LifeSense Technologies. They are the creators of the AromaChill relaxation system, a direct-delivery aromatherapy device. As we know, the fragrant essence of plants, including cannabis, comes from naturally occurring molecules, called terpenes. There’s more than 2,000 terpene varieties in all kinds of combinations that evolved in plants to keep predators away and attract animal and plant pollinators. Essential oils used in conventional aromatherapy derive from the extraction of these …
Study: Cannabis May Help Protect Against Osteoporosis
As we know, cannabis has shown to be beneficial in treating a variety of age-related diseases. Osteoporosis is often overlooked in this regard, but it too has been linked to the endocannabinoid system (ECS). In 2009, a group of researchers from the University of Edinburgh (UK) published a study in the journal Cell Metabolism that sheds light on the mechanism underlying treatment. It suggests that activation of the CB1 receptor is primarily responsible for the benefits of cannabis in the case of osteoporosis. Researchers Investigate Cannabinoids, Age-Related Osteoporosis …
Cannabis Concentrates: Vital Steps To Making Award-Winning Extracts
There are many different ways to produce cannabis concentrates, but butane honey oil (BHO) is probably the most popular method used in America today. On that note, there are quite a few factors that come to play when determining the quality of a particular batch of BHO. With The Secret Cup right around the corner, I caught up with Daniel de Sailles, the event’s co-founder, who offered a few suggestions for people who wish to produce clean, connoisseur-quality concentrates. Daniel …
Study: What Is The Best Cannabis Oil Extraction Method?
Cannabis extract medicine has been used for generations to help treat a variety of conditions, and its popularity has increased quite a bit in recent years. Much of this increased popularity can be traced to Rick Simpson‘s public campaign in favor of what he referred to as “hemp oil.” Last year, a group of researchers from the University of Siena (Italy) and Leiden University (Netherlands) completed a study comparing some of the most …