Cannabinoid cannabidiol (CBD), strengthens bones and accelerates the healing of fractures, without causing any psychotropic effects. We found that CBD alone makes bones stronger during healing, enhancing the maturation of the collagenous matrix, which provides the basis for new mineralization of bone tissue. After being treated with CBD, the healed bone will be harder to…
Animals have CB1 and CB2 receptors!
Did you know animals have CB1 and CB2 receptors? All animals, with the exception of insects, have cannabinoid receptors in their brains, immune systems, and organs. As a result, their bodies absorb the cannabinoids found in hemp derived phytocannabinoid-rich oil. In fact, rather than having to assimilate chemical calming products our bodies naturally interact with the…
Breastfeeding & Cannabis?
How much THC makes it into breast milk? Can it get a baby “high”? What are the long-term effects on the child? Cannabis is legal in half of the States in the US and legal-ish in 16 other countries around the world. And mothers out there are wondering under which circumstances medical or recreational cannabis…
15 Fascinating Facts About Hemp!
All schoolbooks were made from hemp or flax paper until the 1880s. (Jack Frazier. Hemp Paper Reconsidered. 1974.) It was legal to pay taxes with hemp in America from 1631 until the early 1800s. (LA Times. Aug. 12, 1981.) Refusing to grow hemp in America during the 17th and 18th centuries was against the law!…
We should give Hemp a chance!
As citizens of first world countries, this is the world we are used to today. With the convenience of all these products and services, we have to ask: does it come with a price? More forests than ever before are being cleared, leading to species of animals and plants becoming extinct or endangered at an…