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Finding Rare Cannabinoids in Non-Cannabis Plants

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Researchers from Israel’s Weizmann Institute recently reported that they found cannabigerolic acid (CBGA) and other rare cannabinoids in Helichrysum umbraculigerum, a perennial shrub informally known as the woolly umbrella. But a follow-up study conducted by Italian researchers in 2017 failed to find CBG or its acidic precursor in H.

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5 Medical Cannabis Strains That Can be Used to Treat PTSD

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The National Academies of Sciences reports that PTSD is a stressor-related disorder which develops as a result of a patient’s exposure to a traumatic event. The psychological symptoms that develop because of the trauma affect mood, cognition, memories (both suppression and the inability to form new memories) and physical health.

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Marijuana & COVID-19: New Study Preview

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In a working draft of research prepared by Canadian scientists, study authors claim that their findings are “crucial for the future analysis of the effects of medical cannabis on COVID-19.” Hypothesizing that high-CBD cannabis extracts may be used to modulate ACE2 expression in COVID- 19 target tissues, researchers went to work.

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Clever Leaves and Biopharmaceutical Research Company to Partner for Landmark Cannabis Research Study in Collaboration with the University of California, Davis

Cannabis Law Report

The initiative is part of Project Change Lives; Clever Leaves’ $25M product pledge to aid cannabis research in the U.S. The collaboration represents the Company’s first funded study with a research institution in the United States. organization to help advance scientific research into the potential medical benefits of cannabinoids.

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Marijuana & COVID-19: Top Studies [August 2020]

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Researchers with Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews elaborate: The term “cytokine storm” calls up vivid images of an immune system gone awry and an inflammatory response flaring out of control. ” And their alternative strategy of choice? SARS-CoV2 is the virus that causes COVID-19.). Terpenes and CBD: Twice as Effective.

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Dewey Scientific Announces Peer Reviewed Research Identifying the First Powdery Mildew Resistance Gene in Cannabis

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The abstract, titled “ Discovery and Genetic Mapping of PM1 , a Powdery Mildew Resistance Gene in Cannabis sativa L ”, can be found in the special topic “Cannabis IPM – Insect Pests and Diseases” by Frontiers in Agronomy. Mihalyov, PhD and Oregon CBD Director of Research & Development Andrea R. Garfinkel, PhD.

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Argentina: INASE Will Begin Identification and Characterization of National Cannabis Genetics

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The National Seed Institute (INASE) will carry out a survey of the Argentine genetic varieties of the Cannabis sativa L. Meanwhile, according to Agrofy News , INASE was also authorized to sign agreements with technological and research organizations to evaluate the quality of the identified seeds. Thus, the Cannabis sativa L.