Genevieve’s Journey: Cannabis and Dentistry for the Developmentally Disabled
Art Courtesy of Casey Renteria Genevieve’s Transformative Journey with Cannabinoid Medicine Understanding the Power of Cannabinoid Medicine When I first came into Genevieve’s life, there were none of the smiles and laughter that so many have become used to seeing from this young lady who loves her Carousel rides. In the beginning of our relationship,…
Adopting Love: How Cannabis and Compassion Created My Family
All Photos Courtesy of Mike Robinson Many will say that a person doesn’t have to be biological to be a father, which has always seemed like an odd statement until it became one of my own. Back in 2016, on the compassion trail where I traveled giving away Cannabis oils in copious amounts to patients…
Our Last Email Went Unanswered: Goodbye, Mentor Raphael Mechoulam
Art by Rebekah Jenks “Raphael Mechoulam just emailed and called us.” I’ll never forget the warm, sunny day in Santa Barbara in August of 2018, or the excitement that came across the face of the founder of the American Academy of Cannabinoid Medicine when I told him the news. Little did I realize the depths…
Cannabaceae: Japanese Hops, the Killer Weed that Can Save Your Life!
Japanese hops (Humulus japonicus) are annual herbaceous vines loaded with broad leaves that look like an Indica plant. This species of Humulus is unlike any Hop a brewery would be familiar with; this plant can quickly grow up to 35 feet in a single growing season while twisting and climbing into both structures and vegetation…
An Interview and Weeding Announcement with Penny Lane
November is Epilepsy Awareness Month, and thus a great time to talk about how our beautiful fat nugs get used by patients and people in the cannabis industry that use the plant to stop seizures. The world went nuts with the Weed Series on CNN that featured kids battling through the grips of this complex…
Where Do All The Delta-8 Nugs Grow?
As the cannabis industry continues to expand across the nation and globe, multiple new THC analogs are hot on the menu from extract labs with an overwhelming supply of CBD that simply isn’t selling. One of these lab conversions is known as Delta-8 THC, and it has hit the nation hard with so many different…
How Government Regulation of Cannabis and Tobacco Helps Synthetic Drug Makers
Almost all of the reefer madness pioneers smoked cigarettes while demonizing cannabis, claiming that tobacco smoking was medicinal. For centuries, tobacco was thought to have medicinal properties and was used to treat various ailments. In the 16th century, doctors even prescribed it for conditions such as colds, headaches, and toothaches. This same crowd compared cannabis…
Rare, Ancient Axe Handle Tree Used By Aboriginal Peoples is a Relative of Cannabis
Aphananthe is a small genus of five species, one of which was discovered by the legendary French botanist Jules Émile Planchon (1823-1888), a man who named countless growing vines, twigs, and trees. He studied pharmacy and medicine in Montpellier and returned to this university as a professor of botany in 1853. Before this, he taught…
How My Cannabis Compassion Journey Turned Me Into the Ultimate Researcher
“You have cancer.” These words dig deep into the core of one’s soul and change a person forever. You either learn to be a warrior or prepare for your end times. Determined to beat the disease without resorting to conventional treatments like chemotherapy and radiation, I turned to cannabis oils, as they were the only…
How the Hemp Family Cannabaceae Creates Your Beer
For the last century, cannabis has been stigmatized. Yet, this plant, part of the Order Rosales, belongs to a family famous for producing ornamental flowers and edible fruits like apples and cherries. Interestingly, hops—the key ingredient in beer—shares the same family tree: Cannabaceae. If you enjoy roses, it seems only natural to embrace cannabis, another…