The New York Times Magazine has a fascinating piece by Moises Velasquez-Manoff on the history, hype and promise of CBD as a medicine:
“Why plants produce molecules that seem perfectly designed to manipulate human biochemical circuitry is a mystery. It could be a kind of molecular coincidence. But many plants, including cannabis, might make these molecules to defend themselves from other organisms.”
Taking CBD could cause you to fail a drug test, Consumer Reports says.
The N.Y. Times‘ women’s health columnist says it’s unknown whether CBD can help with the pelvic pain disorder vaginismus.
- London (U.K.)-based company Daye has raised $5.5M to develop CBD-infused tampons which it claims will relieve menstrual cramps.
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- Struggling Humboldt farmers hope to cash in on CBD.
Times-Standard - Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky) wants hemp farmers to access crop insurance.
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