Cannabis

Cannabis as medicine: How growers in Utah harness the plant for medicinal use

Cannabis as medicine: How growers in Utah harness the plant for medicinal use

The cannabis industry in Utah spent over 100 years underground, and unsurprisingly Park City’s own history is riddled with the illegal use and sale of marijuana products. Banned in Utah in 1915, overwhelming public support brought full-THC cannabis back to the state’s legal sphere as medicine in 2018 with the passing of the Utah Medical…

Recreational and Rational use of Cannabis-A Review on Nutraceutical Potential, Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Perspectives of Cannabinoids

Cannabis plant is a huge treasure of compounds possessing variety of medicinal, psychoactive and nutraceutical potential. Cannabinoids are a group of active chemicals possessing a range of pharmaceutical advantages in humans. Singh, Y., Thakur, N., Thykandy, T., Bilagi, G., Sakkuru, T., Tiwari, S., Srivastava, P. Biomedical Journal of Scientific & Technical Research, 57(5), 49661-49671 (2024)…

A brief cultural history of hemp

A brief cultural history of hemp

Hemp is making a comeback after decades in the wilderness. What does the Gutenberg Bible have in common with the American Declaration of Independence? Or a tapestry from the Viking age with Christopher Columbus’ ship? And what connects the nomadic Scythians described by Greek historian Herodotus with the anointing ritual of the prophet Moses? The…

‘People simply have to learn more about the plant’s benefits and the good it can bring’

‘People simply have to learn more about the plant’s benefits and the good it can bring’

INTERVIEW: A writer, director, and director of photography, Jordan Berger is the founder of Sunflower Films, a production company in Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA. He is currently completing production on ONE PLANT, a documentary about hemp’s potential to address a wide range of pressing global challenges. He also heads up Head River Farms, an organic hemp…

“Finola” Cannabis Cultivation for Cannabinoids Production in Thessaloniki-Greece

Cannabis has garnered a great deal of new attention in the past couple of years due to the increasing hopes of its legalization for recreational use and indications for medicinal benefit. The increasing consumption and cultivation has led to a multiplication of scientific studies. Focus was placed in this study foremost on yielding morphological data…

CBD reportedly discovered in plant that’s not cannabis

CBD reportedly discovered in plant that’s not cannabis

One of the two main active ingredients in marijuana has been found in a plant other than cannabis, researchers claim.  Scientists in Brazil said they’ve discovered cannabidiol (CBD) in the fruits and flowers of the Jamaican nettletree (Trema micranthum), an evergreen shrub that is native to tropical and subtropical regions of North and South America,…

Multi-Year Insights into Industrial Hemp Growth in a Mediterranean Climate

Hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) is a rapidly growing plant with multipurpose uses, and the optimal combination of yield and quality of hemp products (fibers, inflorescences, or seeds) may provide economic opportunities to uncover the full spectrum of its capabilities. The presented experimentation took place over seven years (2017–2023) in Greek climatic conditions for fourteen (14)…