Medical Cannabis

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_single_image dynamic=”yes” media_width_percent=”100″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]The news of American sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson receiving a ban and having her Olympic trial results erased after testing positive for marijuana has taken over the internet, social media, and news sites globally. Many were outraged to hear how the athlete would be forced to miss the Olympics due to the …

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[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_single_image dynamic=”yes” media_width_percent=”100″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]Earlier this year, Whoopi Goldberg opened her second cannabis company after her first venture closed last year, and she is far from the only celebrity taking on a role in the cannabis industry. With the journey to federally legalize weed finally progressing, more celebrities are jumping on the bandwagon. Despite the …

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[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_single_image dynamic=”yes” media_width_percent=”100″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_custom_heading] Medical Cannabis & Employment [/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text]Many employers are still penalizing employees for cannabis consumption, even with federal legalization on the horizon. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]More doctors and scientists around the world are starting to recognize the positive attributes of cannabis. In the US, medical cannabis consumption is legal in 36 out of 50 …

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Introducing a new drug to the market is harder than it seems. The reality is that very few companies, excluding big pharma, simply do not have the resources needed to bring a new pharmaceutical drug into the market. Why it is Hard to Introduce a New Pharmaceutical Drug in to the Market? Financial investment required …

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In 2003, Rick Simpson used a self-made unrefined cannabis oil to treat his basal cell carcinoma, a type of skin cancer. Simpson had used medical cannabis in the past and believed in the medical powers of the cannabis plant. He claims to have applied his oil topically to his tumors, and within days, they had …

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The hemp-growing industry is a young and complex one. Although the market can be difficult to predict, Hemp Industry Daily project that hemp-derived CBD sales will grow from $1.2BN in 2019 to up to $10.3BN by 2024. Despite this, the FDA is wary of approving products containing CBD, and a prescription drug used to treat …

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For hundreds of years, cannabis has been used both medically and recreationally, but the recent acceptance and legalization of medical cannabis propelled the movement to use it as both a treatment for disease and to manage symptoms. Currently cannabis is used to treat anorexia, nausea, glaucoma, seizures, and most commonly to alleviate chronic pain. A …

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Regulated cannabis markets have different mandatory testing protocols. Most require random collection of a minimum number of samples from a batch, of equal weight from different quadrants of the flower lot to maximize the chances for representative sampling.[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image media=”21962″ media_width_percent=”50″ media_link=”url:%2Fproduct%2Fgemmacert-lite%2F”][vc_column_text]But research reveals that potency results (e.g. THC and CBD) from randomly selected flowers from …

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]  Help advance the study into the correlation between medical cannabis composition and efficacy   GemmaCert invites medical practitioners and scientists worldwide to collaborate with it in the much-needed effort to advance the study into the correlation between medical cannabis composition and efficacy. A new initiative was announced in Canada to study the efficacy of medical cannabis …

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[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Every now and then there is an expectation that the federal legalization of cannabis is just around the corner. This time the focus has shifted to the upcoming November elections and a growing anticipation that the Democrats will win the White House and both houses of Congress. Maybe so, but earlier this week the …

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