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Expanding the portfolio of rigorous cannabinoid research with new funding opportunities

David Shurtleff, PhD, Deputy Director at the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, National Institutes of Health, discusses new funding opportunities for cannabinoid research.
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Greenheart CBD: A green crop from seed to shelf

Here, we learn how about a different kind of green crop that grows in Ireland and the journey of that from seed to shelf as part of the Greenheart CBD story.
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Attracting major investors: GreenLight on the international stage

In the last six months GreenLight Medicines has successfully out-licenced leads from its research, branching out internationally and attracting major investors.

The medical cannabis space: A successful targeted investment strategy

In this interview, David Engel from Full Moon Investments in the U.S., charts the firm’s successful targeted investment strategy – informed by industry-leading experience and expertise – including comments on the CBD hemp and medical cannabis space.
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Elixinol launches new UK range of blended, full-spectrum CBD capsules

Elixinol has launched a new UK range of blended, full-spectrum CBD capsules using six original combinations developed to support good health and wellbeing.
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Essential oils as a potential modulator of the endocannabinoid system

Dr Christian Löfke, responsible for research and product development at BioBloom, walks us through the rudiments of essential oils as a potential modulator of the endocannabinoid system.
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The export of medicinal cannabis from Israel

Kathleen Denoodt shares with us what we need to know about the export of medicinal cannabis from Israel.

Cannabinoids in medicine part 5: Treating COVID-19

In this final article of a series of five, Oxford Cannabinoid Technologies will discuss their expertise on the use of cannabinoids in medicine when it comes to treating COVID-19.
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CBDepot: The company with a “Valid” Novel Food Application

Here, CBDepot discuss how they worked with the European Commission to achieve a “valid” Novel Food Application.
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EU and UK compliance with the novel food application for CBD isolate

Christian Hendriksen, VP of International Expansion at Mile High Labs, illustrates how they are continuing compliance with the novel food application to ensure safe and effective cannabinoids can be available to all.
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COVID-19: A moment for legalising medical cannabis?

Here, Josh Smith talks us through the current pandemic and the recent history underlying the fight for legalising medical cannabis.
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Can cannabidiol (CBD) treat epilepsy?

Here, OilsBySimpson Founder Kevin William Simpson, explains what current research shows about CBD’s effect on epilepsy and its applications as a treatment.
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12 ways you can take cannabidiol (CBD)

Canna CBD Limited shares with us 12 ways you can take cannabidiol (CBD), including oils, tinctures, pills, edibles, as well as products for localised relief like bath salts, lotions, roll-ons and creams.
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COVID-19 and medical cannabis: Could the crisis bring opportunities?

John Binns, Partner at BCL Solicitors LLP, provides us with fresh insight into COVID-19 and medical cannabis. He ponders if the crisis could bring opportunities for the industry.
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Measuring heavy metals in cannabis and hemp

Here, Robert Thomas, Principal Consultant, Scientific Solutions, highlights the importance of measuring metals in cannabis and hemp.
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Health Canada: Legalising edible cannabis products

Health Canada led the world in large-scale cannabis legalisation and is now creating regulation for edible cannabis products: What is next?
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Cannabinoid products: Create the best organic hemp products for the mass market

A worldwide manufacturer and distributor of cannabinoid products, Elixinol are committed to creating the best organic hemp products for the mass market.
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Growing pains: Creating value in the maturing cannabis market

Liam McGreevy, CEO of Ethnopharm Ltd, explains his thoughts on creating value in today’s maturing cannabis market, including how the firm can help both new and established businesses make sense of this.
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Medical cannabis vaporizers

Vatra Syla, Head of Marketing, Storz & Bickel GmbH & Co. KG, discusses the importance of medical cannabis vaporizers.
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EU crackdown: Novel food regulation of CBD

Here, European Union (EU) Novel Food regulations are thoroughly explored and questioned in the context of CBD in food.

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