A frozen conflict in Ukraine at least gave the superpowers a bit of breathing room from each other. If Ukraine slides to Russia, tensions in Europe could skyrocket. Ukraine had its presidential elections last week. ...
Hemp plants are male, whereas, marijuana is female and that’s just one of the many differences when comparing hemp vs marijuana. It seems like you see the letters CBD everywhere today. You almost forget that ...
“We can now confirm that there was financial support and so a link between the New Zealand attacker and the Identitarian Movement in Austria.” It’s hard to forget what happened on March 15, 2019 – ...
Dear discerning members of the left, What if I told you there is a 37-year-old person of color running for the Democratic Party presidential nomination in 2020 who believes in health care for all, free ...
CBD oil is not marijuana because it doesn’t contain THC, the cause of the psychoactive side effects. Unlike alcohol or Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), CBD oil does not give you a high, slow your reflexes or mess ...
The plastic bag ban, which came into place on January 1st, 2019, shows that the government is making strident moves towards sustainability. Over 2019, Jamaica will be making the transition to an outright ban on ...
The race is on to find the hidden gem and the next renewable energy source. We are currently living in a very exciting time where we are witnessing the transition of the world from dirty ...
Due to the opioid-like properties of Kratom, it is currently under investigation and is being considered a “drug of concern.” Kratom is the new hip thing across America among youth as well as addicts in ...
The organic certification of hemp has been a confusing and sometimes controversial topic. Certification of hemp is relatively new in the United States and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has changed its stance ...
Don’t talk about Adolf Hitler in a remotely positive light or quote him without a very good reason for doing so. If you find yourself extolling Hitler’s virtues or publicly citing Mein Kampf, stop immediately ...
By keeping all of the plant components, whole plant hemp extract benefits from the synergistic properties between the components. The potential benefits of CBD are a prominent topic of research and discussion. As we explain ...
Egalitarianism and the striving for equality is one of the most significant and prominent features of Western life. The basic principle of egalitarianism is the belief that all people are equal and deserve equal opportunities ...
A notable aspect of being an “opinion journalist” is that you can offer a viewpoint or set of arguments without being held to the same standards as objective journalists. By this token, I am such ...
Vaping is a popular method for taking CBD, but to a new consumer it may raise questions. We understand that out of all methods of consuming CBD, vaping is the most unfamiliar to new customers. However, vaping presents ...
Rodrigo Duterte’s brutal war on drugs in the Philippines has claimed thousands of lives and shows no end in sight. Since his inauguration as President of the Philippines in 2016, Rodrigo Duterte has launched an ...
At a recent CNN town hall, Democratic hopeful Pete Buttigieg took specific issue with Vice President Mike Pence’s support of Donald Trump. Buttigieg, mayor of South Bend, Indiana (Pence’s home state) and openly gay (ahem, ...
We can’t blame the pilots. It’s the testing system itself. The world is, indeed, flat. But, it’s vertical, and small enough to exclude everything that was ever important. Like the value of life. Did anybody ...
As marijuana is increasingly legalized around the country, hemp and CBD are now decriminalized on the federal level. The 2018 Farm Bill passed the House and Senate and was signed into law on December 20, ...
A pivotal court ruling last week found that a health insurance company violated the Federal Parity Law which requires equal treatment of mental illnesses by insurance companies. Although addiction was classified as a disease since ...
Amazon’s own terms prohibit the sale of CBD oil, but that doesn’t stop plenty of low-quality products appearing in search results for CBD oil – all eager to make a buck off a fake product. ...
First, a little backdrop: what the heck is a motion to recommit? According to an archived page on the official House of Representatives website under the banner of the late Democratic representative Louise Slaughter: The ...
So, what is it about minority identities? It seems it has become almost fashionable to be a minority on the left these days. Identity politics is a tricky business. Beyond all the complaints against political ...
Treating the analogy of the closing bar as a metaphor for political affiliation, “going home” is presumably supporting the Democratic Party, at least for people who have been party supporters or are members of subsets ...
“The era of hemp prohibition is over. Hemp is now permanently removed from the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). It is forever deemed an agricultural commodity, no longer mistaken as a controlled substance, like marijuana.” December ...
As a confessed Sanders supporter from 2016—and thus someone making no claims to objectivity—I bristle at a number of these concerns. Especially the ones about Bernie costing Hillary the election or doing major damage to ...
If the public gets involved in this awareness week while sufferers speak out about their struggles, the idea of eating disorders can become less stigmatized. Each year the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) holds a ...
COLLATERAL: noun: something pledged as security for repayment of a loan, to be forfeited in the event of a default. adjective: additional, but subordinate; secondary. The military mind has long been revered by its own. ...
Is it legal and safe to give my pet CBD? CBD for pets should be derived from hemp and not marijuana. Confusion often arises because CBD can be derived from both plants. While the CBD ...
CBD oil users, new and seasoned ones, may wonder about the action of the oil in their bodies. They may ask about the duration or how long the oil stays in their system. In addition, ...
Many people don’t realize how much housing application fees can have an impact on the bottom line of some Americans. With rental fees reaching up to $200 per applicant, a family making $20,000 per year ...
When Rep. Ilhan Omar intimated that the United States’ alliance with Israel is motivated primarily by money and later responded to a tweet asking who she thinks is paying politicians to be pro-Israel with the ...
“Cannabidiol is no longer prohibited.” At the start of 2018, the removal of cannabidiol (CBD) from the World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA) banned substances list went into effect. This change prompted an inquiry about the rules ...
Before we get to the veracity of what Trump said or lack thereof, let’s first address what the man spoke about. Trump’s agenda, at least in principle, was devoted to the areas where members of ...
Canada is passing the United States in terms of cannabis legalization, and some see it as a missed opportunity. In the past weeks, cannabis became federally legal to sell in Canada. For cannabis advocates, having a G7 nation legalize ...
Why not run as a Democrat and join an ever-deepening 2020 field? As Schultz has suggested in interviews, he opposes running as a Democrat because of what he views as “extremism on both sides.” He ...
PotCoin and ParagonCoin are just two of the many cryptocurrencies circling the CBD world. Cannabidiol, or CBD for short, has long been lauded for its potential significant medical benefits and pain-reducing aspects. But for all of its popularity and ...
It’s quintessential for us to spread awareness and cease the criticizing conversations. According to the National Safety Council, just released statistics reveal that the lifetime odds of death are more likely to occur by accidental opioid ...
One of the many reasons President Trump is advocating for a border wall between the U.S. and Mexico is because he believes that a border wall will help stop the flow of illicit opioids into ...
Anna Wong, a tireless activist and someone I know from her work with Indivisible NJ-5, stepped up to the mic, and with a sense of due frustration, asked how we’re supposed to reach across the ...
Blockchain technology could help in the movement to legalize cannabis. Few industries are as misunderstood, or as complimentary, as cannabis and blockchain. Both niches are young and exist in highly speculative markets with foggy regulatory conditions, ...
I ask this as one of the growing list of fans of AOC, but it’s an honest question. If she’s a flash in the pan, why bother talking about her at all? There are any ...
“They who have put out the people’s eyes reproach them of their blindness.” — John Milton “It is by the goodness of God that in our country we have those three unspeakably precious things: freedom of speech, freedom ...
In the video, Spacey, speaking in the manner of his persona Frank Underwood from House of Cards, directly addresses the viewer, as he did in character within the context of the show. His remarks are as follows: ...
As time goes on, the opioid epidemic is only getting worse. Opioids were involved in 47,600 overdose deaths in 2017, meaning opioids were responsible for 67.8% of all fatal overdoses last year. More terrifying is ...
Flip phones. There are three of us left who use them. We love their portability. They even fit in the back pocket of a ghetto butt in jeans. And, they take a spectacular photograph. The ...
Whatever your outlook on the days, weeks, and years to come, it’s worth looking back on the moments of the past 12 months and revisiting the themes they evoked. Without further ado, it’s time for… ...