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FridayDec 14, 2018 4:20 am

420 with CNW – Study Shows Your Working Memory May Improve After Smoking Cannabis

One of the stereotypes that surround marijuana consumers is that they become forgetful when high on cannabis. However, a new study at the University of Florida has established that such a stereotype is just a myth. The researchers designed the study in a unique way that involved exposing rats to cannabis smoke so that they inhale it. The rats were first taught to perform a number of delayed response tasks, such as poking the nose into a feeding trough a defined number of times before getting a reward of food pellets. Alternatively, the rats in the study were required to…

ThursdayDec 13, 2018 4:20 pm

420 with CNW – Cannabis Cooking Classes Equip Maryland Patients with Edibles Making Skills

A couple that owns a gourmet condiment company in Baltimore has branched into a new niche of teaching medical cannabis card holders how to cook with cannabis. Will Parks and his wife Gwenele Parks decided to branch into cooking with cannabis because they are certified medical cannabis patients and needed other ways to consume their medicine instead of being restricted to smoking it. They imagined, and rightly so, that other patients were interested too. Maryland banned edibles from its medical marijuana program, but the Parkses and others have partnered with some medical cannabis dispensaries in the state to teach people…

ThursdayDec 13, 2018 10:55 am

Golden Developing Solutions, Inc. (DVLP) Seeks to Make the Cannabis World a Bit Smaller through Newly Launched Software Division, GreenerGrows.org

Golden Developing Solutions, Inc. supports the cannabis industry by providing recognizable and trustworthy products alongside software and technology geared toward enhanced efficiency Cannabis growers can communicate with one another and receive industry data and news through the company’s website, WheresWeed.com The global cannabis market is on track to reach $146.4 billion by the end of 2025 Golden Developing Solutions, Inc. (OTC: DVLP), a rising leader in the cannabis industry, provides its clients with business services and products to support the flourishing market. Through its ancillary software, the company seeks to connect members of the cannabis community by increasing the ease…

ThursdayDec 13, 2018 10:29 am

Earth Science Tech, Inc. (ETST) Announces that New CBD/Propovit Throat Spray Formula is Close to Market-Ready

Earth Science Tech, via its subsidiaries, centers on developing its role as a global leader in the cannabinoid arena The company’s diverse subsidiaries offer a wide selection of cannabinoid products in numerous categories Earth Science Tech recently announced a CBD/Propovit throat spray formula developed via its partnership with Bionatus A biotechnology enterprise, Earth Science Tech, Inc. (OTCQB: ETST) focuses on cannabis (industrial hemp) and cannabinoid research and development, nutraceuticals, pharmaceuticals and medical devices. The company does so through its diverse wholly owned subsidiaries, which concentrate on the development of Earth Science Tech’s role as a worldwide leader in the cannabinoid…

ThursdayDec 13, 2018 10:14 am

Green Hygienics Holdings Inc.’s (GRYN) Science-Driven Cannabis Cultivation Offers Higher Quality at Significantly Lower Cost

Green Hygienics focuses on science-driven cannabis cultivation Its vertical farming process utilizes aeroponic technology The company is at the vanguard of the cannabis sector due to its continuing dedication to invention Targeting the high-end medical and adult-use recreational market, Green Hygienics Holdings Inc. (OTC: GRYN) concentrates on science-driven cannabis cultivation. The company’s growth strategy involves producing revenues from the sales of premium grade cannabis products, developing and licensing valuable intellectual property (IP), making strategic acquisitions and creating trusted global consumer brands. The focus of the Las Vegas, Nevada-based company is pharmaceutical-grade cannabis at higher yields and lower costs. The U.S.…

ThursdayDec 13, 2018 9:57 am

SinglePoint, Inc. (SING) Sees Significant Growth, Triples Revenue Forecast for 2019

Diversified strategy capitalizing on emerging growth opportunities in mobile payments, cannabis and blockchain markets 2018 revenue are expected to top $1 million, while 2019 revenues are expected to triple with additional acquisitions and continued portfolio growth Subsidiary SingleSeed.com added multiple CBD product listings in 2018, organically increasing reach Industrial hemp included in massive 2018 Farm Bill compromise unveiled by lawmakers SinglePoint, Inc. (OTCQB: SING) expects its subsidiary, hemp-CBD distribution line SingleSeed.com, to be one of the company’s top revenue-producing holdings in 2019 – especially with recent news that industrial hemp is firmly rooted in the bipartisan 2018 Farm Bill legislation…

ThursdayDec 13, 2018 4:20 am

420 with CNW – US Federal Agency Announces Funding for Cannabis Research

The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) held a workshop on December 8 to interact with representatives of various cannabis industry stakeholders and federal agencies to discuss cannabinoid research. At the end of that workshop, the federal agency announced four funding opportunities for entities that were interested in conducting research on natural products like cannabis. For example, one funding opportunity is earmarked for looking into how cannabinoids, excluding THC, affect pain. Those four research projects are also intended to map the “biological signature” of the natural products being studied as well as establishing dosage levels in case those…

WednesdayDec 12, 2018 4:20 pm

420 with CNW – Interactive Cannabis Museum Opens in Las Vegas

The marijuana industry looks poised to grow massively, and the current wave of legalization in different US states has paved the way for entrepreneurs and innovators to bring new products to the market. The latest addition to the cannabis world is an interactive cannabis museum in downtown Las Vegas aptly named “Cannibition”. This museum is the brainchild of J.J Walker. He felt that marijuana needed to be given an immersive experience akin to what ice cream, pizza, avocadoes and other products get. The entrepreneur intends to teach visitors to Cannibition about the entire journey of cannabis from when it is…

WednesdayDec 12, 2018 11:51 am

ChineseInvestors.com, Inc. (CIIX) Signs LOI for VitaMist, Ltd. Licensing Sales Agreement, Development of Exclusive Vitamin/CBD Spray Line

Strategy is to expand its product line, leverage VitaMist’s branding and longevity, and utilize the company’s spray technology for a delivery system as a future for CBD consumption The LOI is with BCDBG, Inc., parent of VistaMist, for sales by CIIX to the global Asian market; the agreement would give CIIX rights to sell the brand’s organic vitamin spray line Under the agreement, BCDBG would also develop an exclusive and proprietary product line for CIIX that will include vitamin sprays and vitamins/CBD spray combinations ChineseInvestors.com, Inc.’s (OTCQB: CIIX) LOI with BCDBG, Inc. for the global Asian community sales rights to…

WednesdayDec 12, 2018 9:00 am

Political Breakthrough Heralds the End of the Prohibition on Hemp

CannabisNewsWire Editorial Coverage: With federal legalization of hemp expected in the United States by Christmas, the farming and cannabidiol product industries are anticipating great changes in their future. Hemp farming, which has been illegal in the United States since 1970, is about to be made legal under the newest Farm Bill legislation. Pilot projects and work in Canada have allowed companies to prepare for U.S. hemp farming by developing their techniques, science and crop strains. With legalization promising great growth, companies are seeking paths to investment opportunities. Marijuana Company of America, Inc. (OTC: MCOA) (MCOA Profile) is among the innovating…