#Noble Cannabis Co

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Strain: Gastropop

Grower: Noble Cannabis Co.

State: Oklahoma

Medical/Recreational: Medical

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Reginald Noble (born April 17, 1970) known by his stage name Redman, is a rapper, DJ, record producer, and actor. He rose to fame in the early 1990s as an artist on the Def Jam label.

He is well known for his collaborations with his close friend Method Man, as one-half of the rap duo Method Man & Redman, including their starring roles in films and sitcoms which include How High and Method and Red. He was a member of the Def Squad in the late 1990s. He played a major role in Seed of Chucky. Method Man appeared in Def Jam Vendetta, Def Jam: Fight for NY, and Def Jam: Icon video games, often as tag team partners, and had a television sitcom, Method & Red.

In the music video for the Offspring’s single “Original Prankster”, he plays the part of the “conscience”, telling the “Original Prankster” what pranks to pull. He co-starred with Method Man in The Fairly OddParents, in School’s Out! The Musical, rapping the “Pixes Rap”.

In April 2015, he released a collaboration with New York-based streetwear brand Mighty Healthy. The 420-themed collection includes jerseys, T-shirts, hats, and other items with cannabis-related graphics.

In August 2017, it was announced that he would host the first season of Scared Famous, which premiered on October 23, 2017.

He was born in Newark, New Jersey to Darlene and Eddie Noble. His sister Rosalyn Noble is a rapper known as Roz. She has appeared on several of his songs over the years. He is a cousin of rapper Tame One. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence

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soulful eyes, rippling flanks… and Channing Tatum

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soulful eyes, rippling flanks… and Channing Tatum

The new film Dog is essentially an hour and three quarters of Channing Tatum rolling around with a dog – and quite frankly, for many of us, that’s enough. The Magic Mike star has played opposite such beauties as Rachel McAdams, Amanda Seyfried and Mila Kunis in his time, but here he may have found his screen equal at last: a strapping Belgian Malinois called Lulu, who served with the military in Afghanistan and whom Tatum’s US Ranger, Jackson Briggs, must now drive 1,600 miles to her late handler’s funeral. Naturally a significant part of the film’s appeal lies in simply being able to savour that magnificent beast in all its visual glory: the soulful eyes, the rippling flanks, the buttocks’ noble jut. And then there’s the dog, which is also a beaut.

Tatum is both star and co-director here: his partner in the latter role is Reid Carolin, the writer of the Magic Mike films, and therefore someone who long ago pinned down the details of his leading man’s appeal. The lengthy journey from an army base in Washington State to a cemetery in rural Arizona allows Tatum the opportunity to play every shade of rascally-but-sensitive hunk in his repertoire, as he bounces off various eccentrics he and Lulu encounter en route: a pair of tantric healers, a spiteful ex-military cop, a paranoid cannabis farmer and his psychically gifted wife. 

In San Francisco comes an episode that wouldn’t have felt out of place in a 1990s studio comedy: Tatum pulls on his uniform and feigns blindness in order to blag a free suite in a luxury hotel, only to be thrown out hours later when Lulu spots a man in the foyer in traditional Arab garb, then knocks him to the floor and tries to gnaw off his arm.

Such hijinks deliver regular energy boosts to the main emotional thread, which follows Jackson’s gradual realisation that this creature in his temporary care is something of a kindred spirit – valiant and ferocious, but also scarred by its experiences in the theatre of war, and much in need of long walks and cuddles at sunset. Tatum is himself a dog lover – Lulu, who’s actually played by three separate pooches, is named after his own beloved pit bull-Catahoula cross, who died in 2018 – and his human-canine chemistry is warm and obviously unfeigned. Carolin and Brett Rodriguez’s script tries out most of the expected tearjerking manoeuvres, some with more success than others – per the proverb, new tricks are not exactly in this film’s purview. 

But what might be called the climactic Greyfriars Bobby moment is staged with surprising sensitivity, and audience members who’ve paid to have their hearts warmed then broken by sad-eyed canine loyalty will not leave feeling short-changed. Strong language and mild-ish sex and drug-related scenes probably rule this one out as half-term entertainment, though younger teens should be able to take the ruff with the smooth.

12A cert, 101 min. Dirs: Channing Tatum and Reid Carolin. In cinemas from Friday

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The Telegraph

How Harry’s very LA relaunch has only just begun

From Prince to campaigner and Silicon valley ‘tech bro’ what wider impact could the Duke of Sussex's new jobs have?

By Camilla Tominey, Associate Editor28 March 2021 • 6:00am

Jobs appear to be like buses for Prince Harry. Wait a lifetime for an opening and two come along at the same time.

The former Royal’s first foray into the corporate world has seen him take up the role of chief impact officer at Silicon Valley coaching firm BetterUp, while also sitting alongside Rupert Murdoch’s daughter-in-law on a commission aiming to fight “misinformation”.

Neither role appears to have required the 36-year-old former Army captain to submit a CV or go through the usual vetting processes as he adds mental health coach and anti-fake news campaigner to his résumé.

Yet in keeping with a new breed of “celebrity responsibility”, which has increasingly seen the rich and famous flex their corporate muscles for the greater good, the highly prominent positions look set to propel the cash-strapped Prince to ever more lucrative heights, as LA’s most sought-after recruit.

Just as when Jennifer Aniston became the ‘chief creative officer’ of a natural supplement range or when David Beckham backed a cannabinoid skincare company, these mutually beneficial ‘ethical’ tie-ups can be worth their weight in publicity gold. And not just for the company that gets their endorsement.

As showbiz agent Jonathan Shalit puts it: “Like corporate responsibility – this is celebrity responsibility. There’s been a shift in people’s mindsets. Two, three years ago the mindset was: ‘What’s in it for me, how can I get paid a shedload of dosh, how can I maximise my income?’ Now people desire to give back and give back support to the community.”

While pointing out that Harry is “above celebrity,” he adds: “Many celebrities are very responsible in trying to use the strength of their platform to help others.”

The announcement of both roles last week certainly played into the idea that this was more than just a money spinner for the Montecito-based ex pat – although there is no doubt all sides are set to benefit financially.

While BetterUp may be carrying out noble work in its offer of “personalised coaching, content and care designed to transform lives and careers” – it all comes at a price.

Having spoken about his struggles with grief following the death of his mother, Diana, Princess of Wales, Harry said of his appointment to the “unicorn” tech firm: “(I) want us to move away from the idea that you have to feel broken before reaching out for help,” insisting he intends to use the job to “create impact in people’s lives”.

The Duke added: “Being attuned with your mind, and having a support structure around you, are critical to finding your own version of peak performance. What I’ve learned in my own life is the power of transforming pain into purpose.”

He said his goal was to “lift up critical dialogues around mental health, build supportive and compassionate communities, and foster an environment for honest and vulnerable conversations” and he hoped to “help people develop their inner strength, resilience and confidence”.

It might strike the cynical as Californian word salad akin to Aniston’s declaration, upon joining Vital Proteins, that: “Collagen is the glue that holds everything together. I’ve always been an advocate for nourishing your wellness from within.”

Yet as Alexi Robichaux, who co-founded BetterUp in 2013, points out, Harry does bring a unique perspective. “He comes from a very different background,” to other executives, he says, adding: “He’s synonymous with this approach of mental fitness and really investing in yourself. It was not a hard internal sale. He will obviously have the whole organisation sprinting to help him.”

Robichaux confirmed Harry was joining the company’s leadership team as an “officer of the corporation”, which suggests it is a paid role, although public relations expert Mark Borkowski thinks it “highly likely” he has been offered equity in the firm, which values itself at $1.73 billion.

“This previously unknown start-up has now got instant recognition,” he says. “I always said that if Harry and Meghan wanted to generate income, they should look to Silicon Valley. Getting eyeballs onto the company like this, with all the competition, is the hardest job in PR – but now the whole world is talking about it. That’s the effect signing up someone like Harry can have.

“If he’s got points in this firm and it goes gangbusters, he could make some serious money.” Borkowski cites the example of shares in Cellular Goods, the synthetic cannabis firm backed by Beckham, shooting up by 310 per cent after it launched on the London Stock Exchange in February following news of the star footballer’s investment.

“This is all about the ongoing narrative, now,” adds Borkowski, referencing the Oprah Winfrey interview in which the Sussexes raised serious concerns about the Royal family’s handling of racism and mental health issues.

“The impact of generating more connections to his brand is an ongoing struggle for him. But by taking that narrative, which is embedded with that interview along with mental health issues, then he can certainly have a credible corporate platform.”

Yet considering some of the discrepancies that have surfaced since the interview aired in the US on March 7, can Harry really be considered a reliable voice when it comes to combating what he has described as the “avalanche of misinformation”?

Critics have been at pains to point out that his appointment to the Aspen Institute’s new Commission on Information Disorder, a six-month project that will examine the “modern-day crisis of faith in key institutions” appears somewhat at odds with the Sussexes’ repeated insistence that they do not look at newspapers, magazines or social media.

Equally awkward is the fact that the Prince will be sitting alongside Kathryn Murdoch, who is married to James Murdoch, the former chairman of News of the World publisher News International, who resigned from his father Rupert Murdoch’s media empire last year.

As with Harry’s decision to appear on CBS, despite the US network once sparking outrage in 2004 for showing a “distasteful” photo of his mother after her fatal Parisian car crash, the move suggests the exiled Murdochs are now considered reformed characters thanks to their new found work on democracy reform and climate change.

As Harry himself put it, information disorder is an issue that demands “a multi-stakeholder response from advocacy voices” including, apparently, the wife of a man who was found by a Parliamentary report in 2012 to have shown “wilful ignorance of the extent of phone hacking” and being “guilty of an astonishing lack of curiosity” over the illegal practice that Harry, William and Kate were all subjected to along with Prince Charles, the Duchess of Cornwall and a string of palace aides.

It is not thought Harry is being paid for his work with the think tank, founded in 1949, which will look at everything from last year’s US election to vaccine safety and marginalised communities.

It is his listing on the Aspen Institute’s website, however, which perhaps provides the biggest clue to the sixth-in-line to the throne’s direction of travel as he settles into life in the US.

Referenced by his full title, Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, the soon to be father-of-two is described as a “humanitarian, military veteran, mental wellness advocate and environmentalist.”

Despite his blood-born Royal status, Shalit believes this repositioning is actually intended to put him on a par with his high-achieving wife. For unlike her husband, who left school with two A-levels before training at Sandhurst Military Academy, it is Meghan – a Northwestern University graduate with a successful acting career under her belt – who is arguably the more employable of the two, on paper at least. As an American, the pregnant mother-of-one also doesn’t carry the burden of Harry’s complicated visa and tax arrangements, amid confusion over whether he is living and working in the US as a “diplomat” or as a person with so-called “special talents”.

“I’ve met Meghan on a number of occasions and she is a hugely astute woman, very bright, incredibly impressive,” says Shalit

“So for Harry to keep up with his wife, he’s got to find his own name and identity and this is the start. He doesn’t need celebrity. When you’re Royal, you’re the biggest celebrity in the world. But what this does is allow Harry to have relevance.”

When it comes to making an impact, Royal relevance is clearly going to be the jewel in the crown of Harry’s very LA relaunch.

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CBD: de online interesse naar cannabidiol piekt en neemt enorm toe

Verenigde Staten - Volgens een nieuwe analyse zijn er nu meer zoekopdrachten op internet naar cannabidiol (CBD) informatie dan andere alternatieve therapieën. Acne, pijn, menstruatieproblemen en opioïdenverslaving - het scala aan aandoeningen dat cannabidiol (CBD) blijkbaar kan behandelen lijkt eindeloos. Maar werkt de verbinding echt? Het antwoord is nog niet onomstotelijk en wetenschappelijk bewezen op alle fronten maar de eerste signalen van mensen zijn extreem positief. Toch heeft CBD nogal een momentje, zegt een onderzoeksbrief die JAMA Network Open heeft gepubliceerd. De analyse van online zoekopdrachten door de bevolking van de Verenigde Staten onthult dat miljoenen vergelijkbaar of zelfs meer geïnteresseerd zijn in CBD dan in andere gezondheidsproducten en onderwerpen. Dr. Davey Smith, hoofd infectieziekten en wereldwijde volksgezondheid aan de Universiteit van Californië (UC), San Diego, zegt: "Op dit moment zijn er mijns inziens geen voordelen bekend voor het nemen van CBD zonder recept. CBD is de trend van deze generatie, waar miljoenen betrokken zijn bij het product zonder in mijn ogen voldoende bewijs van enig voordeel. "

CBD neemt het podium

CBD is niet nieuw, omdat mensen het in 1940 voor het eerst uit de cannabisplant hebben geëxtraheerd. Het is echter onlangs beschikbaar gekomen in een scala aan producten, van gummies tot ijs, in de vorm van massageolie en als druppeltjes. Het is redelijk om te zeggen dat de publieke belangstelling voor CBD groot is. Studie co-auteur John W. Ayers merkt op dat "3 jaar geleden in wezen niemand op CBD online zocht, maar nu zijn er naar schatting 6,4 miljoen unieke zoekopdrachten per maand." Studie co-auteur John W. Ayers merkt op dat "3 jaar geleden in wezen niemand op CBD online zocht, maar nu zijn er naar schatting 6,4 miljoen unieke zoekopdrachten per maand." De waarde van CBD als gezondheidssupplement blijft nog onbepaald, met enkele grote gezondheidsinstanties die de voordelen of mogelijke bijwerkingen afwegen. De auteurs van de studie geloven dat dit komt omdat ze misschien niet begrijpen in welke mate mensen geïnteresseerd zijn in de stof. Het team hoopt dit te verhelpen met harde gegevens die experts ertoe aanzetten meer onderzoek te gaan prioriteren.

Online nieuwsgierigheid naar CBD

Gezondheidswetenschappers van UC San Diego analyseerden de frequentie van Amerikaanse zoekopdrachten van Google naar "CBD" of "cannabidiol" van januari 2004 tot april 2019. Vervolgens hebben ze met behulp van deze gegevens zoekverkeer geëxtrapoleerd tot december 2019. In plaats van te vertrouwen op zelfrapportage waarbij sommigen misschien niet bereid zijn om openlijk over CBD te praten, hebben we miljoenen mensen direct geobserveerd op zoek naar informatie of zelfs online naar CBD gezocht. - Lead study author Dr. Eric Leas In de afgelopen 3 jaar is de toename van CBD-zoekopdrachten bijzonder opvallend. Het steeg met 125% in 2017 en vervolgens met 160% in 2018. Experts verwachten dat het in 2019 weer met 180% zal stijgen. De onderzoekers stelden vast dat de belangstelling voor CBD in de VS toenam. Op sommige plaatsen was de belangstelling bijzonder sterk. Het aantal zoekopdrachten groeide bijvoorbeeld met 605% in Alabama. Het enorme aantal vragen dat het team heeft geregistreerd in andere staten - Vermont, Wisconsin, Tennessee, Colorado, New Hampshire en Oregon - toont aan dat CBD een landelijk interessant onderwerp is. De interesse in CBD kan deels te wijten zijn aan de toegenomen destigmatisering van marihuana. Inderdaad, staten met gelegaliseerd recreatief marihuanagebruik hadden het grootste aantal CBD-zoekopdrachten. Op de tweede plaats volgden staten die medicinaal gebruik van cannabis toestaan, gevolgd door staten waarin marihuana illegaal is.

In vergelijking met andere zoekopdrachten

Om het belang van hun bevindingen te achterhalen, volgden de onderzoekers ook zoekopdrachten naar andere gezondheidsgerelateerde onderwerpen, producten en alternatieve therapieën. "Als we met collega's over onze studie praten," zegt co-auteur en onderzoeker Alicia Nobles, "spelen we vaak een spel dat we 'CBD of...' noemen, en bijna elke keer zijn experts geschokt om te horen dat CBD populairder is of bijna zo populair. " Nobels noemt een voorbeeld: "Voor elke twee zoekopdrachten die op internet wordt gedaan in de VS naar diëten, staat er één CBD gerelateerde zoekopdracht tegenover!" Hoewel het aantal zoekopdrachten naar CBD ongeveer gelijk was aan dat voor yoga en e-sigaretten, kwam het aantal CBD-zoekopdrachten vergeleken met andere populaire gezondheidsonderwerpen veel hoger uit, waaronder in relatie tot bijvoorbeeld de volgende zoekopdrachten: Veganisme - 112% hoger voor CBDMarijuana - 113% hoger voor CBDSporten / beweging - 158% hoger voor CBDVaccinatie - 163% hoger voor CBDMeditatie - 338% hoger voor CBDAppelcider azijn - 517% voor CBDAcupunctuur - 749% voor CBD

Wat te doen als interesse in CBD versnelt

Deze longitudinale dwarsdoorsnede studie heeft geen betrekking op daadwerkelijke aankopen van op CBD gebaseerde producten. De snelle toename van de belangstelling voor CBD die de studie heeft aangetoond, suggereert echter dat de populariteit van de stof het wetenschappelijk onderzoek naar de voordelen en gevaren van het gebruik overtreft. De auteurs van de studie beweren dat "onderzoek naar CBD een prioriteit voor de volksgezondheid moet worden om de belangstelling van het publiek in te halen." Ze sluiten hun onderzoek af met een voorstel voor een actieplan in vier fasen: "Studies moeten gericht zijn op de epidemiologie van CBD-gebruik, en karakteriseren wie CBD-producten gebruikt en voor welke doeleinden."Onderzoekers moeten de effecten en mogelijke interacties met geneesmiddelen van CBD evalueren.Er is behoefte aan het ontwikkelen van product veiligheidsnormen omdat het verkeerd etiketteren van CBD-producten gebruikelijk is en vervalste producten hebben geleid tot massale problemen. (zorg er dus altijd voor dat je een erkend en betrouwbaar product aanschaft)"Marketingpraktijken rond CBD moeten worden gestandaardiseerd, omdat marketing die het publiek misleidt, het vertrouwen in op feiten en wetenschappelijk onderzoek gebaseerde medicijnen kan aantasten." Lees meer op o.a. MedicalNewsToday (EN), MedicalMarijuanaInc (EN) en USAToday (EN) Read the full article

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MedMen’s New Commercial Chronicles the History of American Cannabis from Counterculture to Just Culture

MedMen’s The New Normal Taps Acclaimed Filmmaker Spike Jonze and Actor/Activist Jesse Williams to Normalize Cannabis

LOS ANGELES — MedMen Enterprises Inc. (“MedMen” or the “Company”) (CSE: MMEN) (OTCQX: MMNFF) (FSE: A2JM6N) rewrote history yesterday with the debut of a disruptive new commercial that chronicles the American history of cannabis. Supported by the most expansive integrated marketing campaign the company has executed to date, The New Normal is directed by Academy Award-winning storyteller Spike Jonze and features actor Jesse Williams, best known for his longstanding activism and starring role in Grey’s Anatomy. The ad furthers MedMen’s vision where legalized and regulated cannabis creates a safer, healthier and happier world. Founded in 2010, MedMen is known for its disruptive advertising campaigns, innovative approach to cannabis retail and progressive legalization efforts.

The diverse creative team behind the project includes actor Jesse Williams, director Spike Jonze, Academy-Award nominated cinematographer Bradford Young and production designer James Chinlund, who is currently working on the upcoming Lion King movie.

MedMen launched a 360-degree approach to The New Normal campaign, which includes spots on connected TV networks (including Bravo, CBS Sports Network, Oxygen, MSNBC, Lifetime and Food Network), 80+ out of home assets, print ads (including national ad placements in Rolling Stone and US Weekly), Sirius XM, native integrations with Complex, podcasts and terrestrial radio, digital, pre-roll and programmatic ads. MedMen will also be advertising for the first time in hundreds of movie theaters across California, Nevada, and Michigan.

The commercial chronicles society’s evolving perceptions of the plant, from pre-prohibition to the modern industry of today. While looking back through America’s history, from George Washington’s hemp farm, to Reefer Madness propaganda, The New Normal takes the audience on a journey through the injustices of the past and a hopeful view for the future. Jonze and Williams collaborated to ensure that much of the commercial’s cast and crew had a personal real-life connection to the plant. Those individuals included military veterans who use cannabis to treat their PTSD, a former NFL football player who uses it as a substitute for opioids, victims of racial profiling and those who work in the emerging industry.

Jesse Williams, who also co-wrote the film with Jonze, will appear on the cover of EMBER volume 4, MedMen’s in-house magazine. The magazine will be free with purchase at every MedMen store beginning February 25, 2019. It will also be distributed at Barnes & Noble bookstores nationwide and select boutiques, hotels and restaurants.

In addition to the commercial, Spike Jonze is creating a short documentary with filmmaker Molly Schiot that was shot on set and explores the themes of the short film in more detail. It was important to all involved to tell the stories of cast members who all have their own relationships with cannabis, including: veterans who have found cannabis as a way to treat themselves, former law enforcement, formerly incarcerated drug offenders and young entrepreneurs in the cannabis industry.

All of this content as well as a brief history of cannabis and more is available on www.medmen.com.

Jesse Williams commented, “The highly selective criminalization of one plant, with flagrantly harsher punishments for one community, must be acknowledged and left behind for something more reasonable, realistic and fair. It’s pretty clear that Americans are ready to exist beyond a few inherited hypocrisies. We deserve the opportunity to make this right. We can do, and feel, better.”

“When I read the premise about telling the story of the history of cannabis and our country, there was something that moved me about it. I apologize for using such a 2010’s word, but it felt healing to me. I didn’t know much about the specifics of the history, but as I learned about it, I felt like it was a story of a very dysfunctional couple. The relationship started in such a healthy place, with even our Founding Fathers having hemp farms, but it got so tragically messed up in the 80 years of prohibition that we couldn’t see straight. It was shocking to just sit in all the stories of so many people and so many lives that were unfairly hurt by the prohibition and the fear that was stoked by it, especially people of color. And it wasn’t just their lives, it was their families, too. And now we are starting to come out of it. We are at that point in a relationship where a couple is calming down after a fight and realizing how irrational they were and trying to make amends. I’ve never been into pot much or a huge advocate for legalization, but I’ve always supported it because it seemed absurd for the reasons we all know. And it always felt inevitable. But getting to do this, I got to learn the bigger picture of the whole story. I feel so hopeful, but the thing that sticks with me and upsets me is that there are still so many people that are still locked up for this plant that is now legal in so many places. That doesn’t make sense,” Spike Jonze stated.

“Cannabis is part of our country’s history. We’ve moved away from the propaganda of the past and into a world where cannabis is the new normal. We want this commercial to educate and embolden in equal measures. This is our opportunity to make a statement on a national stage,” said Adam Bierman, MedMen’s CEO & Co-Founder.

ABOUT MEDMEN:

MedMen is a cannabis retailer with operations across the U.S. and flagship stores in Los Angeles, Las Vegas and New York. MedMen’s mission is to provide an unparalleled experience that invites the world to discover the remarkable benefits of cannabis because a world where cannabis is legal and regulated is a safer, healthier and happier world. Learn more at http://www.medmen.com.

SOURCE: MedMen Enterprises

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Greatest Story Ever Told's Opening Act Tweaked To Advance Leftwing Agenda

In the frantic effort to co-opt all of culture to advance the cause of comprehensive revolution, not even the symbols of the sacred and solemn are immune from being hijacked for the purposes of advancing the agenda.  In fact, it is often the only time  that otherwise intended for destruction will be tolerated by those already having pledged their loyalty to the one bent upon toppling the Most High.  

According to a story published in the 12/9/19 edition of USA Today, a Methodist church in California  erected a Nativity depicting Jesus, Mary, and Joseph as detained refugees.  Apparently, this is not the first time the congregation has utilized what ought to be a reverent display to propagandize on behalf of a faddish social cause.  

According to the pastrix, the previous year's addressed the California homeless crisis.   The 2019 version wanted the beholding to imagine Mary, Joseph, and Jesus separated at a Trumpian detention center in juxtaposition with the presupposition that “Jesus grew up to teach us kindness and mercy and a radical welcome of all people.”  It seems this holiday display compounds the factual and philosophical fallacies and omissions one year to the next.  

The first of these needing to be addressed is the issue of California's homeless problem.  Foremostly, Mary and Joseph were not homeless.  The couple anticipating the Messianic child were ordered by Roman decree to travel from their home in Nazareth to the town of their ancestors for the purposes of registering with the census and paying their taxes. 

If the congregation wants to do more than posture, preen, and virtue signal as to how bad they feel about the homeless epidemic, perhaps they would do well to reflect upon what is causing this lamentable crisis.   They might be surprised to learn that the sort of progressivism likely embraced by many attending this sort of church has exacerbated the situation.  

For example, since easing the restrictions on cannabis across America (supposedly for so called “medicinal purposes” even for patiences not suffering metastasized cancer, seizure disorders, or glaucoma but usually for nothing more than lazy ass syndrome).homeless rates have skyrocketed noticeably.  For often those for whom the consumption of this intoxicant has become the central organizing facet of their existence find it a challenge to keep themselves satisfactorily employed and domiciled.  

One can legitimately debate the role to be played by government and/or charity in addressing this issue.  However, it will not be resolved --- something that elites might not even want to see transpire as a number paradoxically have a vested interest in seeing that the problem remains ongoing ---- unless individual responsibility and choices are recognized for the role they play in terms of ruined lives.  

Though the Holy Family was not homeless in the terms of having no designated locality of habitation once their business with the regime had been concluded, if we want to take the presuppositions as expressed by the interpretative spin of this particular Nativity to their logical conclusion, do the statists  possess the conviction to point out the implications of California's infamous taxation and regulatory bureaucracy upon the homeless situation?  

For if the taxes and level of government intrusion beyond basic safety becomes too great, businesses will either close or leave California.  In turn, those working for these enterprises will end up losing their jobs.  That could result in the forfeiture of their homes if there are not a sufficient number of open positions in which the occupationally displaced can find reemployment.  

Often in America, if one found themselves in a situation where they could not find employment to their liking, there was always the possibility of making one's own job through some sort of   entrepreneurial undertaking.  However, given the extent to which government has come to exert punitive influence over nearly every aspect of life to the point that in order to sell doodads at a flea market one has to beseech a permit and then often have to preemptively estimate before hand how much revenue might be generated from such transactions one could easily be discouraged from pursuing the very forms of basic commerce that could have prevented one's plunge into destitution.  

The reflection put into the display depicting the Holy Family as detained refugees is no better than the narrative casting them as typical homeless.  The press statement referring to the figurines depicted in this manner states, “Jesus grew up to teach us kindness and mercy and a radical welcome of all people.”  

Jesus did emphasize kindness and mercy.  However, He just as much emphasized that these qualities can only be extended when certain conditions are met.  For the same corpus of divine revelation proclaiming the salvation found in Christ also just as explicitly extols “let all things be done decently and in order.”  

It is because kindness and mercy play such a central role in Christian ethical thought that the nation is justified in exerting stringent oversight in regards to whom it will decide to grant entrance.

In terms of kindness, a government of a particular territory is obligated to extend this firstly and foremostly to those residing legally within the confines of its accepted borders.  This is accomplished on the most rudimentary level by making sure those seeking to enter the territory under its protection intend that territory and those residing within no harm.  

To those accustomed to living a comfortable existence in a nation relatively safe when compared to numerous others, detaining and separating families might not seem very kind or merciful.  But given the circumstances, the United States should be commended for the merciful restraint that it does extend as a nation.

For example, if kindness and mercy were not priorities, the United States could very easily plant a minefield along the border without concern for what happens to any daring to cross it, with snipers standing ready to pick off any survivors happening to make it across such a daunting obstacle.    But America is such an upstanding nation that the country has decided not to defend itself in such a manner out of a concern for the innate dignity of all human beings.  

Relatedly, it must also be asked was it an act of kindness and mercy to create a situation where droves are apparently under the impression that all they had to do not only be allowed admission but also lavished with extensive (and the case could be made even extravagant) benefits was simply showing up with an outstretched hand?  Such lawlessness is a boon to neither newcomer or longstanding citizen alike.  

Given that, overall, Americans are a kindhearted and sympathetic sort, those skilled at manipulating the narrative in the direction of predetermined ends have made use of images depicting children ---- a number appearing to be quite young --- detained in locked cages with nary a parent in sight.  Admittedly, such a situation is far from ideal.  Yet in light of the circumstances, the policy could very well be the kindest and most merciful thing that can be done in this particular circumstance.  

Firstly, there is often little proof that these children actually belong to the adults that are just about using them as human shields in the hopes of sneaking them past what are assumed to be dimwitted and softhearted border patrol officers.  For all we know these urchins could very well be in transit by human traffickers to lives of sex slavery and prostitution.  

Thus, do not the mercy and kindness called for on the part of Claremont United Methodist Church demand that these identification and relationship claims be proven and verified?  After all, were not actual Americans put through similar wringers when forced to authenticate themselves before being granted documents in compliance with the Real ID Act required in order to continue their lives as fully recognized residents and citizens of the territorial United States?  

It could be responded but why must children be separated from their parents during the detention process?  But would it be an act of kindness or mercy to leave these vulnerable individuals even with their alleged parents in facilities  just as likely to contain the perverted dregs as well as the noble destitute from the society from which both classes are fleeing?  

Those naïve as to how the world actually works would likely reply, “At least allow these children to remain with their mothers even if they have to be separated from their fathers to protect children from predatory men.” Like it or not, at this time under United States law to enter into the country without proper authorization is still a crime.  

As such, if the children of those accused of this act get to remain with their parents throughout detention, why do not actual American children get to remain with their parents then they are taken into custody  for other criminal violations?  Do these so-called “human rights” activists intend to articulate a similar degree of outrage over parents arrested for failing to comply with vaccination requirements or on behalf of the German family arrested there for homeschooling and denied asylum by the Obama regime because the family happened to adhere to Christianity rather than one of the forms of Third World heathenism lavished with accolades by the otherwise godless adherents of secularist multicultrualism?  

The Reverend Ristine's comment closes in the article with the remark “a radical welcome of all people.”  But just how radical is the welcome that would be extended by Rev. Ristine and the Claremont United Methodist Church?  

For example, some churches along with others in their areas on certain nights in the winter allow the homeless to shelter in a designated building to get these individuals out of the cold.  So what if Claremont United Methodist Church agreed to take in a certain number and a dozen more than planned forced their way into the building, proceeding to use the facilities in a way that was wantonly deleterious or even explicitly disrespectful of the graciousness extended by the hosts?  Would the congregation be required to allow these souls to urinate in the baptistry or defecate in the pews since interdicting such behavior might be interpreted as contradicting the “radical welcome of Jesus”?  

The Claremont United Methodist Church is first and foremost a church.   As such, central to its identity is a scheduled weekly time of worship where the agreed upon leaders of the congregation provide a didactic oration usually accompanied by music of a style those assembled deem appropriate.  

Thus, what if a group came into the sanctuary without prior authorization and proceeded to drone on incessantly about the imperative of reelecting President Trump?  Better yet, what if the uninvited interrupted the otherwise orderly execution of the liturgy (particularly during Rev. Ristine's homily) with an exegesis elaborating their understanding how certain Scriptural texts are correctly interpreted as forbidding women from the ranks of the ordained clergy?    

A church has the right to say, “Look, we will allow you to enter our arms welcoming you.  But there are rules you will be required to abide by.   If not, we are going to have to ask you to leave and you won't be allowed to come in.”  As such, does not something similar apply to other social institutions as well?

It might not be the place of government to decide complex questions of theology.  Yet inversely, as part of its mandate, the state has the obligation to be not quite as welcoming as the church as its primary function is to ensure that those existing within specified boundaries do not pose a viable threat and that a set of objective standards are adhered to in order to prevent widespread social breakdown.  

There can be debate as to how stringent these ought to be in a society endeavoring to balance the needs of liberty and security.  Yet to argue that the welcome must be so broad as to allow all arrivals irrespective of intent is to invite nothing but the destruction of what made this land a relative oasis amidst a troubled world in the first place.  

Often President Trump addresses the hard truths that face the nation in a manner that some might construe as blunt or inartful.  It must be admitted ---- something that he himself at one point refused to do  when he insisted that he had never done anything in need of divine forgiveness -----  that he suffers (as do we all) from any number of flaws.  However, his sincerity in wanting to see the borders of the United States protected for the benefit of all cannot be denied and should be applauded by all that profess to love America.  

By Frederick Meekins

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Golden Leaf Holdings Launches Chalice TV

October 15, 2019 08:45 ET | Source: Golden Leaf Holdings Ltd.

PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 15, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Golden Leaf Holdings Ltd. (CSE: GLH) (OTCQB: GLDFF) (“Golden Leaf” or the “Company”), a pioneering cannabis company with cultivation, production and retail operations built around recognized brands, has launched Chalice TV, an online media channel with content designed to help educate consumers on all aspects of cannabis, from cultivating practices to health benefits and more.

Chalice TV, which is part of an online content overhaul for the brand, features interviews with cannabis farmers, entrepreneurs, politicians and even Chalice Farms team members and customers who discuss their personal connections to cannabis and how they “found their chalice.”

The wide variety of programming that’s been produced on Chalice TV includes:

“Earl Blumenauer” – an interview with long-time cannabis advocate and Oregon congressman about how and why he’s become an advocate for the cannabis industry.

“Eat My Weeds” – Celebrity Chef Leather Storrs, Chef and Co-Owner of Noble Rot, a Portland mainstay eatery, talks infused meals.       

“Soil to Oil” – an exploration series that will examine the different cultivating and farming practices of Oregon’s finest cannabis growers.

“Women in Weed” – a profile series that will connect with business owners, growers and industry experts to examine what it means to be a woman in the quickly changing landscape of cannabis; guests include CEO and advocate Sarah Batterby, CEO and Founder of Grön Chocolate Christine Smith, activists and Tokeactivity founders Lisa Snyder and Samantha Montanaro, and Yerba Day grower and operations director Laura Day.

“Farm Pharm” – an investigative series that will highlight and explore the health and wellness benefits cannabis has to offer.

“Legalese” – an analytical series that will study the history of cannabis’ messy relationship with government agencies and lawmakers.

“Finding Your Chalice” – an in-depth series that looks at how regular people connect with cannabis on a professional, medical and adult-use level.

Jeff Yapp, CEO of Golden Leaf Holdings, said “The Chalice Farms brand is committed to delivering the best possible consumer experience and products in the cannabis industry. Chalice TV is designed specifically to educate and excite consumers, and to elevate the conversation around cannabis as an integral part of any health and wellness regimen. As we continue to evolve as a company, we are developing a marketing and branding strategy that supports our brand promise and is rooted in a place of authenticity and consumer support and education.”

Chalice TV can be viewed on the Chalice Farms website, Vimeo, and YouTube.

To be added to the distribution list please email ir@goldenxtrx.com with “GLH” in the subject line. 

About Golden Leaf Holdings Golden Leaf Holdings Ltd. is a Canadian company with operations in multiple jurisdictions including Oregon, Nevada, and Canada, with cultivation, production and retail operations built around recognized brands. Golden Leaf distributes its products through its branded Chalice Farms retail dispensaries, as well as through third-party dispensaries. Golden Leaf’s cannabis retail operations and products are designed with the customer in mind, focused on superlative in-store experience and quality products. Visit www.goldenleafholdings.com to learn more.

Media Relations: Anne Donohoe / Nick Opich KCSA Strategic Communications adonohoe@kcsa.com / nopich@kcsa.com“>nopich@kcsa.com 212-896-1265 / 212-896-1206

Disclaimer: This press release contains “forward-looking information” within the meaning of applicable securities legislation. Forward-looking information includes, but is not limited to, statements with respect to the Company’s future business operations, the opinions or beliefs of management and future business goals. Generally, forward looking information can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “plans”, “expects” or “does not expect”, “is expected”, “budget”, “scheduled”, “estimates”, “forecasts”, “intends”, “anticipates” or “does not anticipate”, or “believes”, or variations of such words and phrases or state that certain actions, events or results “may”, “could”, “would”, “might” or “will be taken”, “occur” or “be achieved”. Forward-looking information is subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information. These risks include but are not limited to general business, economic and competitive uncertainties, regulatory risks, market risks, risks inherent in manufacturing and retail operations such as unforeseen costs and production shutdowns, difficulties in maintaining brand loyalty, and other risks of the cannabis industry. Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking information, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that such information will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward looking information. Forward-looking information is provided herein for the purpose of presenting information about management’s current expectations relating to the future and readers are cautioned that such information may not be appropriate for other purpose. The Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking information, except in accordance with applicable securities laws. This press release does not constitute an offer of securities for sale in the United States, and such securities may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from registration or an exemption from registration.

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Episode #162: Chase Nobles, “I Think Other Ag Industries Are Going To Be Playing Catch Up With What We’ve Learned Through Hemp and Cannabis”

Episode #162: Chase Nobles, “I Think Other Ag Industries Are Going To Be Playing Catch Up With What We’ve Learned Through Hemp and Cannabis”           Guest: Chase Nobles is the co-founder and co-CEO of Kush.com, a managed marketplace dedicated to helping the legal hemp and cannabis industries thrive through a carefully […]

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Episode #162: Chase Nobles, “I Think Other Ag Industries Are Going To Be Playing Catch Up With What We’ve Learned Through Hemp and Cannabis”

Episode #162: Chase Nobles, “I Think Other Ag Industries Are Going To Be Playing Catch Up With What We’ve Learned Through Hemp and Cannabis”           Guest: Chase Nobles is the co-founder and co-CEO of Kush.com, a managed marketplace dedicated to helping the legal hemp and cannabis industries thrive through a carefully […]

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Strain: Ghosted

Grower: Noble Cannabis Co.

State: Oklahoma

Medical/Recreational: Medical

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Why marijuana stocks are losing steam

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Why marijuana stocks are losing steam

A one-month selloff in marijuana stocks appeared to ease by week’s finish, however traders within the rising sector have seen the shares drop sharply from their current highs.

As of Thursday, many licensed producers had been down about 30 per cent since mid-April, when the federal government unveiled its plan for a regulation to allow the authorized use of leisure cannabis. “That catalyst is behind you and people are realizing that there’s a year to go” earlier than it turns into clear how and the place non-medical cannabis can be bought,” Beacon Securities Vahan Ajamian advised BNN in an interview.

Provinces are wrestling with find out how to regulate gross sales. Quebec public well being minister, Lucie Charlebois, advised BNN that the Liberal authorities is aware of warnings from the province’s psychiatrists that permitting gross sales to folks as younger as 18 might threaten public well being.

Marijuana would not belong in liquor shops: Quebec’s public well being minister

Quebec is planning to desk a marijuana invoice this fall in response to Ottawa’s deadline to legalize leisure marijuana by July 1, 2018. Lucie Charlebois, Quebec’s public well being minister, discusses the issues and prices that the province anticipates.

As in different jurisdictions, the Quebec authorities should bear in mind a well-established community of unlawful gross sales. “The bikers oversee an efficient system with regulated prices, a near limitless supply of weed, and distribution channels that reach into every corner of the province,” a one-time grower for the Hells Angels advised the Montreal Gazette newspaper. “Everybody knows a dealer they can text, every dealer has a supplier, and every supplier has a network of grow operations they can tap into. Most people can have weed delivered to their house within minutes of sending a text message. That’s what the government is competing with.”

“For better or worse, you need regulatory action to make the market go up or down,” Khurram Malik, head of analysis and accomplice at Jacob Capital Management, advised BNN on Monday.

Cannabis sector at present lacks a ‘catalyst’: Jacob Capital Management

Khurram Malik, head of analysis and accomplice at Jacob Capital Management, says that to get the marijuana sector as an entire going, the provinces and federal authorities want to supply extra readability on what they are trying to do concerning the leisure market.

Weed stocks dropped as much as eight per cent on April 13 because the Liberals adopted what was seen by some as a sombre and punitive tone in selling their plan. “It is not our intent to promote the use of this drug,” stated Bill Blair, the MP and former Toronto police chief who travelled the nation gauging attitudes.

Investors have reduce the valuation they’re keen to connect to the businesses, in response to Echelon Wealth Partners analyst Russell Stanley. “I think it’s multiple compression,” he stated in an interview. Stanley calculates that the market is now paying simply seven occasions estimated EBITDA in 2019, down from 11 occasions a number of months in the past.

“All of these companies are starting to see some of the air coming out of them,” Purpose Investments CEO Som Seif advised BNN’s Paul Bagnell on Friday.

There’s been a ‘fair amount of mania’ in marijuana stocks: Som Seif

Som Seif, CEO of Purpose Investments, spoke to BNN’s Paul Bagnell in regards to the “mania” seen in lots of marijuana stocks lately and why that could be.

Meanwhile a flurry of recent listings implies that there are merely extra names competing for investor money.  “A year ago, there were just five or six public companies,” Ajamian stated. “Now’s there’s 15 or 20.”

Shares in trade big Canopy Growth (WEED.TO) traded Friday at $7.92 for a market capitalization of $1.Three-billion. That was sharply larger than $6.82 on Tuesday, however down from greater than $10 in April and nearly $18 in November 2016.

Shares in Aphria (APH.TO) modified palms at $5.25 for a market cap $716-million. That was nicely up from $four.71 on Tuesday, however down from greater than $eight in April.

Newcomer Cannabis Wheaton Income Fund  (CBW.TO) scrapped a deal to lift $80-million by way of Eight Capital (previously Dundee Securities) and Canaccord Genuity (CF.TO). Investors had been believed to have balked at information that staff on the two brokers owned nearly 10 per cent of the corporate, acquired for pennies per share. Cannabis Wheaton had proposed promoting shares, with a warrant connected, at $1.15.

Wheaton has since hired Mackie Research Capital to lift up $50 million as an alternative. 

Its inventory traded Friday at $1.04, down from $1.60 in early May.

One Bay Street observer stated the Wheaton turmoil “infected the whole sector.” 

This week’s malaise dragged down the brand new Horizons Medical Marijuana Life Sciences ETF (HMMJ.TO), which slumped to a brand new closing low of $eight.28 on Tuesday, down from greater than $11.80 after it started buying and selling in April. By Friday it had recovered to $eight.60.

“The whole space is being hammered so you’re either in it for the long haul or you’re not in it at all,” Mark Noble, senior vice chairman and head of gross sales technique at Horizons ETF Management told BNN.

The Canadian cannabis stocks, together with co-lead underwriters GMP Capital (GMP.TO) and Clarus Securities, attracted unwelcome international consideration on Wednesday. Shares in huge grower MedReleaf (LEAF.TO) slid greater than 20 per cent from their $9.50 providing value in a high-profile preliminary public providing to shut at $7.40. 

The MedReleaf inventory situation raised $100-million, with $20-million going to promoting shareholders. The firm is a major trade participant. In a presentation to traders, it claimed a 19 per cent share of the Canadian medical market in This fall of final 12 months. MedReleaf additionally stated that cannabis oils – most well-liked by medical customers who don’t wish to smoke – accounted for greater than 44 per cent of the market in the identical three months.

By Friday the inventory had rallied above $9 for a market cap north of $820-million.

MedReleaf chief govt Neil Closner stated in an interview that the IPO was caught up within the normal cannabis selloff. “We have not heard that it was anything specific to the company.” In fact, he said, a number of purchasers of the IPO bought more shares “as things looked a little silly.”

MedReleaf IPO flop attracts worldwide consideration

Marijuana firm MedReleaf Corp fell 22 per cent after its IPO Wednesday, elevating questions in regards to the challenges dealing with the pot trade. BNN’s Andrew Bell has extra.

For now, traders are shopping for again into the sector with a few of them hoping that precise shortages of cannabis will develop, particularly when authorized pot goes on sale.

The federal authorities is eager to encourage new growers nevertheless it’s troublesome and costly to get a allow to provide and to arrange or develop a develop operation.

Jacob Capital Management’s Malik advised BNN there’s an extended solution to go from getting a allow to truly harvesting inexperienced bushels. “If 40 licences were issued tomorrow, you have to remember one thing: it’ll take them a least a year to get decent production figured out. And it’ll take them a year beyond that to grow the full capacity.”

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CBD: de online interesse naar cannabidiol piekt en neemt enorm toe

Verenigde Staten - Volgens een nieuwe analyse zijn er nu meer zoekopdrachten op internet naar cannabidiol (CBD) informatie dan andere alternatieve therapieën. Acne, pijn, menstruatieproblemen en opioïdenverslaving - het scala aan aandoeningen dat cannabidiol (CBD) blijkbaar kan behandelen lijkt eindeloos. Maar werkt de verbinding echt? Het antwoord is nog niet onomstotelijk en wetenschappelijk bewezen op alle fronten maar de eerste signalen van mensen zijn extreem positief. Toch heeft CBD nogal een momentje, zegt een onderzoeksbrief die JAMA Network Open heeft gepubliceerd. De analyse van online zoekopdrachten door de bevolking van de Verenigde Staten onthult dat miljoenen vergelijkbaar of zelfs meer geïnteresseerd zijn in CBD dan in andere gezondheidsproducten en onderwerpen. Dr. Davey Smith, hoofd infectieziekten en wereldwijde volksgezondheid aan de Universiteit van Californië (UC), San Diego, zegt: "Op dit moment zijn er mijns inziens geen voordelen bekend voor het nemen van CBD zonder recept. CBD is de trend van deze generatie, waar miljoenen betrokken zijn bij het product zonder in mijn ogen voldoende bewijs van enig voordeel. "

CBD neemt het podium

CBD is niet nieuw, omdat mensen het in 1940 voor het eerst uit de cannabisplant hebben geëxtraheerd. Het is echter onlangs beschikbaar gekomen in een scala aan producten, van gummies tot ijs, in de vorm van massageolie en als druppeltjes. Het is redelijk om te zeggen dat de publieke belangstelling voor CBD groot is. Studie co-auteur John W. Ayers merkt op dat "3 jaar geleden in wezen niemand op CBD online zocht, maar nu zijn er naar schatting 6,4 miljoen unieke zoekopdrachten per maand." Studie co-auteur John W. Ayers merkt op dat "3 jaar geleden in wezen niemand op CBD online zocht, maar nu zijn er naar schatting 6,4 miljoen unieke zoekopdrachten per maand." De waarde van CBD als gezondheidssupplement blijft nog onbepaald, met enkele grote gezondheidsinstanties die de voordelen of mogelijke bijwerkingen afwegen. De auteurs van de studie geloven dat dit komt omdat ze misschien niet begrijpen in welke mate mensen geïnteresseerd zijn in de stof. Het team hoopt dit te verhelpen met harde gegevens die experts ertoe aanzetten meer onderzoek te gaan prioriteren.

Online nieuwsgierigheid naar CBD

Gezondheidswetenschappers van UC San Diego analyseerden de frequentie van Amerikaanse zoekopdrachten van Google naar "CBD" of "cannabidiol" van januari 2004 tot april 2019. Vervolgens hebben ze met behulp van deze gegevens zoekverkeer geëxtrapoleerd tot december 2019. In plaats van te vertrouwen op zelfrapportage waarbij sommigen misschien niet bereid zijn om openlijk over CBD te praten, hebben we miljoenen mensen direct geobserveerd op zoek naar informatie of zelfs online naar CBD gezocht. - Lead study author Dr. Eric Leas In de afgelopen 3 jaar is de toename van CBD-zoekopdrachten bijzonder opvallend. Het steeg met 125% in 2017 en vervolgens met 160% in 2018. Experts verwachten dat het in 2019 weer met 180% zal stijgen. De onderzoekers stelden vast dat de belangstelling voor CBD in de VS toenam. Op sommige plaatsen was de belangstelling bijzonder sterk. Het aantal zoekopdrachten groeide bijvoorbeeld met 605% in Alabama. Het enorme aantal vragen dat het team heeft geregistreerd in andere staten - Vermont, Wisconsin, Tennessee, Colorado, New Hampshire en Oregon - toont aan dat CBD een landelijk interessant onderwerp is. De interesse in CBD kan deels te wijten zijn aan de toegenomen destigmatisering van marihuana. Inderdaad, staten met gelegaliseerd recreatief marihuanagebruik hadden het grootste aantal CBD-zoekopdrachten. Op de tweede plaats volgden staten die medicinaal gebruik van cannabis toestaan, gevolgd door staten waarin marihuana illegaal is.

In vergelijking met andere zoekopdrachten

Om het belang van hun bevindingen te achterhalen, volgden de onderzoekers ook zoekopdrachten naar andere gezondheidsgerelateerde onderwerpen, producten en alternatieve therapieën. "Als we met collega's over onze studie praten," zegt co-auteur en onderzoeker Alicia Nobles, "spelen we vaak een spel dat we 'CBD of...' noemen, en bijna elke keer zijn experts geschokt om te horen dat CBD populairder is of bijna zo populair. " Nobels noemt een voorbeeld: "Voor elke twee zoekopdrachten die op internet wordt gedaan in de VS naar diëten, staat er één CBD gerelateerde zoekopdracht tegenover!" Hoewel het aantal zoekopdrachten naar CBD ongeveer gelijk was aan dat voor yoga en e-sigaretten, kwam het aantal CBD-zoekopdrachten vergeleken met andere populaire gezondheidsonderwerpen veel hoger uit, waaronder in relatie tot bijvoorbeeld de volgende zoekopdrachten: Veganisme - 112% hoger voor CBDMarijuana - 113% hoger voor CBDSporten / beweging - 158% hoger voor CBDVaccinatie - 163% hoger voor CBDMeditatie - 338% hoger voor CBDAppelcider azijn - 517% voor CBDAcupunctuur - 749% voor CBD

Wat te doen als interesse in CBD versnelt

Deze longitudinale dwarsdoorsnede studie heeft geen betrekking op daadwerkelijke aankopen van op CBD gebaseerde producten. De snelle toename van de belangstelling voor CBD die de studie heeft aangetoond, suggereert echter dat de populariteit van de stof het wetenschappelijk onderzoek naar de voordelen en gevaren van het gebruik overtreft. De auteurs van de studie beweren dat "onderzoek naar CBD een prioriteit voor de volksgezondheid moet worden om de belangstelling van het publiek in te halen." Ze sluiten hun onderzoek af met een voorstel voor een actieplan in vier fasen: "Studies moeten gericht zijn op de epidemiologie van CBD-gebruik, en karakteriseren wie CBD-producten gebruikt en voor welke doeleinden."Onderzoekers moeten de effecten en mogelijke interacties met geneesmiddelen van CBD evalueren.Er is behoefte aan het ontwikkelen van product veiligheidsnormen omdat het verkeerd etiketteren van CBD-producten gebruikelijk is en vervalste producten hebben geleid tot massale problemen. (zorg er dus altijd voor dat je een erkend en betrouwbaar product aanschaft)"Marketingpraktijken rond CBD moeten worden gestandaardiseerd, omdat marketing die het publiek misleidt, het vertrouwen in op feiten en wetenschappelijk onderzoek gebaseerde medicijnen kan aantasten." Lees meer op o.a. MedicalNewsToday (EN), MedicalMarijuanaInc (EN) en USAToday (EN) Read the full article

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Cannabis for Christmas: MedMen’s Magazine EMBER Volume 3 In Stores Now

LOS ANGELES — MedMen Enterprises Inc. (“MedMen” or the “Company”) (CSE: MMEN) (OTCQX: MMNFF) (FSE: A2JM6N) today released the third installment and first holiday issue of EMBER, the ultimate cannabis and culture journal. EMBER is available as a gift with purchase at all MedMen stores and for sale at Barnes & Noble stores nationwide.

With a handcrafted cannabis wreath gracing the cover, EMBER volume 3 highlights new ways to celebrate the holiday season. It features unique twists on classic holiday recipes, interviews with cannabis culture influencers, as well as editorial on the state of legalization nationwide, and much more. From spiked dinner parties to cannabis-infused holiday greenery, this issue showcases all the innovative ways cannabis can brighten this festive season.

EMBER volume 3 also features the ultimate gift guide. With suggestions for everyone on your holiday list, from the canna-curious to the wellness warriors, there are curated selections for every experience level and price point. Additionally, gift cards will be available at all MedMen locations beginning November 20.

Other highlights of the issue include:

“Dear MaryJane” – Your holiday cannabis questions answered

Introducing [statemade] – A look into MedMen’s first comprehensive in-house product line

A Different Kind of Dinner Party – tips for hosting a cannabis-paired feast

A deeper look at the medical marijuana program in New York

Holiday cocktail tips from one of LA’s top mixologists

MedMen Co-Founder Andrew Modlin commented, “We’re excited to showcase new ways cannabis can be incorporated into your holiday traditions. From food to fashion to floral design, there’s a place for cannabis on any holiday table.”

EMBER was created in partnership with ENTtech Media Group, the team behind Paper. In conjunction with the print magazine, EMBER introduces a brand new digital editorial platform hosted at MedMen.com. Functioning as the preeminent voice for cannabis culture online, the site will boast new content spanning lifestyle, current events, and more. Its contributors include members of the Paper Magazine editorial team. The digital platform will become MedMen’s hub for all content in the future and will allow the brand to further the conversation of cannabis culture with consumers.

ABOUT MEDMEN:

MedMen Enterprises is a leading cannabis company in the U.S. with assets and operations nationwide. Based in Los Angeles, MedMen brings expertise and capital to the cannabis industry and is one of the nation’s largest financial supporters of progressive marijuana laws. Visit http://www.medmen.com.

ABOUT ENTtech:

ENTtech Media Group is an entertainment, media, publishing and technology company. At ENTtech creativity drives content and commerce. Our creative is married to an internal distribution platform and distributed across multiple channels in digital, mobile, native content and events.

SOURCE: MedMen Enterprises

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Strain: Cadillac Rainbow

Grower: Noble Cannabis Co.

State: Oklahoma

Medical/ Recreational: Medical