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Indianapolis Parents Fights To Treat Baby Girl With CBD

Terry Hacienda
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Indianapolis Parents Fights To Treat Baby Girl With CBD

Indiana child services threatened to remove a 20-month girl from her home because her mom and dad — after intense soul searching and careful research — chose to treat their daughter with CBD-based medicine instead of pharmaceuticals.

“Our daughter was medically kidnapped by the state of Indiana by them forcing us to give her that medicine Keppra otherwise they were going to take her away from us that is the direct term of medical kidnapping period,” Jade Jerger, the father of little Jaelah, told Fox59 News.

What makes the case so confounding is that Indiana purportedly allows for medical marijuana. In April of this year, Gov. Eric Holcomb signed a bill creating an MMJ program for patients suffering from treatment-resistant epilepsy. The cannabis must contain .3% or less THC. According to recent polling data, 73% of the state’s  voters want medical marijuana.

Jaelah suffers from myoclonic seizures and her parents say she can have up to 40 episodes per day. It would seem clear that she would qualify as a patient. But Indiana’s rules are a bit nebulous. As the Indy Star reports:

The case raises more questions about what state officials consider to be the legal status of CBD oil — and whether medical professionals consider the substance to be a viable alternative to pharmaceuticals.

Conflicting interpretations of state law regarding CBD oil have emerged since Holcomb signed a bill in April creating a registry allowing Hoosiers with treatment-resistant epilepsy to use CBD products.

A short time later, the law enforcement arm of the Alcohol and Tobacco Commission used the law as justification for seizing the product from nearly 60 stores across the state, stating the law only allowed those on the registry to have CBD.

For Jaelah, the medicine worked. Her parents witnessed a 95 percent reduction in seizures with the CBD oil. But when personnel at Riley Hospital for Children discovered Jaelah was being treated with cannabis instead of a doctor’s prescription for Keppra, they called Child Protective Services.

CPS dropped the case after a state representative Mark Messmer stepped in and informed the agency that no law was broken and that the parents were merely doing their best for the child. “They [CPS officials] overreacted based on a complaint from the nurse practitioner in this case and should have approached it more cautiously than they did,” Messmer said. “I saw it as extremely heavy handed and overreach on the part of DCS.”

For Lelah Jerger, the experience was a nightmare. “Our daughter was never taken away from us, but the fear was horrible to live with,” Lelah Jerger told the Indy Star. “I would look outside my window just scared to death I would see a police officer and CPS here to take my kid.

 “Our hope in this whole mess is that no other family will ever have to go through this,” she Lelah wrote on her Facebook page. “If a product is legal and works, then something needs to be done to prevent CPS or hospitals from reporting it.”

Gossip: Mariah Carey Accused Of Sexual Harassment; Jay-Z’s Current Concert Tour Is A Mega Flop

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Gossip: Mariah Carey Accused Of Sexual Harassment; Jay-Z’s Current Concert Tour Is A Mega Flop

Mariah Carey allegedly referred to her former head of security as a Nazi, a skinhead, a Ku Klux Klan member, and a white supremacist, according to complaints contained in a draft lawsuit reported by the website TMZ.

Lawyers for Michael Anello, who headed up Carey’s security company, have prepared the papers, which also accuse Carey of exposing herself to him.

Anello says his company worked for Mariah from June 2015 to May 2017 and were not only stiffed on more than $200,000, but were also denied another promised two years of work, which would have added $511,000 to the tab.

It should be noted that the TMZ report states the suit has now been paused as the two sides presumably attempt to come to an accommodation.

In the suit, Anello says Mariah humiliated him and his colleagues by referring to them as members of the hate groups, according to TMZ, and claims Mariah “wanted to be surrounded with black guys, not white people.”

The draft lawsuit also makes allegations of sexual harassment, claiming Carey performed “sexual acts with the intent that they be viewed by Anello.”

According to TMZ, Anello claims that during a trip to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, Mariah asked him to come to her room to move some luggage; when he got there, she was allegedly wearing a see-through negligee that was open.

He says he tried leaving but she insisted he move the luggage. He says he left the room and there was no physical contact.

Jay-Z’s Current Concert Tour Is A Mega Flop

Jay-Z must be VERY embarrassed and has even gotten his lawyers to threaten sites that are reporting a FACT ….. that his current concert tour is a MEGA FLOP.

Tickets are largely going unsold, with bargain basement deals surfacing. That includes shockingly-low $6 seats on resale sights for a recent California show on Stub Hub. On that same date, $11 tickets were plentiful. THOUSANDS of tickets are UNSOLD for all of his upcoming shows right on Ticketmaster, according to the report!

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New Jersey Could Have Legal Marijuana Before April 2018

Mary Schumacher
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New Jersey Could Have Legal Marijuana Before April 2018

New Jersey Governor Elect Phil Murphy is absolutely dedicated to the legalization of cannabis in the Garden State, meaning things are about to get a whole lot greener, from tax revenue to the flowers themselves.

In his primary race, Murphy promised to legalize it within his first 100 days in office, which means New Jerseyites could be looking at new cannabis laws as early as late March. And it will be historic. This will be the first-time marijuana’s been legalized without having been voted in first.

National approval for legalization is at 64 percent according to the Washington Examiner, so the move forward makes sense, it’s simply unprecedented. But Murphy doesn’t stand alone. Now that Democrats have full control of New Jersey’s state legislature, they’re on board to prioritize legalization in 2018.

Stephen Sweeney, President of the Jersey senate feels confident that they will pass legalization by April and will have recreational stores open by 2019. He also feels confident that even if there are some democratic naysayers, “at least a couple” republicans would make up the difference.

What legalization might entail is another story. The legislation has started and one stark missing component is home cultivation, though it could still be up for debate. Currently, seven of the eight states that have legalized recreational cannabis allow for home grows. Either way, New Jersey is taking a giant step in the right direction.

New Jersey needs legal weed. Not just because of Jersey attitudes that are caricatured so often, but because of the disparities in arrests when it comes to skin color and because of the revenue that will help pay for struggling schools.

Also, New Jersey’s medical marijuana program was not only made inefficient by the #1 least popular governor of all time, Chris Christie, but also because the qualifying conditions are pretty severe. Obtaining a medical card means that you needed it yesterday.

Come April, if everything goes as Murphy and Sweeney planned, people with anxiety disorders, aches and pains, insomnia, those struggling with opiate dependence and those who just feel better when they imbibe will all be on their way to the benefits of cannabis.

It wasn’t long ago, as pointed to in Time Out magazine, that legalizing even medical marijuana (in any state) was a grassroots movement that took a whole lot of love, sweat and effort to get passed. Now we’re past that tipping point and not only has cannabis become re-legitimized post reefer madness, it’s a professionalized, rapidly growing landscape with a multi-billion dollar claim to fame.

5 Cannabis Stocks We’re Watching Today: November 10th, 2017

Steven Lachard
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5 Cannabis Stocks We’re Watching Today: November 10th, 2017

Out of over 200 cannabis stocks, there’s 5 that we’re going to be watching as the markets open due to breaking news out this morning and more.

Here’s 5 cannabis companies to watch today including Aurora Cannabis Inc. (TSX:ACB) (OTC:ACBFF) and more…

22nd Century Group, Inc. (NYSE:XXII)

Yesterday, following the North American market close, 22nd Century Group, Inc. announced the company’s third quarter 2017 financial and operational results. There is also a shareholder conference call to discuss the results scheduled for 3:00 PM E.S.T. today.

Aurora Cannabis Inc. (TSXV:ACB) (OTC:ACBFF)

Yesterday morning, Aurora Cannabis Inc. reported its financial and operational results for Q1 of fiscal 2018. Yesterday evening, the company announced that Hempco Food and Fiber Inc. shareholders approved Aurora’s proposed investment. These positive announcements come on the heels of the company’s recent announcement regarding a successful launch to vaporizer sales in partnership with Namaste.

Hempco Food and Fiber Inc. (TSXV:HEMP) (OTC:HMPPF)

Yesterday evening, Aurora Cannabis Inc. announced that Hempco Food and Fiber Inc. shareholders approved Aurora’s proposed investment.

Terra Tech Corp. (OTC:TRTC)

Yesterday, following the North American market close, Terra Tech Corp. announced Q3 2017 financial results for the period ended September 30, 2017. Total revenues generated for the third quarter ended September 30, 2017 were $10.1 million, compared to $7.0 million in the same period in 2016. Gross profits for the third quarter ended September 30, 2017 were approximately $2.3 million, compared with $1.3 million in the prior year period.

Therapix Biosciences Ltd. (NASDAQ:TRPX)

This morning, Therapix Biosciences Ltd. (NASDAQ:TRPX) announced that it executed a non-exclusive material transfer agreement with Yissum, the technology transfer company of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, for two synthetic cannabinoids synthesized by Raphael Mechoulam, Ph.D., Professor of medicinal chemistry at the University and Chairman of the Therapix Scientific Advisory Board.

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How Much Do We Know About Weed? Scientists Mapping Cannabis DNA

Terry Hacienda
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How Much Do We Know About Weed? Scientists Mapping Cannabis DNA

Cannabis has been on this planet for roughly 12,000 years, but how much do we really know about it? A team of scientists from one of America’s top agricultural universities will begin mapping the cannabis DNA in an attempt to discover more about the herb.

The project will be led by Dario Cantu, a viticulturist and enologist at the University of California at Davis. Colorado-based Front Range Biosciences will be a partner in the study.

“We have successfully applied cutting-edge DNA sequencing technologies and computational approaches to study challenging genomes of diverse crops and associated microorganisms. We are now excited to have the opportunity to study the genome of hemp,” Cantu said in a statement. “Decoding its genome will allow us to gain new insight into the genetic bases of complex pathways of secondary metabolism in plants.”

The study will focus on the hemp plant, not psychoactive cannabis. The goal of the project, aside from the scientific desire to better understand the plant, is to help figure out its potential as an industrial and commercial product.

Previously, researchers at UC Davis successfully mapped the genomes of the cabernet sauvignon grape and the arabica coffee bean.

“UC Davis is renowned as the leading agriculture university in the world and we are excited to work with Dr. Cantu’s team to improve this crop to reduce pesticide residues and excessive application of fertilizers, in preparation for production targeting medically beneficial compounds,” said Dr. Jonathan Vaught, CEO of Front Range Biosciences.

Because the project is being conducted at a public university, results of the project will be made available to the public. The hope is that geneticists and agricultural breeders will benefit from the findings. “That information will be available for breeders to be able to emphasize certain aspects, so I think that’s a big step forward and consistent with our public mission,” said Dan Flynn, a spokesperson from UC Davis.

Consumer Alert! Buying CBD Products Online Is A Fraud

Terry Hacienda
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Consumer Alert! Buying CBD Products Online Is A Fraud

Lack of regulations for cannabis testing is putting consumers in danger, according to research published this week in the Journal of the American Medical Association. According to the study, patients purchasing CBD-based medication online are most likely not getting what they pay for.

The research, conducted at the University of Pennsylvania, tested 84 CBD products bought via the web from 31 companies. The results were startling: More than two-thirds of the products were incorrectly labeled. Almost half (43 percent) of the product tested contained smaller amounts of CBD than promised and more than a quarter (26 percent) contained more.

For those consumers who bought liquid applications of CBD for vaping, an alarming 88 percent of the products were labeled improperly. Some of the products promising only CBD contained significant amounts of THC, the ingredient in cannabis that is responsible for its psychoactive effect. CBD does not create the “high.”

Lead author Marcel Bonn-Miller, an adjunct assistant professor of psychology in psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania, says this is study should concern medical patients — and parents treating their children with CBD. “Parents could be giving their kids THC without knowing it,” Bonn-Miller warned. He continued:

“Say I have a kid with seizures who’s in really bad shape, and I ordered some CBD oil as a last-ditch attempt to treat them. If I happened to order something that has hardly any CBD in it, that’s a problem. Number one, I might not be getting any therapeutic effect, and number two I’m probably spending a decent amount of money for CBD that I’m not actually getting.”

Because the federal government considers cannabis a Schedule 1 narcotic, the FDA does not regulate the contents of cannabis products. Bonn-Miller sees this as a roadblock to safety:

“Right now, if you buy a Hershey bar, you know it has been checked over; you know how many calories are in it, you know it has chocolate as an ingredient, you know how much chocolate is in there. It’s crazy to have less oversight and information about a product being widely used for medicinal purposes, especially in very ill children, than a Hershey bar.”

Until there is more uniform testing in the industry, it’s let the buyer beware.

Suffering From Chronic Stress? Marijuana Can Help With That

Richard Faulk
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Suffering From Chronic Stress? Marijuana Can Help With That

The power to imagine ourselves into the future and to bind those fantasies with memories of our past is what allows us to construct the story of our lives. It’s where we get a sense of self that endures beyond the fleeting moment of the now.

On the other hand, because so much of our present is overshadowed at both sides by the phantom anxieties of a thousand possible futures and the traumas of a past we cannot change, we human beings are burdened with incredible, dysfunctional levels of stress. That’s the Faustian bargain we’ve struck for our big-ass brains.

And a hard bargain it is. We know that stress is a major factor for heart disease—which is still the leading killer of Americans—but it is also an important indicator for depression. Chronic stress reduces production of serotonin and dopamine, neurotransmitters that do a lot to keep us happy, horny, and hungry.

Now scientists have found that lasting stress also depresses endocannabinoids—neurotransmitters similar to the active ingredients in cannabis (as if I need to tell you that)—and that, in turn, can depress us.

Researchers at the University of Buffalo’s Research Institute on Addictions distressed rats over the course of a week by (I’m guessing) doing something unspeakably wicked to them. Not surprisingly, the rats began to exhibit “depression-like” behavior. But here’s the part that justifies publishing a scientific paper: After the clinicians cut open the rats’ brains and looked inside (again, I’m guessing) they were able to correlate the rats’ unhappiness with the reduced levels of endocannabinoids they found there.

Senior research scientist Samir Haj-Dahmane provides the takeaway: “Using compounds derived from cannabis—marijuana—to restore normal endocannabinoid function could potentially help stabilize moods and ease depression.”

Of course, before we get there, we need to establish that what is true for lab rats holds true for humans in the wild. And, as with all cannabis research, we need to know more about the longterm effects. So for now the prescription is: patience and more studies.

Dudes Keep Calling This Pennsylvania Gyno To Acquire Medical Marijuana

Brendan Bures
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Dudes Keep Calling This Pennsylvania Gyno To Acquire Medical Marijuana

Though medical marijuana is legalized in 29 states across the country, it doesn’t mean every patient has access to these programs or are even using them correctly. In states like Florida, we’ve seen institutions repeatedly fail to bridge the information gap between the medical community, the cannabis industry, and patients.

But in Pennsylvania, many individuals are so eager to apply for medical marijuana they’re calling an OB-GYN to secure prescriptions. One complication. An overwhelming amount of those individuals calling the OB-GYN—a.k.a. a doctor who specializes in women’s health—were dudes.

This is all started when local media noted that Dr. Liang Bartkowiak would be the first local doctor able to certify medical marijuana patients. So men were calling her to implying that they needed medical marijuana to deal with their health concerns.

“I was shocked,” Bartkowiak told the Altoona Mirror. “We’re fielding phone calls from male patients who want to schedule appointments.”

Pennsylvania has stricter medical marijuana laws than other states. The Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana Act allows patients to access the program if they have “serious medical conditions,” which includes autism, Crohn’s disease, cancer, PTSD, and more.

But the program is still in its infancy and the state Department of Health told the Mirror that 200 more doctors are still undergoing the process of being trained. Bartkowiak is the only certified doctor in Blair County, and she underwent certification to help women who suffer from endometriosis or suffer severe pain following surgeries. Bartkowiak says she’d rather not add to the growing opioid epidemic and wanted a “non-addictive alternative” to prescribe patients.

“I still have people who have pain, legitimate pain, and I don’t know what to do for them,” she said. “I don’t know how to help them live through a day-to-day basis, to cope with whatever condition they have.”

Like in New York and Florida, medical marijuana patients still cannot smoke flower and it’s caused a confusion among the citizenry. This is why Bartkowiak hopes everyone could be better informed moving forward.

“The people calling my office … were not understanding that these are tinctures and vapors and balms in whatever form is targeted to the specific illness,” she told the Mirror. “I think laypeople are going to need very plain terminology. … You’re going to have to come right out and say, ‘You are not going to get a joint to smoke.’ That is not what medical marijuana is going to be.”

Josh Gordon: I Was High For Every Single NFL Game

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Josh Gordon: I Was High For Every Single NFL Game

The road to recovery has been long for Josh Gordon. Last week he was conditionally reinstated back into the NFL. To many, it was a surprising turnout as the breakout Cleveland Browns wide receiver has received numerous suspensions for violating the league’s substance abuse policies and hasn’t been eligible to play a full regular season since his rookie season.

Gordon’s issues with sobriety have long been documented. Recently he’s come clean about those problems, admitting that his star talent allowed him to take advantage of the system and never confront his troubles head-on.

While Gordon’s sobriety struggles were common knowledge, the scope of these issues were not. But in a recent GQ interview, Gordon admitted just how deep his problems with marijuana and other substances were.

How often was Gordon under some influence?

“Every game. Probably every game of my career,” he told GQ.

Gordon described his previous pregame ritual if he’d already been drug tested that week as taking “the biggest bong rip I could. And try to conceal all the smell off all my clothes. I’d be dressed up to go to the game. A bunch of guys smoke weed before the game. But we’re not talking about them.”

Via GQ:

We would stay at the team hotel and then players are allowed to go back home, get what they need, and then go to the game. So I’d leave the hotel early morning, go home, eat breakfast, do my little ritual, whatever it may be, some weed, some alcohol, and then go to the game. And then, I’d definitely be partying after every game, win or lose. Every game.

Gordon also went on to explain how his childhood, living through the tough upbringing he did, drove him to substance abuse.

“I didn’t want to feel anxiety, I didn’t want to feel fear. I didn’t plan on living to 18. Day-to-day life, what’s gonna happen next?” he said. “So you self-medicate with Xanax, with marijuana, codeine—to help numb those nerves so you can just function every day. That became the norm from middle school to high school. So by the time I got into my 20s, I was on an accelerated pace.”

While scientific research has suggested that marijuana can assist those suffering from substance addictions—be it cocaine or opioids or alcoholism—Gordon’s story demonstrates that it isn’t always the answer for everyone. Further testing on humans is required to test whether we develop physical addictions to marijuana, though some research suggests we don’t develop severe withdrawal symptoms because humans have natural cannabinoid receptors that continue to function long after quitting.

Numerous NFL players have touted marijuana’s ability to as a holistic pain relief, but Gordon decided it wasn’t for him. He’s sober for good and he’s doing it for the right reasons.

“Only thing saving me at this point and time, and the difference between now and then, is that I’m doing it for myself,” he said. “And I want something more for myself. I’m trying to do it for myself.”

Cannabis Ice Cream Is Here To Mellow Out The Fam During Thanksgiving

Amy Hansen
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Cannabis Ice Cream Is Here To Mellow Out The Fam During Thanksgiving

As the holidays approach, it’s time to start thinking about what you’ll be bringing to the party — whatever party that is. We have the perfect suggestion: cannabis ice cream. It’s a treat the whole family can enjoy, whether they know it or not.

Introducing Drip, a THC-infused ice cream from Portland. The company launched three years ago, before marijuana was even legal in Oregon and now the nation is taking notice.

Mother daughter team Andi and Kathy Bixel have the honor of masterminding the city’s first canna-ice cream. Mom Kathy makes the ice cream and founder Andi runs the company. Currently, two flavors are on the board: Salted Caramel and Cookies & Cream.

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Past seasonal flavors have included Peppermint Bark with Chocolate Ganache, Peanut Butter & Jelly, and dairy-free Coconut Lemon Zest.

Each 4 ounce container contains 50 mg THC and even comes with its own plastic spoon for eating on-the-go.

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Andi Bixel tells Westwood that she operates with the mantra “It’s good to feel good” and that when she started the company, it was strictly medical and a fun passion project.

As to how she keeps up with legislation:

I have to be super involved with the politics and what’s going on. There are so many nuances in the ways the rules were written, I’ve learned that whatever is the harshest way you could interpret the law is the way you need to follow it.

For Andi, Drip is all about experiences, getting people to a place of imagination, creativity and intuation. That’s why she’s in the cannabis business.

Cannabis serves as a tool to get us to these places a bit faster. It opens up a space in our mind where we can shift our perception and play with the concept of reality.

She says Drip is just one way of allowing people to push their boundaries and “new levels of conversation” with other people.

Other business owners often focus on physical and medicinal values only…and I’m like, “What about our SOULS?” There’s some serious soul-work that needs to happen in this time for humanity.

Currently, Drip is on the shelves of more than a dozen retailers throughout Oregon.

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