A new study finds that even if parents limited marijuana use to high school, their kids were more likely to use cannabis than other groups.
A primary focus among health professionals and scientists as marijuana goes mainstream is limiting adolescent cannabis usage. There’s still plenty we don’t understand about how cannabis works with the brain and body, but one thing researchers assert is that adolescent use irrevocably changes the teenage brain.
Studies have shown differences in brain structures between nonusers and those who used in high school, including reductions of the amygdala and hippocampus. These structures control emotional regulation and memory, respectively.
This is why researchers recently focused on how substance use from a previous generation impacted the next. The study, published in Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, examined how various marijuana use patterns in parents affected their children using or not using cannabis. This study builds upon a previous paper that established subsets of marijuana users.
Users were divided into four unique groups: “chronic” (habitual, continuous users), “late onset” (those who begin consuming in late teens and early 20s), “adolescent-limited,” (who only used as teenagers), and “nonusers.”
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As Futurity highlighted, this research really began back in the 1980s. Researchers tracked fifth graders at several Seattle elementary schools and followed their substance use patterns, developing data as to how alcohol and cannabis affected mental health, economic earnings, and later substance abuse problems. Once these individuals had kids, researchers started interviewing their children. As of publication, 360 children completed interviews as researchers began asking them about alcohol starting at age 6 and cannabis at age 10.
You might predict, as researchers did, how chronic use impacted kids. Compared to children of nonusers, kids of “chronic users” were 4.5 times as likely to use marijuana and 2.75 times likely to use alcohol.
Here’s what surprised researches. Kids whose parents only smoked during adolescence were 2.5 times as likely to use cannabis and 1.8 time to use alcohol. Even when scientists tested against parents’ current marijuana use, these rates held true. Children of “late-onset” users, however, were least likely to use marijuana, as were those of nonusers.
“The really important takeaway is that parent history of marijuana use is an important risk factor for kids,” Marina Epstein, a project director at the Social Development Research Group at the University of Washington, told Futurity.
Where do the 2020 presidential candidates stand on marijuana reform? Here is a summary, in order of ranking.
In a recent 13-part series, we reviewed the stance of each of the 2020 presidential candidates’ on marijuana, and we assigned each candidate a letter grade corresponding with our analysis. Our grading criteria is as follows:
Current stance on marijuana: What have they recently said about marijuana legislation? When did they adopt this stance? We awarded higher grades to candidates who currently support legalizing marijuana and even better grades if they have openly supported legalization for more than just the past couple years.
Website and social media: Did the candidate include marijuana on their website? How often do they mention marijuana on social media? We used the candidates’ websites and social media as a litmus test of their dedication to the legalization of marijuana. While most candidates have expressed support for legalization, some only speak on the issue when prompted or have very few statements on the matter. If a candidate does not actively advocate for marijuana, we doubt their conviction.
Past legislative history: How many marijuana-related bills did this candidate introduce, sponsor or sign? Did this candidate legislate the War on Drugs? How much opportunity did this candidate have to legislate bills? We considered the legislative history of each candidate to determine whether they would be likely to take real action to legalize marijuana as president.
Past rhetoric: What has the candidate said about marijuana over the course of their political career? What about the War on Drugs? The views of most candidates have evolved over time, but we gave lower grades to candidates with a history of strong anti-marijuana remarks.
Below is a final summary of the candidates, in order of ranking.
Conclusion: From the beginning of his career in the Senate, Booker has dedicated substantial effort towards legislation focused on criminal justice reform, including the legalization of marijuana. He is not only an outspoken advocate of legalization but he has taken the lead on legislation to reform marijuana laws. When it comes to cannabis, there is no better presidential candidate than Cory Booker.
Conclusion: We award Gabbard an A+ grade for making marijuana legalization central to her platform and for her extensive record of legislative action on marijuana. Gabbard has clearly demonstrated her commitment to legalizing marijuana and we believe that she would see the job through if elected president.
Conclusion: O’Rourke receives an “A+” grade because he has been dedicated to legalizing marijuana and ending the War on Drugs since long before he ran for president. His call for a discussion of marijuana in 2009 clearly shows O’Rourke is not simply pro-legalization to win over voters.
O’Rourke genuinely believes in legalizing marijuana because he saw the consequences of its prohibition in his hometown of El Paso. We are confident that a President O’Rourke would fight hard to legalize cannabis and for that we give him an A+.
Conclusion: Sanders receives an “A” grade based on his nearly flawless support for cannabis for the last 20 years. His record of pro-legalization legislation is remarkable and cannabis legalization is a central part of his platform as a presidential candidate. Though Sanders supported a couple bills early in his career that were inconsistent with his criminal justice platform, his two decades of pro-legalization legislation and rhetoric demonstrate his dedication to cannabis legalization and convince us that a Sanders presidency would be great for cannabis. His very recent release of a progressive and detailed national legalization plan (which happened after we initially assessed his views), should probably vault him into A+ status.
Conclusion: Warren receives an “A-” grade on cannabis. She obviously wants to come across as a longtime advocate for marijuana reform. Despite her claims, however, Warren did not consistently support legalization of marijuana before 2016. Fortunately, Warren’s recent legislative action surrounding marijuana is promising and Warren intends to legalize marijuana by executive order if elected president.
Conclusion: Buttigieg receives a “B+” grade. Over the course of his short and mostly innocuous political career, Buttigieg has not accumulated enough of a record on marijuana to determine the depth of his convictions regarding cannabis, but he has consistently stood for legalization since announcing his presidential candidacy. We do downgrade him for not actively addressing legalization on social media, which seems to indicate that this issue is not a high priority for him. In his favor, Buttigieg has openly supported legalization and his plan to address the War on Drugs and its aftermath is quite comprehensive.
Conclusion: Yang receives a “B+” grade. Yang’s rhetoric is promising, but he lacks a legislative record on marijuana reform and criminal justice reform is not one of his “Three Big Policies.” His views on cannabis are good, but it is not clear how important they are to him. As president, Yang would likely be an advocate for legalizing marijuana, but it is unclear whether he is dedicated enough to make it happen.
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Julian Castro, former Mayor of San Antonio and former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Grade: B-
Conclusion: Julián Castro receives a “B-” grade because his support for the legalization of marijuana is not an important part of his platform and because he has no legislative record on the issue. Castro has openly supported legalizing marijuana on his social media, but he does not mention marijuana on his website and only recently did he wholeheartedly express support for legalization at the federal level. He also omits key aspects of criminal justice reform from his platform. Overall, as president we think Castro would support legalizing marijuana, but we question his enthusiasm on this issue.
Conclusion: Harris receives a “B-” grade. As a presidential candidate, Harris is now outspoken in her support of legalizing marijuana as part of her criminal justice reform platform. Additionally, her recent sponsorship of the Marijuana Justice Act of 2019 demonstrates her willingness to take legislative action.
However, Harris’ less-than-stellar history on cannabis should make people wonder whether she really believes in legalization and how deeply. To put it bluntly, she may be fine on cannabis right now, but her history is cause for concern. Her past opposition to legalization as an attorney followed by inaction during the early part of her career as senator does not and should not inspire confidence in Harris as an advocate for legalization.
Conclusion: Conclusion: Klobuchar receives a “C+” grade because of her less-than-stellar history on cannabis and for her silence on legalization. Though Klobuchar stated support for legalizing marijuana, she obviously wants to distance herself from the issue by excluding any mention of marijuana from her social media and website.
Klobuchar’s legislative history is also disappointing. Before 2018, the senator did not sponsor any bills related to marijuana. She has recently signed on to marijuana-related bills, but she is the only Democratic presidential candidate in the senate who chose not to co-sponsor The Marijuana Justice Act.
Her pro-legalization stance, communicated in a single “statement” sent to The Washington Post, is not convincing. She comes across as having softened on legalization more for political reasons than out of any true commitment and she has done very little to demonstrate that she really wants to legalize marijuana.
Tom Steyer, former hedge fund manager and founder of NextGen
Grade: C-
Conclusion: We give Steyer a “C-” because he has only directly addressed his views on marijuana once. He also does not address criminal justice reform on his website or in his rhetoric.
Conclusion: Biden receives a “D” grade for his views on cannabis because he both fails to recognize or acknowledge its medicinal uses and because he is the only prominent Democratic Party presidential candidate who does not support cannabis legalization. The only thing Biden has going for him is a stated desire for criminal justice reform, which saves him from a failing grade.
Conclusion: Donald Trump receives a “D” grade because his administration rescinded the Cole memo and called for a crackdown on legalization states and because he broke his campaign promise to let states decide whether or not to legalize. More generally, his promise to let states choose whether to legalize would still leave marijuana illegal at the federal level. His inconsistency on cannabis is the biggest issue. He will say one thing and then do something completely different. His actions often do not match his words.
As with most choices, it’s going to depend on what supplies you have on hand, your mood and even what day it is. So enjoy all methods responsibly and on your own time.
Everyone has their favorite way to become altered, and if you’re rolling up, you have choices that must be made on the fly. Namely, how are you going to wrap up your weed and are you going to be a purist or are you going to use a little buzzy tobacco mixed in with the marijuana?
First, in case uninitiated, what are the real differences here? A joint is wrapped in a paper or sheath that is often made of hemp, but also comes in flavors and see-through wraps that have more novelty appeal. A blunt is rolled inside a cigar wrap, which gives non-tobacco smokers an extra buzz and lends a leathery, somewhat sophisticated, taste to the experience, though they also come in flavors like vanilla and cognac. And the spliff. Most often rolled in Europe, a spliff is a joint mixed with a little tobacco.
So as you can see, a lot of this has to do with personal preference and even how big a group is imbibing. A blunt wrap might make it around the room a few more times due to size and a slow burn, but is everyone gathered down with the tobacco wrap? Similarly, if you’re going to roll a spliff, make sure that there are no ex-cigarette smokers who wouldn’t want the temptation or that there’s no one simply opposed.
If tobacco offends you and you don’t like processes or chemicals much either, rolling a joint with raw hemp papers is your best bet. They are au natural and there is even a popular brand of rolling papers named RAW that makes it all the easier to pick up at the head shop. And if you are going the raw route, you might as well make it purist all around. Get some organic, terpene rich cannabis from your local head shop before rolling up!
So what are some advantages of the spliff? Namely a smoother smoke. The cannabis nubs and shredded tobacco co-mingle to make a more uniform smoke, which means fewer runs in the papers and more even hits. Just work about a quarter of a cigarette out of its sheath and mix the tobacco with your cannabis before rolling and you’re ready to go!
As with most choices, it’s going to depend on what supplies you have on hand, your mood and even what day it is. So enjoy all methods responsibly and on your own time. They’re tried, true and just waiting to be rolled up and smoked up.
According to two new studies, owning dogs improved people’s cardiovascular systems, making them 21% less likely to die.
You don’t have to be a scientist to know that hugging and kissing a dog provides most people with a rush of happy chemicals. Specifically oxytocin, if you want to get technical. Now, two new studies have proven this, suggesting that these kinds of natural uppers not only make us feel good, but could also help us lead longer lives.
Published in the journalCirculation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, the studies looked into the lives of 100,000 people with cardiovascular disease over a period of 12 years. Even after variables like age, socioeconomic and marital status, demographic, and location were accounted for, having a pet still improved the subject’s health. Results from the study said that pet owners were 21% less likely to die when compared to their counterparts.
“When you look at the big picture and look at all the evidence around dog ownership and cardiovascular health, it’s pretty clear the signal is real and likely causal,” explained study author, Dr. Dhruv Kazi. Although the research is not definitive, Kazi sees a link between good health — at least in people with cardiovascular diseases — and having a dog.
Speaking to NPR, Kazi lays out why this connection might exist and why caring for dogs is good for people’s health. “We’ve known forever that owning a dog increases one’s physical activity. Regardless of weather, you have to get out and walk the dog. Otherwise, you might be tempted to stay home and watch TV,” he explains.
Other positive outcomes of owning a dog include spending time outdoors, which has always been correlated with better health, and the beneficial effects that they have on people with mental health disorders like depression, anxiety, and more. Evidence also says that owning a dog reduces blood pressure and improves people’s cholesterol profile, thus having a large impact on cardiovascular health.
If you were stopping yourself from getting a dog because of finances or stress, take all of this data into account. You may have to pay some vet bills and clean up some messes, but you’ll get some good heart health and oxytocin-inducing cuddles.
Poor headwinds and outsized influence of individual investors have dropped valuations at multiple cannabis companies.
To understand why investors and financial analysts have cooled on the cannabis industry, just look at the jobs. Previously, marijuana businesses were all growth. If you needed a job and wanted to change fields, cannabis was fertile soil for a fresh start. While you can still find work in cannabis, the biggest players aren’t hiring like they used to.
Close to 600 cannabis industry workers have lost their jobs in the past few weeks, according to Business Insider. Layoffs hit everyone from CannTrust to Pax, meaning venture capital won’t save you from the recent downturn in cannabis. But in all cases a similar culprit to blame—the uneasy operating environment of a cannabis business.
Inconsistent regulations, high licensing fees, and media backlash from the vaping illness crisis all factor into the tricky variables inside the cannabis industry. Add in lower-than-expected retail sales in legal markets like Canada and California, and the inability to raise capital from regular investment means due to federal laws prohibiting cannabis banking, and you can understand why everyone isn’t as hot on cannabis as they once were.
Take The Marijuana Index, for example. The index is a composite of major cannabis stocks in the United States and Canada, including CannTrust, Canopy Growth, and Aurora Cannabis. After hitting a high in January this year, the index has lost 60% of its value, dropping to its around the same valuation it had close to two years ago. That’s not good, folks.
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Bloomberg reported that the investment community is blaming mom and pop investors for the cratering of pot stocks. Canadian retail investors, not major institutions, increasingly dominate the public float at many companies. Individual investors, as a result, carry an outsized influence than publicly traded companies would like.
“The stock price is driven by Canadian retail investors, and that Canadian retail investor is a fickle, ignorant investor that doesn’t really understand what they’re investing in,” Jeff Mascio, CEO of the Denver-based Cannabis One Holdings Inc., told Bloomberg.
One investment analyst told Business Insider the up-and-down, unpredictable nature of the cannabis industry has created a “toxic” environment for businesses. But Nicholas Vita, CEO of the New York-based Columbia Care Inc., said that could all change if certain players enter the fray.
“If the U.S. investing community, particularly the U.S. institutional investing community, decides to lean in, you’re going to see a massive spike in valuations,” he told Bloomberg.
The discrepancy between federal and state laws has created a quagmire of problems for college students.
In states that have legalized recreational or medical marijuana, a gray area exists. Federal law still qualifies cannabis as an illegal Schedule I drug, which means marijuana is highly prone to abuse and has no accepted medical usage. To protect the rights of citizens in places like California or Colorado, Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Corey Gardner proposed the STATES Act, which would recognize marijuana legalization in states and prohibit federal persecution.
But the STATES Act remains stalled in Congress, despite Donald Trump saying he’d likely support the bill. As a result, the gray area between federal and state marijuana laws remains. All of which has led to a wake of confusion and outcry to how policies are being enforced, according to the Associated Press.
College campuses have long struggled in its responses to legal marijuana. Oklahoma universities announced medical marijuana was banned on its campuses after it was legalized in the state. Because state universities receive federal grants to fund their programs and research, many universities believe they must follow federal law to keep that money. This has caused students at Oklahoma a litany of problems, as they can’t access their medicine if they stay on campus all day for classes.
Those students, however, can find workarounds to treat their medical conditions. For example, Oklahoma City Public Schools allow a primary caregiver to come on campus and deliver the medicine in a closed room, so long as no one at the school, including nurses, handles the medicine.
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University students pursuing degrees in nursing or other medical professions don’t have that luxury. Many school policies dictate these students undergo drug testing. Students that have received approval from health professionals at their colleges to use medical marijuana receive a different message later on. Once those tests come back positive, higher-ranking officials step in to deliver disciplinary action. Students in Arizona, Connecticut, and Florida have all suffered this problem and some have even taken to filing lawsuits against their schools.
“Universities can effectively decriminalize it, de-punish it and make it not something they focus on,” Jared Moffat, campaigns coordinator for the Marijuana Policy Project, told the AP.
Fruit makes up an important part of our diets, providing fiber, antioxidants and different kinds of vitamins. Here’s how you can eat more of them.
Studies have demonstrated that eating fruit every day can help people prevent different diseases, like heart disease, some types of cancer and obesity. 1 or 2 cups a day are enough to make a difference in your health, yet only 12 percent of Americans follow through with this.
No matter your stance on fruits, odds are you likely don’t eat as much as is recommended. Although most foods contain high amounts of antioxidants and fiber, being really good for your health, they’re not as good as other types of unhealthy foods. No matter how healthy you are, a pear will never ever replace a doughnut or a cake.
Here are five ways that can help you eat more fruit.
Start eating fruit early
The earlier you start, the easier it’ll be to consume the fruit portions of the day. Try to fit in fruits in your breakfast by adding them to your cereal or by making a fruit salad and accompanying that with a salty dish. If you don’t like to mix sweet and salty, you can try eating some fruit while preparing your breakfast.
Make them visible
It’s easy to forget about fruits when they’re hidden and out of sight. Buy a fruit bowl and keep your fruit in a visible spot, such as having some cut and ready to eat in a Ziploc bag in the fridge. This will make it easier to snack on them since you can eat them throughout your day.
Have them frozen
Frozen fruit makes for a good snack, adding a different taste and texture to your usual fresh variety. And while frozen fruit is nearly essential to a cold and thick smoothie, be careful not to overdo it. Even if you’re drinking a healthy smoothie or juice, these drinks can’t replace the fiber that natural fruit provides. They also tend to contain high amounts of sugar and unnecessary calories.
If you’re not a fan of fruit, don’t buy weird kinds or ones that get spoiled quickly. Look for fruits that have a long shelf life and that require minimal prep, like apples, peaches and clementines, that way you won’t find too many excuses not to eat them.
Have them with your sweets
It’s kind of unrealistic to say that you’ll replace all kinds of sweets with fruits, because if you’re craving a doughnut then no fruit on earth will be able to replace that. Avoid having desserts every day and when you do, puree fruits into sauces and syrups that can be added onto ice creams and other sweets. While sweets tend to be bad for you, a portion of fruit will add some taste and will make for a healthier alternative than by adding chocolate sauce or syrup.
SXSW 2020 Festival will feature 24 cannabis-specific panels, exploring all sorts of topics pertinent to the cannabis industry.
South By Southwest, a major music, film, video and tech festival founded in Austin, Texas, has announced their 2020 lineup of conferences and events. As of now, it features 24 marijuana panels that will explore content made for marijuana veterans and newcomers alike.
These panels are a part of SXSW’s Cannabusiness convergence track, inviting guests to learn about cannabis and the way the blooming business functions.
“Learn about the technological, cultural, financial, legal and political ecosystems that are defining the cannabis-focused enterprises of both today and tomorrow. The Cannabusiness Track includes content that will appeal to more experienced professionals in this rapidly evolving industry, as well as to newcomers who are just starting to enter this space,” reads the festival’s website.
During the month of July, over 150 marijuana related panels were submitted to SXSW. Throughout the month of August, guests of the event reviewed the content and voted on their options, reducing the list to one with 24 panels that will be available at next year’s festival during the month of March.
Some of the topics explored on these panels include the potential problems with descheduling cannabis, what the world can learn from Canada’s legalization of marijuana, how cannabis can be used to treat women and children, and more.
SXSW is one of the world’s most popular festivals thanks in part to its format of holding three big events — featuring the latest in music, TV and tech — all in one place. The festival also encompasses a large bulk of the city of Austin. There’s screenings, exhibitions, conferences and panels, making the presence of so many cannabis panels a great opportunity and step forward for those who are interested or involved with the industry.
Megan was drawn to using cannabis as part of her sports regime because she wanted a healthier and more natural option for pain management, sleep aid, and general recovery.
Olympic gold medalist, two-time Women’s World Cup champion, and 2019 FIFA Women’s World Player of the Year, Megan Rapinoe continues her role as an athlete and activist by partnering with Mendi, a Portland based female-led CBD sports brand co-founded by her fraternal twin Rachel.
While numerous mostly male sports figures have endorsed cannabis and CBD products, as Rachel notes, “No other CBD brand has signed an athlete as recognizable as Rapinoe and who are still playing.” In her estimation, by signing with Mendi as an athlete, this signifies Megan also has skin in the game as an advisor and strategic partner. “She wants a robust role to help us grow from an underdog to a global CBD sports brand.”
Prior to this endorsement, Megan became known for her advocacy work off the pitch by aligning the equality and social justice movements the past several years. Rachel hopes to leverage this “badassness,” as well as the national appetite that consumers currently have to support athletes who stand for something.
As Rachel observes, “There is no better group of people than female athletes to help Mendi rise to the top. They have fought tooth and nail for every dollar made, better work environments, and every ounce of respect.”
According to Rachel, Megan was drawn to using cannabis as part of her sports regime because she wanted a healthier and more natural option for pain management, sleep aid, and general recovery. “This message resonates with every athlete because recovery is one of the most important aspects of training.”
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Since they are coming to market with current high profile athletes, Mendi chose to provide a line of products that are THC free, and thus safe for them to use while splaying sports. According to Rachel, “The stigma of cannabis in sports is still a very real thing, which we hope to disrupt, but for now, we are providing the highest quality all-natural, USA grown hemp CBD products that are trusted by the pros.” Athletes use their vegan gummies or soft-gels for longer-lasting pain relief, inflammation, sleeping aid, and overall calmness, and their all-natural salve stick for quick relief from pain and inflammation to a specific area of the body such as the joints or bruises.
As a predominately female-founded organization, Mendi has fought for equality both on the playing field and in the cannabis space. In April 2019, Mendi was one of the first cannabis companies participating in The Initiative, a Portland based accelerator program designed for women cannabis entrepreneurs. Upon successful completion of this program, all graduates were awarded the opportunity to pitch their projects to investors at two major events, TechFest NW (Portland, OR) and the Arcview Investors Forum (Vancouver, BC). Mendi received the distinction of being one of the finalists invited to present their pitch on TechFestNW’s main stage.
These experiences gave Rachel and the other founder of Mendi the practical skills and networking contacts needed to take full advantage of Megan’s role spearheading Mendi’s ‘Athlete Ambassador Program.’ Rachel hopes Megan and other athletes that they bring on board will help them move the needle to destigmatize cannabis in sports. “The decision-makers need to understand that athletes want and need a much healthier option to compete at the highest levels. As the industry matures and products are more measurable and transparent, the general ‘fear’ of cannabis will subside. It needs to be normalized. It needs to be researched. And it needs to be in the hands of athletes instead of opioids and NSAIDS.”
CBD is the new sliced bread, toilet paper on rolls, and bottled spring water. And we can expect to see more traditional business sectors getting into CBD in the near future.
If the non-intoxicating marijuana compound cannabidiol (CBD) were a deadly virus sent to Earth by the Devil himself, it would be well on its way to rendering the global population extinct within the next few years.
If it were a stark-raving mad serial killer fresh out of the asylum, there would be a murderous rampage underway that would later be revealed as the largest massacre the planet has ever witnessed in all of history. And if it were a soul-sucking, seven-headed beast that just crawled out of the depths of Hell, well, those who didn’t run to the edge of the world and jump off would be swallowed up into the guts of evil, never to live another happy day ever again.
A new report from Fact.MR shows that the global CBD market is expected to grow by 40% this year. It seems that so many consumers have drank the Kool-Aid that spawned the CBD craze that it is likely the substance will find its way into more medicine cabinets with each passing year.
We suppose all of the stories published over the past several months showing how this cannabis derivative might be a salvation’s wing for those living with ailments from anxiety to cancer have stirred a proverbial pot of soup and given life to a false idol unlike any before.
The gates to gluttony are now open. Be afraid, be very afraid.
There is just no stopping CBD from swelling into a monster. Countries like Canada and Uruguay have legalized marijuana nationwide, while somewhere around half the United States population is now living in a state with some kind of pot law on the books. The U.S. market has been amplified, too, by the nationwide legalization of industrial hemp production.
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Some of the latest market analysis shows that the CBD market from industrial hemp could be worth in upwards of $26 billion (in the U.S. alone) within the next few years. It’s one of the reasons that many farmers have jumped into the hemp game to try and keep themselves from having to sell their souls.
But any success the farming community finds through the cultivation of hemp will not be without sacrifice and penance. It is already suffering some unimaginable hardships by welcoming in this crop.
Even while there will inevitably be those unfortunate pustules sucked into the great oblivion trying to climb on the backs of CBD, there will be many others who will reign in prosperity. At least for now.
“The significant business of cannabis is currently based in North America, which accounts for two thirds of the global cannabis market. Europe is showcasing a great premise for the market with sales doubling over the year 2018,” reads a report from Health Europa.
CBD is the new sliced bread, toilet paper on rolls, and bottled spring water. We can expect to see more traditional business sectors getting into bed with CBD in the near future. It’s nothing personal, just a quest for profit and world domination. It is a move that is already happening at a rate faster than any plague has spread since the dawn of time. Taking that into consideration, perhaps it isn’t a stretch to suggest that CBD could one day be an abbreviation for Corporations Bring Doomsday.
