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Here Are The 5 Best CBD Products Of 2018 So Far

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Here Are The 5 Best CBD Products Of 2018 So Far

With marijuana becoming more accepted throughout the states, all sorts of companies are looking for fresh ideas and products that are worth our time and attention. With so much variety out there, it can get a bit challenging to find the cannabis products that you really want, and that satisfy your needs. 

The following products were developed with a focus on CBD, producing relaxing and calming effects that won’t affect your brain and that can be consumed during the daytime, before going to work, or doing an activity that demands concentration. Check out these 5 amazing CBD products:

Chong’s Choice CBD

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Marijuana legend Tommy Chong came up with this premium brand of CBD products that feature 100% natural hemp and only the best ingredients. The brand features a wide variety of products, including gummies, oils, and more for the experienced CBD user. Chong’s Choice also has THC products, so no matter your cravings you’ll always be satisfied.

Long Trail’s Medicator Beer

This beer contains a combination of hemp oil, terpenes, IPA, and American pale ale. Known as the Medicator, the beer was made by the contributions of two Vermont companies, Long Trail and Luce Farm. The beer has a distinct hemp flavor and it produces a relaxing effect. You can purchase it in Vermont.

Cibaderm CBD Shampoo

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CBD offers tons of perks for your skin, so it makes sense that someone thought that it’d be a good idea to make a shampoo with it. By keeping your scalp healthy and your hair clean and beautiful, this shampoo is unlike anything else on the market, and it has ranked amongst the best products since it came out.

Kiva Ginger Dark Chocolate Bar

Containing 100MG of CBD and 100 mg of THC, this chocolate bar produces a calming and relaxing effect while also satisfying your chocolate cravings.

Al Harington’s CBD Pain Relieving Products

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The NBA legend has always been open about his support regarding marijuana, and now, he recently announced that his plans for 2018 include releasing a brand of CBD pain relieving products for all sorts of athletes, from professionals to amateurs.

Here’s How Apple Will Take Your Money In The Near Future

Maria Loreto
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Here’s How Apple Will Take Your Money In The Near Future

There are so many rumors surrounding Apple that users and long-term fans of the company are getting nervous. It’s understandable. With so many technological developments, people are starting to wonder if this is the end of the iPhone era, or if Apple will adapt and change to remain relevant in today’s technological landscape.

It’s been a tough, or more appropriately, different year for Apple. Fortune reports the company has been shipping fewer iPhones, that it’ll stop production of the iPhone X due to poor sales and disappointing performance, and that its sales have slipped one percent year over year.

GBH Insights analyst Daniel Ives believes that Apple is doing just fine, and that the iPhone is alive and well. He believes the company’s plans of launching three new devices this year will help them earn back the money and customers they’ve lost.

Another interesting thing Ives predicts is the improvement of Apple Services business, which includes the App Store, Apple Pay, and Apple Music. The company has been investing money on these technologies, and Ives believes that this will pay off and take their business to new heights. If his speculations are true, in the following three to six months Apple will hit the $1 trillion market cap.

Right or wrong, we’re in for some changes when it comes to Apple and the way in which they conduct their business. Maybe in today’s world it’s not enough to develop the world’s leading smartphone. 

Congressional Candidate Blows Smoke In Campaign Message, Literally

Evan Eitzel
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Congressional Candidate Blows Smoke In Campaign Message, Literally

Democrat Benjamin Thomas Wolf, campaigning in the primary to carry the … er … torch for his party in the November election, isn’t hiding his pro-marijuana views. Visitors to his campaign website first see him using in front of a painting of the American Flag. Smoke circles him.

No need for a position paper. You can tweet the only message under the image: “Legalize cannabis. Vote March 20th  #WolfForCongress #CannabisCandidate.”

“As a cannabis user, I think it’s important we get out front and talk about it,” Wolf told the Chicago Sun-Times. “We realize that cannabis can bring billions of dollars to the state, it’s medicine for millions of people around the country, it changes criminal justice reform and personally I think it’s a wonderful recreational substance as well.”

Deeper into his website he is equally blunt about his position on cannabis, calling for “The immediate legalization of marijuana and hemp for both medicinal and recreational uses in all U.S. states, cities, and territories. This will bring billions of dollars in tax revenue and allow major reform in our criminal justice system.”

Three other candidates, including incumbent Rep. Mike Quigley, are running in the primary for the state’s 5th Congressional District.

Wolf also supports bringing back a federal assault weapons ban. In a video on the site, he holds an AR-15 for effect. The weapon is illegal in Chicago. He told the Sun-Times it was a friend’s.

The joint, however, he says,“That’s mine, we had a poker night with our campaign staff and I think that was left behind.”

Wolf is a political newbie, as far as electoral races go. But he has experience in D.C. working for the FBI and State Department.

The district is used to handling big personalities. Though Quigley hasn’t made much news, current Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel held the seat from 2002 to 2009, leaving to become White House Chief of Staff in the Obama administration. Before that Rod Blagojevich, who went on to become Illinois’ governor before his 2009 corruption charges eventually sent him to federal prison in 2012. Except for two single-term Republicans, the district has sent Democrats to D.C. since 1900.

Charlize Theron Liked To Wake And Bake For Most Of Her Life

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Charlize Theron Liked To Wake And Bake For Most Of Her Life

You would be hard pressed to identify Charlize Theron as a former marijuana enthusiast. The actress, who in films like Mad Max: Fury Road and Atomic Blonde, portrays characters of the no-nonsense, badass superwoman variety doesn’t seem like a reformed hippie is all we’re saying.

But in an exclusive interview with E! news, Theron admits to having a serious history with weed.

RELATED: NFL Teams Don’t Care Anymore If Athletes Fail Marijuana Drug Testing

“I was a wake-and-baker for most of my life,” she told E!’s Sibley Scoles.

When pressed to remember her first time smoking, Theron went long on her previous relationship with the green.

“Yeah, I was older. I didn’t really mess around with anything until I was much older,” Theron said. “But I really appreciated marijuana way more than alcohol or anything else. My chemistry was really good with it when I was younger and then it just changed one day. Like, in my early thirties I just became boring on it and I would just stand in front of my fridge, so that’s no good.”

RELATED: Everything You Need To Know About Marijuana And Sleep

Theron admits to not knowing what changed in her response to marijuana. Maybe she was consuming heavy indica strains for the first time and didn’t know it. Regardless, Theron knew she needed a break. But she has considered exploring marijuana once again to assist with sleeping properly.

“I’m open to retrying it again because now there’s all these different strains and you can be specific with it,” she said. “And I’m actually really interested because I have really bad insomnia, and I’d much rather get off sleeping pills and figure out a strain that helps me sleep better. So when I have a moment, I’m actually doing that with my mom. My mom has really bad sleep too.”

During Live Newscast, TV Anchor Reveals She’s Growing Marijuana

Terry Hacienda
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During Live Newscast, TV Anchor Reveals She’s Growing Marijuana

Donna Terrell is an Emmy Award-winning news anchor FOX16 News in Little Rock, Ark. She is also part of a company seeking to grow medical marijuana. On Tuesday night, those two worlds collided.

During the nightly news broadcast, Terrell, a 14-year veteran at the station, revealed in a powerfully emotional on-air statement that she is part of a group that has registered for a permit with the state to cultivate medical marijuana.

“I wanted to be the first to tell you because this information will be made public soon,” Terrell announced during a news segment detailing the new cannabis licenses. “I know this is a controversial subject, but let me show you why I wanted to be part of this. It’s because of her, my daughter Queah. She died from colon cancer seven years ago.”

“I know medical marijuana would not have saved her life, but based on my research and experience as her caregiver, I know she would have benefited greatly,” she said. “Medicinal marijuana would have made those last few months, weeks and days much more tolerable. I miss her every day.”

The popular newscaster created “Donna Terrell’s Yoga Warriors Fighting Colon Cancer,” a nonprofit organization that raises money for yoga classes for cancer survivors, patients and caregivers. The organization also provides funds for liquid nutritional supplements for survivors of colon and other cancers currently in treatment and in need of financial assistance. Terrell founded Yoga Warriors in memory of her daughter.

The five entities receiving cultivation permits in Arkansas are:

  • Natural State Medicinals Cultivation
  • Bold Team LLC
  • Natural State Wellness Enterprises
  • Osage Creek Cultivation
  • Delta Medical Cannabis Co. Inc.

Terrel did not identify the group she is involved with.

 

NJ Fight For Recreational Marijuana Legalization Not Looking Good

Amy Hansen
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NJ Fight For Recreational Marijuana Legalization Not Looking Good

A new survey out by NJ Cannabis Insider reveals that New Jersey’s fight to decriminalize marijuana is looking like an uphill battle. In fact, it shows that if the state Senate were to vote today on legalizing recreational marijuana, it would fail big time.

Only five members of the 40-member Senate said they would vote “yes,” while 15 said they were undecided. (Check out the full list of how state lawmakers stand.)

The measure needs 21 votes to pass the Senate, plus an additional 41 votes to clear the 80-member state Assembly.

On the bright side, Gov. Phil Murphy, whose entire campaign platform hinged on legalizing marijuana, says he’s ready to sign the bill. But that might take a while.

According to NJ Cannabis Insider, State Sen. Nicholas Scutari, the lead sponsor of the marijuana legalization, has not yet scheduled a hearing on the bill, and is still wavering on whether or not to revise it. But he says he’s confident they’ll have enough votes when the time comes, backing off a previous prediction that Democrats would get the bill signed within 100 days of Murphy’s term.

Murphy and his administration are halfway through their evaluation of the state’s current medical marijuana program, which patients condemn as being too restrictive and expensive.

As The Fresh Toast reported in January, the opioid epidemic was one of the many reasons Murphy decided to step up New Jersey’s medical marijuana program. It was also part of his platform to broadly legalize the plant for all New Jersey residents. Now New Jerseyans wait patiently for the Executive Order legalizing recreational cannabis, as originally promised.

7 iPhone Hacks Every Texter Needs Right Now

Maria Loreto
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7 iPhone Hacks Every Texter Needs Right Now

Texting is one of the fastest and most popular ways of communication, allowing people to express themselves via gifs, photos, phrases, and even syllables. Texting has become such a big part of our day-to-day lives that we’re capable of understanding what a friend means when they text a single letter or a meme.

Apple is very aware of this, so they’re always coming up with different ways of improving the iPhone’s texting technology and in making the process smoother and more intuitive. Check out these 7 text hacks that you’ll wish you’d known all along: 

3D Touch

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3D Touch allows you to access shortcuts in your phone through the press of several fingers on the touchscreen. If you’ve used it, you know it sounds way more complicated than what it really is. If you want to reply directly to a notification, you don’t need to enter the messaging app; with 3D Touch you can do a long press on top of the pop up, which will allow you to reply more rapidly.

Copy And Forward

If you want to share a text, you can copy the content of the text and paste it onto another chat, or forward it. To copy the text, press it and tap on copy. To forward the message, press it and then on more, at the right corner of the screen. Then, tap on the arrow located on the bottom left of the screen.

Share Your location

Sharing your location is faster than typing out your current address. To do this, launch the messenger app, tap into the contact you want to send your location to, tap on the information button on the upper right corner, and then tap on Send My Current Location.

Stop All Sorts Of Annoying Alerts

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The default settings of the iPhone alert you twice over incoming texts. If you don’t like this, you can head over to Settings, then to Notifications, and then to Messages. Scroll down to Repeat alert and set it to Never.

Silence Group Messages

You can mute all sorts of groups, a setting that becomes more vital the more groups you’re involved in. To mute group texts, swipe left on top of the message thread and select Hide alerts.

Know Who Texts You Without Looking At Your Phone

You can set ringtones to your contacts, letting you know which person is texting you without having to look at your phone. Of course, you can’t do this with every contact on your phone, because you’ll just be confused, but you can set a ringtone for your parents or to someone you talk with a lot. Select the Contact, tap Edit on the upper right corner of the screen, and on the Text Tone section select the tone you want your contact to have.

Use Voice Notes

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Voice notes are pretty famous with WhatsApp users, but they’re not as common when it comes to other messaging apps, even though they should be. These notes can be super annoying, but they’re the best way to go when you want to tell a long or juicy story but don’t want to have to write a novel about it. To send one, launch the messaging app, tap on the conversation you want to send the voice note to, and tap and hold the microphone button as you speak.

No Correlation Between Medical Marijuana And Increased Teen Use

Evan Eitzel
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No Correlation Between Medical Marijuana And Increased Teen Use

Debunking a common argument against any legalization of marijuana, a new study finds teens don’t use more in states that allow its medical use.

“For now, there appears to be no basis for the argument that legalizing medical marijuana has increased teens’ use of the drug,” said Deborah Hasin, PhD, professor of Epidemiology at Columbia’s Mailman School and senior author of the study.

In conducting the study, published in the medical journal Addiction, researchers combined analyses from major US studies dating as far back as 1991. The results showed no “significant” changes in increase or decrease of teens’ use.

It focused on teen use in the month before and after laws changed, and compared the data to states where weed remains illegal.

Hasin said the study is far from definite due to the patchwork nature of current state-by-state versus the federal government legal framework: “We may find that the situation changes as commercialized markets for medical marijuana develop and expand, and as states legalize recreational marijuana use.”

The figures about teen use run counter to other ages, Vice reported in December.

It’s also not true among all age groups. As anti-legalization activist Kevin Sabet points out, weed use among young adults 18-25 has increased since 2014, according to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health.

And the findings may not apply to adults. “Although we found no significant effect on adolescent marijuana use, existing evidence suggests that adult recreational use may increase after medical marijuana laws are passed,” Hasin said. “The $8 billion cannabis industry anticipates tripling by 2025. Obtaining a solid evidence base about harmful as well as beneficial effects of medical and recreational marijuana laws on adults is crucial given the intense economic pressures to expand cannabis markets.”

Medical marijuana is now legal in 29 states. California became the first state to allow its use in 1996

Infographic: 3 Easy Steps For Obtaining A Medical Marijuana Card

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Infographic: 3 Easy Steps For Obtaining A Medical Marijuana Card

Recreational cannabis laws are still playing “catch up,” and there are still plenty of creases to be
ironed out. Having a medical marijuana card could potentially save you from the accessibility
hassle, and with Jeff Sessions targeting recreational cannabis for federal prosecution, possibly
a few legal headaches as well. There’s more legal precedence protecting medical marijuana
patients.

“It’s recreationally legal in California now. What do I need a medical marijuana card for?” Well, there are a few good reasons, including:

  • Exemption from sales taxes.
  • Greater accessibility to cannabis – there are more medical marijuana-friendly
    dispensaries than recreational ones at the moment, and not every jurisdiction has
    welcomed the recreational side with open arms.
  • Arguably a greater number of high-quality products to choose from.
  • Potentially greater protection from state laws, both in California and in other states as
    well.
  • Higher possession amounts.
  • You suffer from a condition that merits one, and you want to get rid of the opioids,
    benzodiazepines and barbiturates that are in your medicine cabinet and replace them
    with something that could well be a lot safer.

 

Infographic via Doctor Frank

Getting a medical marijuana card and taking advantage of these benefits is now a lot easier,
thanks to telehealth. All you have to do is go to doctorfrank.com, click on “Get a Rec” and do the
following:

  1. Sign up with your email and password. You’ll then be asked to fill in a questionnaire
    asking what condition you’re hoping cannabis can help you with, any allergies and
    anything else you’d like the physician to know.
  2. You’ll then be put into contact with one of our physicians within a matter of minutes for a
    face-to-face meeting. Please ensure you have a working camera, microphone and
    speakers for the appointment.
  3. Once approved, you’ll be emailed a copy of your recommendation letter, which can be
    used immediately. A hard copy will be sent to your address.

In order to qualify for a medical marijuana card in California, all you need is government-issued,
photographic ID (this doesn’t have to be a Californian one – you can use an official ID such as a
passport or driver’s license from another state) and proof of California residency (e.g.
rental/mortgage agreement, utility bill, bank statement). Medical records can help, but aren’t a
requirement.

And that’s it! You can get your medical marijuana recommendation today, as simple as 1, 2, 3!

Infographic via Doctor Frank

$57 Billion! That’s How Ginormous Cannabis Biz Will Be In 2027

Terry Hacienda
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$57 Billion! That’s How Ginormous Cannabis Biz Will Be In 2027

Global spending on legal cannabis will skyrocket to $57 billion by 2027, according to a report released this week by Arcview Market Research, in partnership with BDS Analytics. That’s a lot of marijuana.

The in-depth report, titled “The Road Map to a $57 Billion Worldwide Market,” predicts that adult-use recreational cannabis will make up $38.3 billion of spending, while medical marijuana will reach $19.1 billion. The report reveals that the United States and Canada will continue to drive industry growth, expanding from $9.2 billion in 2017 to $47.3 billion by 2027.

While that growth looks large, it actually is a comparatively modest 18 percent compound annual growth rate (CAGR). The rest of the world is forecast to grow from $52 million in 2017 to $2.5 billion in 2027 for a CAGR of 47 percent.

“Outside the United States and Canada, it will be almost wholly a medical-only business until the United Nations revamps the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, which will likely only come after the United States’ Federal Government ends prohibition, which we don’t expect until 2021,” said Troy Dayton, CEO of The Arcview Group.

While the adult-use market will dominate in North America, it’s the medical market that will see the most growth overseas, the report forecasts. In most other developed nations, the federal government subsidizes health care. Europe, which has 739 million people and more than $1.5 trillion in healthcare spending, has the potential to be the largest medical cannabis market in the world.

“California gets the media attention and Canada gets the investment dollars as they allow adult use, but Germany’s move to make cannabis flower available for medical use in pharmacies was really the big news of 2017 from a worldwide perspective,” said Tom Adams, Editor-in-Chief at Arcview Market Research and Principal Analyst at BDS Analytics. “The tables have turned in favor of legalization across the world and we predict that the trend will spread as research continues to support cannabis’ effectiveness as a medication.”

Among other findings, “The Road Map to a $57 Billion Worldwide Market” reveals:

  • Initially, the decision by many US states and Canada to launch medical-only regulatory regimes prompted many other countries to allow limited access to cannabis-based pharmaceuticals. But, now, California’s and Canada’s willingness to move on to adult-use legality has triggered a new wave of laws liberalizing access to medical cannabis.
  • South America medical markets are some of the most liberally licensed in the world. The continent’s legal spending is set to grow from $125 million in 2018 to $776 million in 2027, led by Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay (the only country in the world in which adult use is legal today), and Peru.
  • Germany positioned itself as the leader of the European market, while Italy is expected to be the second-ranked cannabis market on the continent with $1.2 billion in sales by 2027.
  • Total legal cannabis spending in Australia is forecast to grow from $52 million in 2018 to $1.2 billion in 2027, a CAGR of 53%, making is the 5th largest market in the world.
  • Israel’s long history of legal medical use has fostered a sizable regulated market for such a modest population, but it leads other countries by years in the development of cannabis pharmaceutical applications.
  • The success of the Canadian system of Licensed Producers and mail-only distribution, as evidenced by the country’s willingness to move on to adult-use legality, has prompted a new wave of laws liberalizing access to medical cannabis.
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