Minnesota Health Officials Issue Warning About Illegal High-Potency Hemp Products

[ad_1] The Minnesota Department of Health has issued a bulletin warning consumers that retailers are selling unregulated and illegal cannabis products that exceed the state’s limit for THC. Minnesota legalized recreational marijuana earlier this year, but state-licensed cannabis dispensaries are not expected to open for at least a year, perhaps not until early 2025. In its bulletin, the health department noted that the agency inspected 167 retailers offering hemp-derived cannabinoid products between August and November…

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USDA Approves Low-THC Hemp Plants for U.S. Production, Breeding

[ad_1] A variety of hemp plant genetically modified to produce little-to-no THC has been approved by the United States Department of Agriculture as safe to grow and breed on U.S. soil.  The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) released a notice about the plants last week, created and submitted by Indiana-based Growing Together Research, a biotechnology company specializing in cannabis, hemp, psychedelics and agriculture. APHIS regulates the “movement of organisms modified or produced…

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Nike Challenges Trademark of Hemp Company Slogan ‘Just Hemp It’

[ad_1] Nike is one of the largest footwear and athletic gear companies in the world, known for its familiar slogan “Just Do It.” The company recently issued a trademark complaint on Jan. 18 against a Texas-based CBD company called Revive Farming Technologies, who filed to use the trademark “Just Hemp It” on Dec. 16, 2019. “JUST DO IT … which has been in use in commerce for more than 30 years, and registered for more…

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A new medical study has shown that hemp oil can lower your cholesterol.

[ad_1] According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), just over half of American adults use cholesterol-lowering medication.   High cholesterol is often associated with the elderly or obese. However, a worrying number of adults aged 20-plus already have high cholesterol levels. It’s far too easy to get high cholesterol given the standard American diet, which is loaded in sugars, saturated fats, and trans fats.   High cholesterol patients may find the road to recovery…

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