Auckland parents of Hollie MacCullaich were shocked after the six month old started showing signs of a form of epilepsy which causes lasting brain damage. Now two years old, Hollie’s seizures became a weekly occurrence, with mental development effectively halted at six months old, and parents being told permanent damage was occurring. “After you hit…
This is the question health regulators are struggling with, and a key question anybody purchasing hemp derived products needs to ask themselves also. First, what is all the fuss about? Why does agricultural CBD contain arsenic and lead?
A Study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association slammed suppliers of ‘natural’ CBD products after most products were found to be contaminated with illegal drug THC, the psychoactive component of cannabis.
PepsiCo have admitted they have an interest in the CBD beverage market expected to grow to $2.5 Billion by 2023, but analysts note they stay tight lipped to avoid conflict with American regulating authorities. However, if the intel from food technology R & D departments of Pepsi, Red Bull and Monster is anything to go by, it is full steam ahead in product development, whether for the USA domestic market, or the global arena as we trend toward acceptance of clean CBD as a safe food additive.
Australian Patent Office today accepted a patent for methods of synthesis for cannadibiol and analogues, and will begin a search of international patents to determine whether the process is a first.
Standardised pharmaceutical CBD is fast becoming the preferred option for medical applications, with doctors hesitant to recommend hemp products after federal regulators and consumer watchdogs reporting that pesticides and environmental toxins are often concentrated in CBD from hemp farms.
What caffeine is to mornings, CBD is rapidly becoming for evenings, the cleanest sedating social tonic de jour. CBD is not escaping the eye of the world’s most competitive beverage makers. Coca-Cola has run hot and cold on CBD, initially determined not to be left behind, and then throwing a damp cloth on speculation after legalities of CBD were questioned in Federal USA, so what is really going on?
The Pharmaceutical Grade CBD approved by the FDA and found in clinical trials to be effective against conditions such as epilepsy is “not the same” as marijuana products purchased from coffeeshop or cannabis stores.
That is the warning from Shlomo Shinnar, professor of neurology and epidemiology at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and president of American Epilepsy Society
