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Medicinal Cannabis License in South Africa

South Africa’s First Medicinal Cannabis License Awarded in Capetown South Africa’s Medicinal Cannabis industry achieved a milestone this week with news that the first license has been awarded to Afriplex and House of Hemp – two companies with a long history of hemp and cannabis research. The Paarl-based company Afriplex (Pty) Ltd has partnered with

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CBD Oil Products Scheduled in South Africa

CBD Oil in South Africa CBD Sales and Imports in South Africa have been impacted by new scheduling requirements announced by SAHPRA. Types of CBD products impacted will include CBD extracts such as CBD Oil tinctures and other products made with CBD oil, CBD distillate or CBD isolate. Until recently, CBD was not specifically mentioned

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CBD Isolate Drug Epidiolex Approved by FDA

Epidiolex, a new pharmaceutical drug containing CBD Isolate opens up a new era of cannabinoid medicine and cannabis reform. CBD Isolate Anti-Epilepsy Drug Epidiolex Approved by FDA On June 25, 2018, the United States Food & Drug Administration (FDA) approved EPIDIOLEX® – a CBD isolate-based oral solution for the treatment of seizures associated with two severe epilepsy syndromes –

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Hemp Biomass Products

Hemp Biomass Products Industrial Hemp is an incredibly versatile plant renowned for it’s long history of human use to produce wide range of products – from medicine (CBD) to food (oil and seeds) to fibre (stem) and much more. Hemp biomass can also be used to produce energy by combustion, fermentation and other processes. Hemp

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Pharmaceutical Grade Cannabinoids for Clinical Trials

Why Pharmaceutical Grade Cannabinoids Are Needed for Clinical Trials Recently, Tilray made big news announcing that they would be importing Canadian cannabis into the USA for clinical trials. This ruffled some feathers in the US cannabis industry, who operate under state legal programs while the US Federal law insists that cannabis is a highly dangerous

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CBD Oil vs Hemp Oil vs Hemp Seed Oil

CBD Oil vs Hemp Oil vs Hemp Seed Oil: Understanding the Differences What’s the Difference Between CBD Oil, Hemp Oil, and Hemp Seed Oil? The terms CBD Oil, Hemp Oil, and Hemp Seed Oil are often used interchangeably, but they refer to distinct products derived from the hemp plant (Cannabis Sativa). Many consumers and even

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Pharma Grade CBD Products to be Rescheduled

Pharma Grade CBD Products to be Rescheduled to Schedule V Pharma Grade CBD Products such as Epidiolex will be Schedule V – comparable to codeine-containing cough syrups – indicating a low potential for abuse and effectiveness as a therapeutic drug. The Drug Enforcement Agency published a notification on the FDA CBD rescheduling in the Federal Register.

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CBD Isolate Drugs Rescheduled by the FDA

CBD Isolate Drugs Rescheduled by the FDA CBD isolate based drug Epidolex has been removed from Schedule I and placed in Schedule V which will make access to the drug much simpler for patients who can afford it. The rescheduling is a major breakthrough in the medical cannabis and hemp CBD industry because it finally

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