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Stephen Marley Launches Hemp Personal Care Products

Monday Grammy Award-winning artist Stephen Marley announced Kx Family Care, a plant-based, CBD personal care line—utilizing the power of hemp and other herbs used traditionally in Jamaica.

The debut collection features a limited edition holiday bundle, including two products: multipurpose Hair and Beard Oil and the Pain Relief Balm. The Hair and Beard Oil and the Pain Relief Balm contain full-spectrum CBD oil, used for its anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, and antioxidant properties.

Both products also contain sunflower oil, vitamin E, and linoleic acid, which contain antioxidants that help protect the skin from free radicals and maintain its natural barrier. They also contain Black Seed oil, Mangosteen extract, and Soursop—widely used in Jamaican culture for their regenerative properties.

Jamaican Black Seed oil, for instance, is derived from fennel (Nigella sativa), is high in antioxidants and provides several other health benefits.

“Due to my love for the hemp plant and all

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Nevada Medical Pot Patients Can Sue Former Employer If Fired, Court Rules

If you’re a medical cannabis patient in Nevada, smoke up: medical cannabis patients in the state were recently empowered to consume cannabis on their own time after a landmark decision in court.

On December 1, the Nevada Supreme Court ruled that employees in the state have the right to sue their former employees if they were terminated for consuming cannabis off the clock. Keep in mind, however, that adult-use cannabis consumers in the state aren’t exactly provided the same protections.

The ruling dates back three years, when Jim Roushkolb filed the lawsuit in the Eighth District Court in November 2019.

“It relaxes me,” Roushkolb told FOX affiliate KTNV, who suffers from PTSD and numerous other conditions. In 1995, Roushkolb was severely attacked when a former inmate assaulted him in his car as a corrections officer in Ohio.

“He opened the door, and he grabbed me, and he just hit me

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Southern Illinois University Examining the Use of Cannabis for Ovarian Cancer

SIU researcher Dr. Dale “Buck” Buchanan, who is also a professor of physiology at the university, is a founding member of the Cannabis Science Center. “We started the Cannabis Science Center in … December 2018, when they took it off of the controlled substances lists and legalized use of industrial help nationwide,” said Buchanan in an interview with SIU’s college newspaper, The Daily Egyptian. “Since then there has been an amazing explosion.”

Buchanan explained that since the 2018 Farm Bill was passed, he has been interested in cannabis’s ability to treat cancer. “The vast majority of ovarian cancer research is focused toward extending what we call ‘progression-free survival,’” he added. “So it seems misguided to me that the focus of the research is on this incremental increase in life … so we’re really interested in prevention.”

Although rodents are the easiest subject to study, Buchanan notes that there is

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Each Filipino deserves a trusted health insurance that will absolutely assist their medical payments in occasions that they need it.

In Buenavista, I helped in the repacking area section of the Pharmacy Division. At about 2PM, there were still about 200 to 300 patients ready in line. The patients had been advised to go dwelling, since there already 200 in line forward of them and our physicians will be unable to see them. However, about a hundred did not go dwelling within the hope that multi-vitamens and cough syrup, and Paracetamol will still be given to them at the end of the day.

It is to the purpose now where there are method too many customers getting hit with the co-pay” algorithms of the pharmacy profit managers and the health insurers, so lawsuits have been filed. As a matter of reality the pharmacy profit administration enterprise is so worthwhile it’s … Read more

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Stovetop Cannabutter in a Mason Jar » Emily Kyle Nutrition

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Worried you can’t make cannabutter at home without fancy equipment? Have no fear; I’m here to show you how easy it is to make stovetop cannabutter in a mason jar with simple step-by-step instructions.

A picture of stovetop cannabutter made in a mason jar with a cannabis leaf on a white plate.

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  • A super simple stovetop cannabutter recipe
  • An easy way to infuse with no equipment required
  • Tips and tricks for perfecting the mason jar method the first time

Why You Will Love This Recipe

Just recently, a member of my Well With Cannabis Community reached out, nervous because she wanted to make pot butter but didn’t have any special equipment.

I told her to rest assured; the first thing to know is that you do not need any special equipment; the

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