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The views expressed are solely those of the author and do not reflect the views of the editors or publishers of Rolling Stone. Has there ever been another plant or product with a more interesting history than cannabis? The plant has made its journey from fiber for paper and fabric to today’s societies and economies. The size of the US cannabis market in 2020 is approx 20.47 billion dollars. In 2018, the USDA Farm Bill hemp and hemp seeds removed of the DEA’s controlled substances act, further enabling a thriving consumer economy around hemp-based products. Today, sales in the US…

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Cannabis, a plant that is gaining increasing attention for its wide range of medicinal properties, contains dozens of compounds known as cannabinoids. One of the most well-known cannabinoids is cannabidiol acid (CBD), which is used to treat pain, inflammation, nausea, and more. Cannabinoids are produced by trichomes, small spiky bumps on the surface of cannabis flowers. Beyond this fact, scientists know very little about how cannabinoid biosynthesis is controlled. Yi Ma, research assistant professor, and Gerry Berkowitz, professor of the Faculty of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources He received funding through the US Department of Agriculture’s National Research Initiative to…

Fifteen years ago this week, French bank BNP Paribas announced it was closing three of its hedge funds heavily exposed to the U.S. subprime mortgage market. Little attention was paid to the news on the day, but it quickly became clear that not only BNP Paribas but almost every major financial institution was neck-deep in underperforming US home loan securities. In early August 2007, BNP was simply the pebble that marked the oncoming avalanche. Another August, another crisis. Memories of 2007 were rekindled by Andrew Bailey last week when the Governor of the Bank of England announced that interest rates…

WESTPORT – After three years in business, New England Hemp Farm will close its Westport location on Aug. 31, but will keep its online store and Groton location. Chief Operating Officer Matt Bannon said business has never been better for the CBD store. But for now he will have to focus on an online sales platform due to the “drastically” increased rent. “We’ve loved everything about it,” Bannon said of the Westport location, which is just minutes from his home. “We’re going to miss Main Street.” Bannon said the Westport location has been an opportunity to talk to and educate…

In the months since a gunman killed 19 students and two teachers at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, a growing number of Connecticut school districts have moved to beef up security in an attempt to prevent their students are victims of similar tragedies. But as increased security features, such as armed guards and metal detectors, have become increasingly common, some critics in Connecticut and elsewhere have begun to question: How far these measures do they really make a difference? And do their advantages justify adding weapons to environments designed to feel cozy and comfortable? The trend toward security improvements…