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26 HOW TO CHOOSE A HEMP CBD PRODUCT Not all hemp CBD is created equally, so here are some tips on how to choose a quality hemp product.
6 CANNABIDIOL 101: WHAT IS CBD?
Within a few short years, CBD stores have sprung up in big cities and small towns all across the country. Why now and what does CBD have to do with marijuana?
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BRINGING HEMP BACK Discover the racist origins of the hemp ban and how the plant has made a comeback.
A HISTORY OF THE HEMP PLANT Follow the hemp plant from its early cultivation by humans to the modern-day CBD craze.
22 THE ENDOCANNABINOID SYSTEM:
WHAT YOUR DOCTOR DIDN’T LEARN IN MEDICAL SCHOOL
Your body and the science of getting high on cannabis.
30 HEMP, HOW DO I USE THEE
Discover the versatile ways of using the hemp plant.
34 CBD: A MUST-HAVE FOR EVERY MOTHER’S TOOLKIT
Motherhood and Self-Care
38 CLEANING OUR TOXIC WORLD WITH HEMP
The wonder plant has shown to remove harmful chemicals from Chernobyl and other poisonous sites around the globe.
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HOW TO EAT HEMP SEED FOODS Improve your health by adding hemp seed foods to your diet.
44 HEMP CBD: MYTH VS FACT
It’s time to set the record straight on hemp CBD.
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