Is Spain the New Cannabis Capital of Europe?
Interesting news coming out of the Netherlands may make Spain the new cannabis capital of Europe. Back in January, the Amsterdam City Council, headed by Mayor Femke Halsema, began to…
Study Finds Kratom Can Alleviate COVID-19 Symptoms
A recent study conducted by numerous accredited researchers have found that kratom (Mitragyna speciosa) has significant potential to alleviate COVID-19 pain. Considering that many health professionals are advising COVID-19 patients…
A Symbolic Victory for Cannabis and Medicinal Research
Vienna, Austria, 2020 "In reviewing a series of World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations on cannabis and its derivatives, the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) zeroed-in on the decision to remove…
French Ban of CBD Deemed Illegal by EU Court
On November 19, 2020 the Court of Justice of the European Union made a monumental ruling in favor of CBD users and legal distributors across Europe: “A Member State may…
What is Speciofoline? Kratom’s Lesser-Known Alkaloid
The most widely studied alkaloids of the 40 identified in kratom are mitragynine (MG) and 7-hydroxymitragynine (7-OH). In recent past, a team of researchers studied speciofoline (C22H28N2O5), a kratom alkaloid present in less than…