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08/14/2018 / By Ethan Huff

YouTube declares war on natural medicine, begins banning channels that promote botanical healing that might hurt the profits of Big Pharma

The censorship brigade over at YouTube is at it again, this time with a mass purge of all channels and content that dare to suggest that natural botanicals might contribute to human wellness and healing. As our own Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, recently reported, YouTube has officially shut down the Natural News YouTube channel […]

07/18/2018 / By Vicki Batts

If the Tenth Amendment applies to marijuana, why can’t ALL medicine be a states’ rights issue?

Where the federal government’s rights end and states’ rights begin has become a gray area over the last few decades. The issue of medical marijuana has made this abundantly clear, as the feds continue to butt heads with states that have legalized cannabis for medical and/or recreational use. This is where the Tenth Amendment should come […]

06/13/2018 / By Ralph Flores

Despite public education campaigns, people in Illinois are still using synthetic weed, then getting hospitalized with bleeding eyes and ears

Marijuana, in its natural form, is known to provide a ton of medical and health-promoting properties. It’s also pretty cheap and can be grown in your backyard – which, of course, isn’t fun for Big Pharma, makers of synthetic cannabinoids that parade as safer alternatives. There’s just one problem – they’re not, as evidenced by the […]

06/08/2018 / By Vicki Batts

Psychedelic drugs and plants found to be highly therapeutic; now Big Pharma is cashing in

Over the last five years, research has consistently pointed to a number of psychedelic drugs and plants as novel treatments for an array of mental health issues: depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety and more. Psilocybin mushrooms, cannabis and kratom are some of the most promising medicinal plants, while other pharmaceutical psychedelics (LSD, MDMA and […]

05/22/2018 / By Ethan Huff

YouTube says natural medicine CBD videos are dangerous to society just like bomb-making videos

In an almost unprecedented move against free speech and the free flow of information, video content giant YouTube has officially shuttered the Natural News channel over a short video, not even one minute long, that explains how CBD oil from the cannabis plant helped a middle-aged woman overcome terminal cancer. The 43-second clip, which features […]

05/15/2018 / By Vicki Batts

FDA fast tracks a marijuana-derived drug to treat seizures

CBD, or cannabidiol, has been making big news as of late, largely thanks to the plant compound’s ability to help children with severe seizure disorders. But, CBD that comes from the cannabis plant is highly prohibited under archaic federal laws that refuse to even remotely acknowledge the plant’s health benefits. As is typical of the […]

05/07/2018 / By Vicki Batts

How will the Monsanto-Bayer merger affect the expanding medical marijuana industry?

There are many reasons to be concerned about the Bayer-Monsanto merger, one of the most dangerous business deals in history. While the notion of these two gigantic corporations conjoining has been highly contested, the duo finally managed to sell off enough assets to garner anti-trust approval. In a move that may soon rock the world […]

05/03/2018 / By Ethan Huff

Did the DEA really just give Insys approval to develop synthetic cannabis despite the company’s history of corruption and abuse?

Everyday Americans are still prohibited in the year 2018 from growing and using all-natural cannabis due to federal restrictions that unjustly classify the herb as a Schedule I “drug” with no acceptable or valid use by humans. But a pharmaceutical corporation with an extensive rap sheet of illegal activity has just been given the go-ahead […]

03/02/2018 / By Vicki Batts

A look at the evolving relationship surrounding medical marijuana vs. opioid deaths

Past research has suggested that medical marijuana could be a viable solution to reducing the number of people who succumb to opioids — but a new study led by RAND Corporation and supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse questions this potential. The study by RAND shows what most other studies have found: A sharp […]

11/19/2017 / By Ethan Huff

Protecting its interests: FDA attacks CBD supplements to protect Big Pharma’s opioid profits

Big Pharma is working overtime to restrict consumer access to cannabidiol, or CBD, a non-psychoactive component of cannabis sativa (marijuana) that’s been shown to help relieve pain, muscle spasms, and other ailments. Using the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as authoritative cover, the industry is quietly leading the charge to ban CBD from being […]

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