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At the Beijing Winter Olympics, hemp fiber was used to create luge and bobsleigh tracks.
Specially prepared hemp fiber, produced with gentle technology, was needed to produce luge and bobsleigh tracks, characterized by excellent integrity and surface quality. A unique high performance hemp fiber reinforcement was selected for this project by an international team of engineers and construction professionals. Special reinforcement of the bobsleigh tracks was necessary due to the fact that they are the first in the world to implement a 360-degree loop, which, as never before, is subjected to loads during its passage by pilots.
PepsiCo launches energy drinks based on hemp seed extracts
One of the significant negative characteristics of caffeine is the fact that it negatively affects the activity of the cardiovascular system. That is why Ukraine has developed and patented the composition of an energy drink based on the capabilities of hemp grain extract, similar in its properties to those brought to the market by PepsiCo, Inc. However, unlike the Rockstar Unplugged line, caffeine is not included in the composition of the national finished product, which does not prevent the Ukrainian energy sector from having the same characteristics as the products introduced to the US market by PepsiCo, Inc.
Reasons why the Czech Republic is seeing a spike in the number of patients using medical cannabis
The steady increase in the number of prescriptions issued, as well as the number of patients and doctors since 2019, can be primarily explained by the fact that since the beginning of 2020, 90% of the cost of medical cannabis is covered by insurance up to a limit of 30 grams of inflorescences per month. In addition, a significant increase in the number of consumers of the therapeutic properties of the hemp plant is due to a significant simplification of the procedure for its registration. For example, starting January 1, doctors no longer need to issue a special document in paper form to their patients who use medical cannabis, instead everything is done electronically using electronic prescriptions.
British data show that using the therapeutic properties of cannabis improves quality of life
The findings from the UK team support an initial analysis published in 2021 based on the Medical Cannabis Registry, which found statistically significant improvements in patient disease scores in pain, anxiety, sleep and overall quality of life. 1 and 3 months after treatment.
NFL Gives $1 Million to Two Cannabis Research Initiatives
NFL officials announced in a February 1 official press release that they will donate $1 million to two research teams, UC San Diego and the University of Regina, to study the potential of cannabinoids to maximize pain relief for athletes, as well as to address a number of other problems for professional players. leagues.
Hemp rebar to be used in US green building
We pay special attention to the number of projects implemented in the United States over the past few years to introduce hemp raw materials into various kinds of technological chains. In particular, implementing the strategy of US President Joseph Biden to reduce the negative impact on the environment, the country is actively developing know-how that contributes to the decarbonization of various sectors of the economy of the most highly developed country in the world. The example of the introduction of “hemp rebar” into the construction industry demonstrates the commitment of officials to the introduction of hemp technologies, as well as environmentally friendly natural raw materials, into the construction industry, at least in New York.
How French experience can be useful for national cannabis growers
Cannabinol protects against neurodegenerative diseases
Mitochondrial dysfunction is associated with changes in various tissues, not just in the brain, so the fact that cannabinol is able to support mitochondrial function suggests that it will not only have more benefits in the context of Alzheimer's disease treatment, but will most likely become an extremely effective treatment for treatment of a number of other neurodegenerative diseases.
Who pays for the use of medical cannabis in Colombia
Given the fact that more than 97% of the country's population is covered by health insurance, it can be assumed that pharmacological companies have artificially formed a market for potential several million patients of pharmacological preparations made on the basis of the therapeutic properties of the hemp plant, the cost of which will be paid by insurance companies or the state budget of the country.
Italian recipe for hemp biocomposite
The technologies developed by Italian entrepreneurs for the use of food and dairy industry waste will be further used for the production of high-quality hemp biocomposite materials with high added value.