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By: Trey Reckling

 
Although tiny and unassuming, ticks can cause revulsion in people on sight. It’s not just because they are blood suckers and appear uninvited ready to make us their host meal. Ticks have caused untold human suffering throughout history by helping spread plague, fever, paralysis and a variety of other nasty conditions. In 1982 scientists made a connection between Lyme disease and some of the bites of certain ticks. Lyme disease is a priority for the Centers for Disease Control because annual cases can exceed 27,000, up almost three-fold since the mid 1990s. Frighteningly, it affects the brain and nervous system. And it all starts by being bitten by one of the smallest insects we can see with the naked eye, the black-legged tick, AKA the deer tick.
 
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https://thefreshtoast.com/cannabis/tick-cannabis-to-the-rescue-for-symptoms-of-lyme-disease/
 

Eleanor Gibson

 
Walls made of hemp and lime, and local stone make up this sand-coloured house on a hill in northern Israel, which Haifa-based studio Tav Group designed for environmentally conscious artists.
 
Full Article: 
https://www.dezeen.com/2017/07/06/ein-hod-tav-group-israel-house-canabis-artists-house/

by Thuy Ong

 
In a dream crossover of sustainability and design, mushrooms have been used to grow everything from dresses to houses and furniture as an ecological alternative to synthetic materials. “The overall goal of this lamp is to challenge our ideas of what interior products should be made from, how they’re made and ultimately where they will end up,” says its Brooklyn-based designer, Danielle Trofe. “We want to disrupt not only the way in which we manufacture goods, but how as a consumer, you can be empowered to be a part of the growing process creating a greater understanding and connection to your objects.”
 
Full Article: 
https://www.theverge.com/2017/7/11/15951590/mushroom-hemp-lamp-price-ecovative
 

By Polly Washburn, The Cannabist Staff

 
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has released its 2017 World Drug Report, covering 2015 statistics from around the world. The report finds that cannabis is the most consumed, most widely cultivated and most confiscated drug the office tracks.
Despite leading in all of these categories, UNODC reported zero fatal marijuana overdoses in 2015, unchanged from 2014.
 
Full Article: 
http://www.thecannabist.co/2017/06/28/united-nations-drug-office-cannabis-consumption/82564/

By Tess Allen

 
When Tom Quigley had surgery on his pancreas in 2012, his doctors told him opioids would be best for the pain.
A years-long dependence on the potent painkillers – which Quigley finally managed to conquer in 2010 – told him that simply wasn’t an option.
“There’s no doubt about it: pain pills work, and they work very well… but your quality of life is seriously diminished,” said the Tampa resident, who describes the three-year period when he was addicted to opioids as an overall “numbness” punctuated by side effects like constipation and internal bleeding.
 
Full Article: 
https://www.civilized.life/articles/highly-addicted-to-happy-cannabis-journey-after-opioids/

Chris Moore

Farm Press Staff

Industrial hemp is grown on a research plot at University of Kentucky Spindletop Research Farm in Lexington.
 
Kentucky has the nation’s largest industrial hemp pilot project, and a new processing plant, which uses hemp and other agricultural feedstocks, is slated to open in Louisville to meet growing demand.
“This new facility significantly expands Sunstrand’s capacity to meet growing demand for its products,” said Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles during a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the facility May 27. “Ramping up Kentucky’s industrial hemp processing capacity will increase our competitive advantages as we work together to position the Commonwealth as the national leader in this promising industry.”
 
Full Article: 
http://www.southeastfarmpress.com/crops/kentucky-hemp-acres-swell-and-louisville-facility-opens-handle-demand
 
 

By: Scott Pearse | Photographs: Cyril Guthridge

 
First off, a lot of you may be wondering, what is permaculture? Cyril Guthridge of Waterdog Herb Farm defines permaculture as “designing a natural system that is going to take care of and feed itself over the long haul.” It’s a term that has recently gained a wide following among those looking to maximize what their land can produce, while simultaneously sustaining the land’s natural health. Permaculture has also found fans in cities, with many urban farms utilizing permaculture’s efficient methods to grow in small spaces.
 
Full Article: 
http://www.dopemagazine.com/permaculture-cannabis/

By Garwin Davis

Photo: JIS Photographer – Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), converses with Co-Founder of Tiny House Enterprises, Andrew Morrison (right), during a tour of a ‘tiny house’, which was on display at the opening of the Build Expo and Conference at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on June 9. Looking on is Mayor of Montego Bay, His Worship Homer Davis.
 
“The Prime Minister said he has been introduced to cutting-edge technology for 3D-printed buildings and new materials “which is nothing short of amazing.”
“I would be very interested in seeing the building materials that can come from hemp and also from cannabis. The introduction I heard earlier on the qualities of hemp has certainly stimulated my interest in the product. We have been talking about developing a hemp industry for many years but which has yet to get off the ground. We need a demonstration to literally to see how these products can be made from hemp and how they can be infused into our regular construction,” he noted.”
 
Full Article: 
http://jis.gov.jm/construction-sector-urged-embrace-new-technology/