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Cannabis
Six mainstream businesses betting on CBD
thegrowthop.com
CBD has been called the “next gold rush” so many times, it’s starting to lose it’s impact. Still, the numbers don’t lie, and everything suggests that …
Digital Marketing
What Business Owners Need To Know About Digital Marketing
Forbes - Young Entrepreneur Council
I was in college when I first started running what was then called Google AdWords (now Google Ads). I was amazed that I could, after some practice, effectively run useful ads to complete strangers about
Canada
Canada’s First Batch of Cannabis Edibles Might Taste Terrible Thanks to Testing Regulations
civilized.life - Calvin Hughes
Cannabis
Cannabis Chew? Yep, It's a Thing And It Just Might Be Revolutionary
greenentrepreneur.com
5 min read We talked with Case Mandel, co-founder of the California-based Cannadips company, about his product's origin story and development, and how …
Writing
10 Easy Steps for Writing and Publishing a Book in 2 Weeks
Inc Magazine - Stephen Shapiro
What if you could conceive a book, write the book, and have physical copies in your hand in just two weeks? And what if it cost you nothing (other than the cost of the books)? I did this for my first book.
Happiness
The 50/50 rule: How to remember 90% of everything you learn
Ladders - Thomas Oppong
Learning comes down to two things: repetition, and connecting new information to existing knowledge. Every week, I come across insightful posts about …
Opinion
CBD oil products promise miracle cures. But does science support the hype?
NBC News - Timothy Caulfield
The buzz around cannabis products is understandable. But we simply don't know enough yet about possible benefits — or risks. In order to survive wearing high heels at the Oscars this year, Melissa McCarthy
Business
Cannabis-infused beauty products are going to grab a piece of a $167 billion market
Business Insider - Ethel Jiang
Getty image Beauty products infused with cannabidiol, or CBD, are going to grab 15% of the $167 billion skincare market in a decade, Jefferies says.• CBD has been linked to a range of potential health
Mental Health
8 mental health tips that are so effective, therapists themselves swear by them
Well+Good - by Korin Miller
There are so many strategies for cultivating a solid sense of mental health (Rethinking your social-media relationship! Scheduling a girls’ night! …
Mayo Clinic
9 Facts to Know About Restless Legs Syndrome
Self - Kristin Auble
The symptoms of restless legs syndrome sound like the plot of a horror movie. If you have this condition, you might sink into bed at the end of each …
Digital Marketing
The Digital Marketer's Technical Toolkit Course Bundle
Mashable
You have a vision, you have a strategy, but you don't know how to turn that into a digital reality. The Digital Marketing Toolkit Bundle was designed with you in mind. We've taken the essential technical
Minnesota
Parents Say Child Medical Marijuana Has Been 'Life-Changing'
U.S. News & World Report - Associated Press
By RYAN FAIRCLOTH, St. Paul Pioneer Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Andrea Devora can still hear the loud thud on her front door. A Minneapolis police …
Business (Canada)
The Ten Myths Of Strategy
Forbes - Jeroen Kraaijenbrink
Strategy is a mess. I mean the way of thinking about strategy that we know from our textbooks and that is taught at MBA programs all over the world. It is the approach to strategy that is driven by missions
Business Strategy
100 Books You Should Read Before You Die
Inc Magazine - Melanie Curtin
Reading a book can be an intensely personal experience. Books can be truly life-changing, and also, as it turns out, make you smarter. Research repeatedly shows you boost your analytical thinking by reading,
Immune System
19 Physical Tolls You Didn't Realize Anxiety Can Take On Your Body
Bustle - Esther Bell
Every day we learn more about the mind-body connection, and the physical manifestations of mental illnesses like anxiety. Anxiety disorders are the …
How My CBD Vape Pen Helps Me Manage My Anxiety
Cosmopolitan - Christine Amorose Merrill As told to Annie Daly
"There’s a physical object that I know is going to calm me down, and that’s really powerful." I have been prone to high stress and anxiety for as long as I can remember. When I was in the fifth grade,
Technology
The inevitability of tokenized data
TechCrunch - Chris McCoy
We’re reaching the endgame of an inevitable showdown between big tech and regulators with a ley battleground around consumer data. In many ways, the fact that things have gotten here reflects that the
Cannabis Law
Whoopi Goldberg Talks Cannabis: 'I Think It's Worth Trying'
Forbes - Javier Hasse
“I’ve spent the better part of my life standing up for issues that were important to me,” said actress, comedian, singer, writer, and entrepreneur Whoopi Goldberg in an OpEd about cannabis she wrote in
Allergens
93 percent of medications contain 'potential allergens'
Medical News Today - By Tim Newman
According to a recent study, many of the medicine ingredients that people consider to be inactive may, in fact, cause health problems for some …
Cannabis
Colorado Researchers Seeking Volunteers to Get High and Drive
hightimes.com - A.J. Herrington
Researchers in Colorado are investigating the effects of cannabis on driving and are seeking volunteers to get high and drive for the study. …
Culture
How Does Music Affect Your Brain? Every Imaginable Way
WIRED - Peter Rubin
Waking up. Working out. Riding the bus. Music is an ever-present companion for many of us, and its impact is undeniable. You know music makes you …
Lipstick
This Lip Gloss Is Spiked With CBD; Here's What It Did to My Stress Levels
POPSUGAR - Jesa Marie Calaor
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Life Lessons From My Dogs
thebark.com
Nine years ago, when our family got our first dog, I never could have imagined the number of lessons he (and eventually they) would teach us about …
Teens
More young adults are depressed and thinking of suicide, study says
USA TODAY - Brett Molina
More young adults in the U.S. are experiencing mental health issues, and digital media usage might be partly to blame, said a new study. Between 2005 and 2017, the rate of adolescents reporting symptoms
Psychology
The Joy of Sadness
psychologytoday.com - Sean Grover L.C.S.W.
Recently, a woman visited my psychotherapy office for a consultation and expressed concern that she was feeling sad since her mother passed …
Mental Health
DR MAX THE MIND DOCTOR: The antidepressent torment that ISN’T all in the mind
dailymail.co.uk - Dr Max Pemberton
The young woman I saw in out-patients was clutching a newspaper cutting. ‘Just wait till I show my GP — I kept telling him I wasn’t making it up,’ …
Happiness
7 fun facts about naps you probably don’t know
Ladders - Alena Hall
Even if you spend 20 minutes just lying down with your eyes closed, you can safely and effectively lower your blood pressure, relieving additional …
New Jersey
Getting Into Shape After Age 40: The Best Ways to Do It
Healthline - Michelle Pugle
Experts say start slowly to ease into a regular routine that will help your body and your mind. It’s never too late to get in shape and reap the …
The Brain
A Snack That Makes You Smarter?
Inverse - By Franco Movsesian
These nootropic bars and drinks were engineered by UCLA-trained neuroscientists to improve brain function and enhance cognition. If you asked ten …
Happiness
This is how to have a happy life: 4 proven secrets from research
Ladders - Eric Barker
A full life consists in experiencing positive emotions about the past and future, savoring positive feelings from the pleasures, deriving abundant …