Wellness Reality Check
The wellness industry is full of good science, bad headlines, questionable products, and a lot of missing context. The Wellness Reality Check takes a closer look at the evidence, history, claims, and industries behind the things we're told about our health.
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Is Cannabis Safe During Pregnancy?
Cannabis research during pregnancy is limited, complicated, and often uncertain. Here’s how advocacy groups turn narrow findings into broader claims of safety—and what the research actually supports.
Is Cannabis Safe During Pregnancy?
Cannabis research during pregnancy is limited, complicated, and often uncertain. Here’s how advocacy groups turn narrow findings into broader claims of safety—and what the research actually supports.
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Legal to Sell, Illegal to Manufacture?
Could new hemp regulations make CBD legal to sell but difficult to manufacture? Here’s how THC remediation, intermediate extracts, and federal rulemaking may shape the industry by 2027.
Legal to Sell, Illegal to Manufacture?
Could new hemp regulations make CBD legal to sell but difficult to manufacture? Here’s how THC remediation, intermediate extracts, and federal rulemaking may shape the industry by 2027.
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I Clicked a CBD Gummies Scam
Its always astounding to me how bold CBD scams are getting. These campaigns don't just make clumsy errors, or charitable interpretations of the research. They will outright lie about how...
I Clicked a CBD Gummies Scam
Its always astounding to me how bold CBD scams are getting. These campaigns don't just make clumsy errors, or charitable interpretations of the research. They will outright lie about how...
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Is CBD Legal in Idaho?
BoiseDev recently covered how evolving federal hemp regulations may affect Idaho’s hemp and CBD market. While national trade groups warn that regulatory tightening could eliminate most hemp products, the reality...
Is CBD Legal in Idaho?
BoiseDev recently covered how evolving federal hemp regulations may affect Idaho’s hemp and CBD market. While national trade groups warn that regulatory tightening could eliminate most hemp products, the reality...
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Idaho Considers Medical Cannabis Legalization:
Idaho residents are already buying cannabis out of state. Law enforcement can’t stop it. The state absorbs the risks while exporting the revenue. This isn’t a moral debate—it’s a math...
Idaho Considers Medical Cannabis Legalization:
Idaho residents are already buying cannabis out of state. Law enforcement can’t stop it. The state absorbs the risks while exporting the revenue. This isn’t a moral debate—it’s a math...
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Farm Bill Markup Signals No Delay to New Hemp R...
Congress is marking up the Farm Bill this week, but an amendment to delay November’s hemp regulations is unlikely to move forward. While the industry faces turbulence, closing the hemp...
Farm Bill Markup Signals No Delay to New Hemp R...
Congress is marking up the Farm Bill this week, but an amendment to delay November’s hemp regulations is unlikely to move forward. While the industry faces turbulence, closing the hemp...
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The Hemp Loophole is Closed
The infamous hemp loophole is officially closed. This shift doesn’t kill CBD; it kills the gas-station drug market that grew out of a legislative oversight. For the first time in...
The Hemp Loophole is Closed
The infamous hemp loophole is officially closed. This shift doesn’t kill CBD; it kills the gas-station drug market that grew out of a legislative oversight. For the first time in...
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Why Did America Forget About Hemp?
Hemp was once an important American crop, disappeared under cannabis prohibition, and briefly returned during World War II. Today it's legal again—but we may have rediscovered cannabis without rediscovering hemp.
Why Did America Forget About Hemp?
Hemp was once an important American crop, disappeared under cannabis prohibition, and briefly returned during World War II. Today it's legal again—but we may have rediscovered cannabis without rediscovering hemp.
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CBD Is Legal. Talking About It Isn’t.
Hemp is fully legal to grow and sell, yet companies risk penalties for simply describing it. This article explores how FDA and FTC rules restrict what brands are allowed to...
CBD Is Legal. Talking About It Isn’t.
Hemp is fully legal to grow and sell, yet companies risk penalties for simply describing it. This article explores how FDA and FTC rules restrict what brands are allowed to...
About the Author
Before launching Herbal Edge, Avery Martz operated one of Idaho's largest CBD retailers, reviewing products, working with independent makers, and helping hundreds of people learn about CBD.