A QuantaCann sample ready for scanning. Credits: David Downs

“Turning Pot Into Medicine”: Links and Art

by David Downs

This week’s cover story, “Turning Pot Into Medicine“, surveys what three years of lab testing has done to cannabis culture and the culture at large. We detail how it’s changing patient preferences, breeding techniques, and even giving desperate parents of sick kids hope.

With CBD, Jayden David responds to hugs and kisses for the first time this May
  • Jason David
  • With CBD, Jayden David responds to hugs and kisses for the first time this May
We start with the San Francisco High Times Medical Cannabis Cup 2012, visit Harborside Health Center, meet Jason David and his son Jayden who has Dravet Syndrome and is being treated with a high cannbidiol tincture. You can follow up with Jason via his Facebook page “Jason and Jayden’s Journey“. We also look at how cannbidiol works.

  • A QuantaCann sample ready for scanning. Credits: David Downs
  • Steep Hill sample intake. Credits: David Downs
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