The Rising Influence of Rising Affluence

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Cannabis stocks in danger? Stevia stocks went nowhere from 2006 until 2009 when stevia was legalized in the western world, it gave big companies like Cargil time to start huge stevia plantations in China where it was legal. Same. same with pot stocks?

Big Pharma Tries to Monopolize CBD Oil Market


https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2017/12/11/big-pharma-tries-to-monopolize-cbd.aspx?utm_source=dnl&utm_medium=email&utm_content=art1&utm_campaign=20171211Z1_dnl_c_11&et_cid=DM171313&et_rid=148052291

Story at-a-glance
The cannabinoids in cannabis — cannabidiol (CBD) and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) — work by way of naturally-occurring cannabinoid receptors embedded in cell membranes throughout your body
The fact that your body is replete with cannabinoid receptors, key to so many biological functions, is why there's such enormous medical potential for cannabis
South Dakota has rescheduled CBD from a Schedule I to a Schedule IV substance by excluding it from the definition of marijuana
GW Pharmaceuticals failed in its efforts to restrict Schedule IV classification to FDA approved CBD products only, which prevented the company from creating a monopoly in South Dakota
The legal status of CBD oil as a nutritional supplement is now threatened by drug companies seeking FDA approval for CBD-containing drugs