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Molecular mechanisms of maternal cannabis and cigarette use on human neurodevelopment

Prenatal development is highly sensitive to maternal drug use due to the vulnerability for disruption of the fetal brain with its ongoing neurodevelopment, resulting in lifelong consequences that can enhance risk for psychiatric disorders. Cannabis and cigarettes are the most commonly used illicit and licit substances, respectively, among pregnant women. Although the behavioral consequences of prenatal cannabis and cigarette exposure have been well-documented in epidemiological and clinical…

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Figure 2. Mesolimbic dopamine D₂R gene is vulnerable to prenatal cannabis exposure

Prenatal cannabis affects dopamine D₂R gene expression in the nucleus accumbens of the human midgestational fetus exposed to cannabis in utero. The effects are mimicked in the prenatal THC animal model studied at postnatal day 2 (PND2; comparable to the midgestation human fetal period) and the early developmental disturbances on the Drd2 mRNA expression persist into adulthood (PND62) and are mediated by epigenetic modifications at the Drd2 promoter. Data modified from (Dinieri et al., 2011) 2meH3K9, di-methylation of lysine 9 on histone H3; 3meH3K4, tri-methylation of lysine 4 on histone H3; KB, kilobases; RNA Poly II, RNA Polymerase II; TSS, transcription start site. Values are expressed as mean ± SEM. *, p < 0.05; **, p < 0.01; ***, p < 0.001; ****, p < 0.0001 vs control subjects. Black bars, THC exposed group; white bars, vehicle-exposed group; kb, kilobases; TSS, transcription start site.

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Northeast Kingdom Hemp – Organic CBD Products

Northeast Kingdom Hemp prides itself in practicing sustainable organic farming that produces the healthiest and most precise small-batch CBD possible. All of our products are grown directly on our farm. Using state of the art in-house extraction methods we then produce the cleanest, highest quality, oils.

Our in-house small batch C02 Extraction techniques capture the full power of hemp in every bottle. Our attention to quality yields CBD oils that are pure, great tasting, and teeming with naturally occurring phytocannabinoids, terpenes, and flavonoids that are largely lost with more large scale industrial extraction methods.

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ALL OF OUR CBD OILS ARE 100% USDA CERTIFIED ORGANIC

Because we perform the entire process from planting to bottling right here on the farm, we know that every step is done right to give you the purest healthiest CBD oils available.

Source: https://nekhemp.com/blog/

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Why Our CBD Gummies Are So Popular

Our CBD gummies are on another level! We’ve heard about how other CBD Gummies don’t taste very good. However, we’ve managed to find the perfect balance between the right amount of CBD and taste. If you have a sweet tooth you’ll love these CBD Gummies among other reasons.

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What Do CBD Gummies Taste Like?

A common question we get is what do our CBD Gummies taste like? The taste is a fruity mix with notes of sour candy. They come in worm shapes and each one has 50 mg of CBD. However, unlike other CBD Gummies we don’t compromise on the taste. We realized that not many people enjoy the Earthy-bitter flavor of CBD. Therefore, they are sweet and even without the CBD they taste amazing!

Side Note: These Gummies are not diabetic or vegan friendly. The reason we didn’t decide to go that route is because of the taste. CBD alone already provides a different flavor. Therefore, we wanted a product that people are already familiar with. This product is great for CBD newcomers.

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CBD Gummies Will Not Get You High

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Although our CBD has about 0.03% of THC or less we get asked if you’ll pass a drug test. In short, you should be able to pass a drug test taking CBD Gummies but it can vary depending on the brand. Our lab test results for our CBD Gummies shows that our CBD has Non-Detectable traces of THC. However, if you’re buying a different brand of Edibles you’ll want to be sure you’re getting low to undetectable traces of CBD.

If you’re worried about passing a drug test we recommend not taking CBD for a while. This is of course assuming you know when you’re going to be drug tested. Also, CBD Isolate typically has less traces of THC than Full Spectrum CBD. This is because CBD Isolate separates the CBD from all of the other cannabinoids. This produces a more pure form of CBD which our Gummies use.

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Why Our CBD Gummies Are So Popular

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Purification and Biochemical Characterization of Sucrose synthase from the Stem of Nettle (Urtica dioica L.)

Sucrose synthase is a key enzyme in sucrose metabolism as it saves an important part of sucrose energy in the uridine-5′-diphosphate glucose (UDP-glucose) molecule. As such it is also involved in the synthesis of fundamental molecules such as callose and cellulose, the latter being present in all cell walls of plant cells and therefore also in the gelatinous cell walls of sclerenchyma cells such as bast fibers. Given the importance of these cells in plants of economic interest such as hemp, flax…

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. 2021 Jan 16;22(2):E851.

doi: 10.3390/ijms22020851.

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Lavinia Mareri et al. Int J Mol Sci. 2021.

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Sucrose synthase is a key enzyme in sucrose metabolism as it saves an important part of sucrose energy in the uridine-5′-diphosphate glucose (UDP-glucose) molecule. As such it is also involved in the synthesis of fundamental molecules such as callose and cellulose, the latter being present in all cell walls of plant cells and therefore also in the gelatinous cell walls of sclerenchyma cells such as bast fibers. Given the importance of these cells in plants of economic interest such as hemp, flax and nettle, in this work we have studied the occurrence of Sucrose synthase in nettle stems by analyzing its distribution between the cytosol, membranes and cell wall. We have therefore developed a purification protocol that can allow the analysis of various characteristics of the enzyme. In nettle, Sucrose synthase is encoded by different genes and each form of the enzyme could be subjected to different post-translational modifications. Therefore, by two-dimensional electrophoresis analysis, we have also traced the phosphorylation profile of Sucrose synthase isoforms in the various cell compartments. This information paves the way for further investigation of Sucrose synthase in plants such as nettle, which is both economically important, but also difficult to study.

Keywords: Sucrose synthase; Urtica dioica; bast fibers; phosphorylation; protein purification.