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Iowa Cannabis & Hemp Laws in 2026: What’s Legal, What’s Changing and What It Means for You
By Herbal IQ Education & ConsultingIn The News | 2026 Legislative Update There’s a moment happening right now in Iowa that feels familiar… but different. If you’ve been following cannabis and hemp over the past few years, you’ve seen the shifts. Excitement....
Iowa Hemp Legislation 2026: What the Proposed 15% Excise Tax Means for Consumers and Retailers
Published by Herbal IQ Education & Consulting Iowa’s hemp industry is facing another pivotal moment. During the 2026 legislative session, lawmakers introduced a proposal that would place a 15% excise tax on consumable hemp products at the point of sale. While this...
CBD-Rich Cannabis Extracts and ADHD Symptoms in Children With Autism
A careful look at a new study using teacher-based assessments Whenever a headline mixes kids, autism and cannabinoids, I slow down. Not because the topic shouldn’t be studied, but because it’s easy for people to turn early research into sweeping claims. Families...
Hemp Regulation and Public Health
A clinician grounded blueprint for safer products, clearer rules, and better patient access If you’ve ever tried to explain hemp derived cannabinoids to a customer, a patient, a lawmaker, or even a well meaning friend, you already know the problem: The marketplace...
The History of Cannabis in the Pharmacopeia
The History of Cannabis in the Pharmacopeia If you want to understand today’s cannabis confusion, start with one fact that surprises a lot of people: cannabis was once an official medicine in the United States Pharmacopeia. That single detail changes the tone of the...
CBD and Blood Pressure: What a Single 600 mg Dose Did in a Controlled Human Study
Herbal IQ Education & Consulting Date: February 23, 2026 Website SEO Details Suggested URL slug: /cbd-blood-pressure-randomized-crossover-study Meta description: A randomized, placebo-controlled crossover study in healthy volunteers found a single 600 mg dose of...
CBD and Blood Pressure: The “Gentle” Cannabinoid That Still Moves the Needle
Most people reach for CBD because they want calm. Better sleep. Less tension. A smoother day. But here’s the part we don’t talk about enough: calm is not just a feeling. Calm is biology. And when you change biology, you sometimes change things like heart rate and...
Cannabis and treatment resistant depression: What a new 2-year registry study suggests.
When people hear “cannabis and depression” they usually go one of two ways. Either it’s framed like cannabis is a cure all or it’s dismissed as automatically harmful. Neither is responsible and neither helps patients who are genuinely struggling, especially folks...
Study spotlight: cannabis use, brain volume and cognition in adults 40 to 77.
Every time a headline about cannabis and the brain pops up, most people jump to one of two extremes: “See, it’s harmful” or “See, it’s medicine.” This new dataset based study out of CU Anschutz is a good reminder that reality is usually more nuanced. Using UK Biobank...
Cannabis for Chronic Pain in 2026: What the Best Evidence Shows
Chronic pain is exhausting. It wears people down physically, emotionally, financially and socially. So when someone hears “THC” or “CBD” might help, the question is usually not philosophical. It’s personal. But here’s the hard part: cannabis is marketed like a...