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05/27/2026

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05/26/2026

It's Terpene Tuesday!

🌼🌿 This week, we're focused on ocimene. You might not have heard of this one—we're about to change that.

🌺 Smells like: Sweet basil, fresh mint, parsley, kumquat, and orchids.

✨ Ocimene Benefits:

☀️ Uplifting: This is your daytime, good-vibes terpene. needs to be in your morning rotation
🍄 Antifungal: Yes, your terpenes can fight fungal stuff too, wild right
🦠 Antibacterial: Ocimene really said, "Germs? not today!"
🔥 Anti-inflammatory—Works well with other cannabinoids and terpenes to calm inflammation throughout the body (remember the Entourage Effect?)
🫁 Respiratory support: It's been sed historically as a decongestant and being studied for asthma + seasonal congestion

☀️🌸This is the terpene equivalent of opening all the windows on a spring morning, and everything just feels possible again.

😊🥬Ocimine sounds like a perfect match for the day after a long holiday weekend, doesn't it? Look for cultivars: Clementine, Jack Herer, Dutch Treat, Green Crack, and good ol' Sour Diesel.

05/25/2026

💸Let’s talk about the U.S. tax code that’s been quietly crushing cannabis operators and plays a big role in the benefits for cannabis to move from Schedule I (the worst) to Schedule III (better but we have a long way to go).

👉 It’s called Section 280E.

Here’s the deal:
280E is an IRS provision that says businesses trafficking in Schedule I or II controlled substances can’t deduct ordinary business expenses. The scheduling came about in 1970 with the Controlled Substances Act (CSA).- #

👀Marijuana (cannabis) was put in Schedule I with drugs including L*D, he**in, and m**h.

280E took effect in 1982 thanks to a very clever co***ne dealer who worked the IRS. The IRS said nope—not again!

❓ What that means in practice:

→ Rent? Not deductible.
→ Payroll? Not deductible.
→ Marketing? Not deductible.
→ Education & Training? Not deductible.

😠 Education & Training: This is the one that really really gets us. We know how much dispo attendants want to learn, but because owner/operators don’t seem to get the value of a trained team, most won’t put the extra money into training. They don’t seem to get it that the better the dispo team is educated about all things cannabis, the more patients and customers will return, and they make more 💰. We think this makes a lot of sense!

The ONLY deduction allowed under 280E is Cost of Goods Sold (COGS). These are things that are the direct, fundamental costs required to produce, cultivate, extract, or acquire the cannabis products the cannabis business sells. These are things like seeds, nutrients, and utilities.

❓The result? Effective tax rates for cannabis operators can exceed 70%.
⁉️ On the same revenue, a regular business would pay 21%.

Now that cannabis is Schedule III for limited products (more later).

280E technically no longer applies to those categories.

🫠But the IRS hasn’t issued formal guidance yet. There are DEA (Drug Enforcement Agency) hearings scheduled for the end of June. Stay tuned!

🎓 Education is your competitive advantage. Stick with us!
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05/25/2026

🇺🇸 This Memorial Day, we’re honoring our veterans with more than a thank you.

🌿 On May 15, the U.S. House of Representatives passed an amendment that could finally let VA doctors recommend medical cannabis to the veterans in their care.

🤔 Here’s why that’s a big deal: right now, a vet can sit across from the VA doctor who knows their whole story — the chronic pain, the PTSD, the sleepless nights — and that doctor still isn’t allowed to help them access a state-legal medical cannabis program. So vets end up paying out of pocket for an outside provider to sign paperwork their own doctor is blocked from touching.

Make it make sense.

💚 The women and men who served put our democracy first. The least we can do is make sure they have a real seat at the table when it comes to their own care including plant-based medicine that helps them carry what war left behind.

👀 The amendment (bipartisan, btw 👏) now heads to the Senate as part of the FY2027 VA funding bill. We’ll be watching. You should too.

💪🎖️Today we remember those we lost. And we keep fighting for the ones still here.

05/21/2026

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05/19/2026

♀️ Terpene Tuesday for Women's Health!

💚 If you're a woman and you're interested in using cannabis for pain, cramps, endo, or just general inflammation, this is for you.

🤷‍♀️The top three terpenes for women's health? Keep reading.

1️⃣ Beta-caryophyllene: Here's why it's different from every other terpene: caryophyllene directly binds to CB2 receptors. These are the same receptors involved in inflammation and immune response, making it the only terpene that actually functions like a cannabinoid.

👀Research on beta-caryophyllene and period pain found that pain strength AND duration decreased over time, and a 2020 study showed it reduced painful stimuli specifically through CB2 activation.

🖤It smells like black pepper, cloves, and cinnamon — spicy, warm, and earthy

2️⃣ Linalool: if inflammation and anxiety are hitting at the same time, pair it with linalool (we also posted that terp). The lavender terpene takes the anxiety edge off pain days and calms your nervous system.

💮 The same compound that makes lavender calming works here to quiet anxiety, ease pain signaling, and soften the emotional weight of chronic symptoms.

3️⃣ Myrcene: the body-melt terpene that relaxes cramping muscles and quiets inflammation so you can sleep.

🥭 Myrcene's strongest plant association is mango. It's actually why eating mango before cannabis use is a popular folk practice, as myrcene is believed to enhance cannabinoid absorption. It's also prominent in hops (the beer plant), lemongrass, and thyme.

👩‍🔬Your body has cannabinoid receptors throughout your reproductive system for a reason. The plant has terpenes that directly engage those receptors, for a reason. That's not a coincidence. This is biochemistry.

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05/19/2026

May is Women's Health Month + Mental Health Awareness Month, and we're bringing the SCIENCE.

🤯 Did you know your hormones literally change how cannabis works in your body?

💊 Women may feel pain relief + mood effects more intensely than men. Not because you're "sensitive," but because your biology is literally built different

Here's what the cannabis research actually says:

🔬Estrogen increases CB1 receptors—the main receptors THC binds to in your brain. These are areas involved in movement, memory, stress response, and decision-making
📈 More estrogen = stronger endocannabinoid system (ECS) activity. This means cannabis hits differently depending on where you are in your cycle.
🐭🧠 In animal studies, male brains tend to have more CB1 receptors in several specific regions. But when researchers looked at the whole brain picture in some studies, females actually came out ahead in overall receptor density.
‼️ Women's CB1 receptor levels actually increase as they age, particularly in areas tied to emotion, memory, and movement.

😤 And yet? Most cannabis research was done on male subjects.

As a woman-founded + woman-owned company, CannabizMD is here to change that narrative with one evidence-based conversation at a time.

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05/18/2026

✈️ Wait… you can fly with medical cannabis now?
😂 A new spin on the Mile High Club?

Sort of.

👀 The TSA just quietly added medical ma*****na to its "What Can I Bring?" list and yes, it says you CAN bring it in carry-on AND checked bags.

🫠The catch? The "Special Instructions" page is completely blank.

Like… nothing.
No rules.
No guidance.
Just vibes.

Here's what actually changed (and what didn't):

✅ FDA-approved cannabis meds (Epidiolex, Marinol, etc.) = Schedule III now
✅ State-licensed medical cannabis products = Schedule III now
❌ Recreational = still Schedule I. Still a no.
❌ The IRS hasn't touched 280E. VA doctors still can't recommend it.

The FAA still says no cannabis on planes, period.

So yes, federal law technically says you can fly with your medical cannabis. The agency running the checkpoint agrees.

🙈🙉🙊 Neither one will tell you how.

👉 Bottom line: know your product, know your paperwork, and know the laws of every state your flight touches down in. The rules changed. The clarity didn't.

🎓Stay educated.
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🔗The TSA Rule: tsa.gov and search "ma*****na"

05/18/2026

✈️ Wait… you can fly with medical cannabis now?
😂 A new Mile High Club?

Sort of. 👀

The TSA just quietly added medical ma*****na to its "What Can I Bring?" list—and yes, it says you CAN bring it in carry-on AND checked bags.

🫠The catch? The "Special Instructions" page is completely blank.
Like… nothing.
No rules.
No guidance.
Just vibes.

Here's what actually changed (and what didn't) as of Friday, May 15, 2026:

✅ FDA-approved cannabis meds (Epidiolex, Marinol, etc.) = Schedule III now
✅ State-licensed medical cannabis products = Schedule III now
❌ Recreational = still Schedule I. Still a no.
❌ The IRS hasn't touched 280E. VA doctors still can't recommend it.

The FAA still says no cannabis on planes, period.

So yes, federal law technically says you can fly with your medical cannabis. The agency running the checkpoint agrees.

Neither one will tell you how.

Bottom line: know your product, know your paperwork, and know the laws of every state your flight touches down in. The rules changed. The clarity didn't.

🎓Stay educated.
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🔗The TSA Rule: tsa.gov and search "ma*****na"

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05/12/2026

🌿 Terpene Tuesday: Humulene — The Underrated Workhorse of the Cannabis Terpene Profile

Humulene doesn't get the headlines that Myrcene or Limonene do. It probably should.

🔬 Quick chemistry in plain language:
Humulene is a sesquiterpene. That just means it's a molecule built from 15 carbons. And it's monocyclic meaning those carbons are bent into one single ring. Think of a charm bracelet with one loop. That ring shape is what gives humulene its earthy, woody aroma and determines how it interacts with your body.

🍺If you've ever smelled a hoppy craft beer, that's humulene. It's also in sage and ginger root. And cannabis.

📌 Also found in: hops, sage, ginger root

🌿 Aroma: earth, woody, and spicy

🔥 Anti-Inflammatory — In inhibits the body's master switch for inflammation. Research showed airway inflammation reduction comparable to dexam**hasone — a commonly prescribed steroid — at relevant doses.

🦠 Antibacterial + Antifungal — This is particularly relevant in topical cannabis formulations.

😴 Calming / Sleep Support — Contributes to the sedative entourage when co-occurring with myrcene and linalool. The earthy strains you reach for to wind down? Humulene is part of why.

😋 Appetite Suppressant — One of the only terpenes with documented anorectic (appetite-suppressing) properties . The munchies stereotype doesn't apply to every cultivar. The terpene profile matters.

🌿Know your terpenes. Know your medicine.