Our pets are anxious. Is CBD the answer?
Dogs and cats seem to be relaxing thanks to this compound found in marijuana, but the science so far is inconclusive.
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Dogs and cats seem to be relaxing thanks to this compound found in marijuana, but the science so far is inconclusive.
Getty Images Ramon Ramirez was at the South by Southwest conference, chilling under the black tents of the Fader Fort, when a vendor handed him a small complimentary dose of CBD oil drops for pets. This was 2019, CBD’s breakout year, as the upstart hemp sector swarmed every trade show and music festival in North America. “There were CBD dinner parties and CBD cocktails at dumb brand activations,” remembers Ramirez, who lives in Austin, Texas, and works in the media. A few weeks after the show, Ramirez was on a trip with his dog Penny, who can get anxious on her bad days. He needed to le...
Justice organizations push for overtime pay for Oregon farmworkers View Comments A panel from Pineros Y Campesinos Unidos del Noroeste on Tuesday urged legislators to pass legislation that would require Oregon farmers to pay overtime. Panelists included Ramon Ramirez, a founding member and former president of PCUN; Nkenge Harmon Johnson, president and CEO of the Urban League of Portland; and Eric Richardson, executive director of the Lane County NAACP. Sharon Gary-Smith, president of Portland's NAACP, moderated the discussion. If House Bill 2358 passes, agricultural workers would only be a...
U.S. Rep. Susan Wild remembered slain Wawa shooting victim Ramon Ramirez of Allentown during a brief speech on the floor of the House of Representatives.
The 'horrific toll of gun violence across our country is puncturing the American dream,' she said.