By Sayer Ji Contributing writer for Wake Up World The criminalization of cannabis has led to the creation of a synthetic cannabinoid analogue black-market that is far more dangerous than...
Category - Plants and Agriculture
Wake Up World’s articles on plants and agriculture, with a focus on issues and solutions surrounding ‘modern’ agricultural practices.
6 Plants Other Than Cannabis That are High in Healing Cannabinoids
By Anna Hunt Cannabis is not the only plant that contains medically beneficial cannabinoids, although it has driven the research to understand the powerful therapeutic properties of these plant...
Edible Mushrooms: Nature’s Most Researched Anti-Cancer Agent
By Sayer Ji Contributing writer for Wake Up World The power of medicinal mushrooms to heal, including actively combating cancer, is supported by a solid body of human clinical research. How is it...
The Price We Pay for Fighting Pests With Chemicals and Genetic Engineering
2nd August 2016 By Dr. Joseph Mercola Guest writer for Wake Up World As noted in a recent article by The Atlantic,[1] history is rife with pest control experiments gone terribly wrong. Today the...
The Top 20 GMO Foods and Ingredients to Avoid – and Why
By Dr. Edward Group Guest writer for Wake Up World In the very short time since GMO foods were first introduced, they have tainted ecosystems, created financial strains for farmers, and introduced...
9 Uses For Hemp You Won’t Learn From Mainstream Media
By Amanda Froelich These are the most newsworthy benefits of industrial hemp corporate media won’t teach you about. Although the negative stigma associated with cannabis has lessened in recent...
Setting the Record Straight on GMO Myths and Truths
By Dr. Joseph Mercola Contributing writer for Wake Up World Many of us are aware that genetically engineered (GE) foods and genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are harmful to health and the...
Monsanto, Big Pharma, George Soros, and the Push to Legalize Marijuana
By Carolanne Wright Contributing writer for Wake Up World When it comes down to it, corporations have just one purpose: turn a large profit for shareholders. So it should come as no surprise...
The DARK Act is Back — Americans Swindled (Again!) Over GMO Labeling Laws
7th July 2016 By Carolanne Wright Contributing writer for Wake Up World “This is not a labeling bill; it is a non-labeling bill. We are appalled that our elected officials would...
Let’s Talk About the Role of Psychedelics in a Sane Society
6th July 2016 By Julian Palmer Guest writer for Wake Up World In terms of how we are using psychedelics as a society, we need to ask: Where is all this going? For those of us who take...
Jackfruit: Can This Nutritional Powerhouse Prevent Widespread Famine?
By Carolanne Wright Contributing writer for Wake Up World Unlike the United States — where self-sufficiency and food security is persecuted — the government of Venezuela is pushing...
Honeybees Pick Up an Alarming Number of Pesticides from Non-Crop Plants, Purdue Researchers Find
1st July 2016 By Carolanne Wright Contributing writer for Wake Up World Honeybees have had a hard time over the last several decades — colony collapse disorder, habitat destruction...