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Understanding the American Heart Association’s Statement on Marijuana

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In contrast, CBD reduces heart rate and blood pressure, improves vasodilation, and reduces inflammation. The authors do note that “compared with smoking tobacco, smoking and inhaling cannabis regardless of THC content has been shown to increase the concentrations of blood carboxyhemoglobin 5-fold with a 3-fold increase in tar.”

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Report: “Key pharmacological differences between side effects of refined, pharmaceutical CBD formulations and whole plant extracts:”

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Ultimately, the cannabinoid system works by way of multiple molecules affecting multiple receptors at once – the entourage effect, and thus such singular approaches to treatment by way of the cannabinoid system are not effective. Regarding the warning for specific populations that based on animal data the pharmaceutical may cause fetal harm.