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Understanding the American Heart Association’s Statement on Marijuana

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THC stimulates the sympathetic nervous system, which controls the body’s heightened response to danger or threat, while inhibiting the parasympathetic nervous system, which promotes rest and digestion. In contrast, CBD reduces heart rate and blood pressure, improves vasodilation, and reduces inflammation.

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

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However, there are indications from studies done with cannabidiol-rich cannabis extracts in Israel that indicate that less side effects (46%) are achieved with a natural cannabis plant extract containing a 20:1 ratio of CBD to THC. 1) Another is that the Israelis and others used whole plant extract with a small amount of THC in a 20:1 ratio.

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The Marijuana Conspiracy

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Ingesting THC, hemp’s active agent, has a positive effect; relieving asthma and glaucoma. In 2005, this writer penned ‘The Real Reason Marijuana is Illegal’ and it became (by far) my most popular article. It knows THC, the active ingredient of hemp, is GOOD. We have been so conditioned to think that: Smoking is harmful.