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Why Choose Cannabis Instead of Alcohol This Holiday Season

Veriheal

One of the downsides of holiday alcohol consumption is the arguments and many other conflicts resulting from consuming too much liquid courage. Cannabis offers a plethora of consumption methods for consumers looking to choose something other than the sauce this holiday season. million deaths from this beverage.

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Study: CBD “Promising” Therapy for Cocaine Addiction

CannaMD

CBD also reduced experimental anxiety and prevented the development of high impulsivity in rats with an alcohol dependence history. In a separate study , the same lead researcher also found that administering 20 mg/kg of CBD for 10 consecutive days resulted in significant reduction in cocaine consumption.

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Relieve the Excruciating Symptoms of IBD and IBS with Medical Cannabis

Veriheal

The exact causes of IBD are still unknown but risk factors such as age, race, family history, cigarette smoking, anti-inflammatory as well as environmental factors such as where the individual lives. A clinical study done by Steele Clark Smith and Mark Wagner found that cannabis consumption led to improved IBS symptoms as a whole.

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Using Cannabis for ALS: Benefits, Research and Best Strains

Greencamp

Brief history of ALS. This is how the psychoactive intoxication with THC affects our brain, and this same pathway is activated for the many other medical benefits cannabis has to offer. The year of 2012 saw a collaborative effort between a nonprofit organization PatientsLikeMe , and a professional academic research team.

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Article – Reed Smith: UK: Cannabis In The UK – A Regulatory Environment In Transition?

Cannabis Law Report

The two that are most relevant to the ongoing medical and legalisation debate are cannabidiol (CBD) and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). The key difference between CBD and THC is that THC has psychoactive properties, meaning users experience a high from its use, whereas CBD has no psychoactive properties (it contains little or no THC).

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What is THC? Here’s everything you need to know

The Cannigma

THC is the most prevalent, famous and researched cannabinoid by far. THC is the molecule responsible for the famous high associated with marijuana, but it also has a long list of therapeutic effects. What is THC? THC is short for tetrahydrocannabinol. Who discovered THC? THC vs CBD.

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The Plant, the Whole Plant & Nothing But the Plant

Project CBD

The seeds don’t contain CBD, THC, or any other cannabinoids. The first reference to the therapeutic properties of cannabis roots in Western medicine is found in the Natural Histories (77 AD) by Pliny the Elder. As is the case with cannabis seeds, the roots don’t contain THC or CBD or any of the so-called minor cannabinoids.