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CBD Science Update

Project CBD

The 29th annual International Cannabinoid Research Society ( ICRS ) symposium, which convened last month in Bethesda, Maryland, featured new developments in CBD science that have far-reaching implications for many areas of medicine. But would tolerance develop with repeated dosing, thereby mitigating CBD ’s hypotensive effect?

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CBD Science Update

Project CBD

The 29th annual International Cannabinoid Research Society ( ICRS ) symposium, which convened last month in Bethesda, Maryland, featured new developments in CBD science that have far-reaching implications for many areas of medicine. But would tolerance develop with repeated dosing, thereby mitigating CBD ’s hypotensive effect?

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Using Cannabis For Health and Wellness

United Patients Group

There are also other parts of the plant with different uses such as seeds which can be eaten like nuts; stems/leaves which can be cooked into tea; resins/oils which can be ingested thru various methods including capsules, tinctures & edibles; and finally extracts which come from isolating specific compounds found within whole plants.

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Can you eat raw weed?

The Cannigma

However, advocates, researchers, and Dr. Chin believe that ingesting raw cannabis can offer unique health and wellness benefits. Further studies from the journal “International Immunopharmacology” tested the effects of unheated cannabis extract and noted that THCA may help in boosting the immune system 2. Boosting the immune system.

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Marijuana & COVID-19: Top Studies [August 2020]

CannaMD

Researchers with Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews elaborate: The term “cytokine storm” calls up vivid images of an immune system gone awry and an inflammatory response flaring out of control. ” And their alternative strategy of choice? SARS-CoV2 is the virus that causes COVID-19.). Terpenes and CBD: Twice as Effective.

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

Cannabis Law Report

By: James Holley, Molecular Biologist, Scientific Officer, Mike Robinson, Co-founder, Research Institute, and Dr. David Ostrow, M.D., Research Director. International Cannabinoid Cancer Research Institute (Draft 5). An Israeli study of cannabis versus epilepsy, however, used natural extracts with a ratio of 20:1 CBD:THC.

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The Marijuana & Glaucoma Controversy

CannaMD

It’s been 50 years since researchers first identified marijuana as a potential therapeutic agent for the treatment of glaucoma. But despite this history of acceptance, the use of marijuana for the treatment of glaucoma remains a divided subject within the medical and research communities. MARIJUANA LOWERS IOP. THC BUT NOT CBD.