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What size light do I need for my cannabis grow tent?

The Cannigma

Cannabis may be nicknamed weed, but if you’ve ever attempted to grow, you know it needs careful tending to grow into a healthy, cannabinoid rich flower. The type of light and intensity of light can also affect your cannabinoid density, and the terpene profile. Best lights for 2×4 grow tent: Mars Hydro TSL 2000 or SP 3000.

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What’s the Deal With Synthetic Cannabinoids Like Spice and K2? Are They Safe?

Veriheal

K2, or Spice, is a street drug made of synthetic cannabinoids, which studies have linked to serious health problems. . Spice is one of the names frequently attached to these synthetic cannabinoids, along with the name K2. Consuming K2, the synthetic cannabinoids, is linked to psychiatric problems, which includes psychosis. .

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Nevada veterinarians can now treat patients with certain cannabis products

Cannabis Law Report

Steve Sisolak signed Assembly Bill 101, making Nevada the first state to legalize the use of cannabinoids as a veterinary treatment. Nevada voters approved medical marijuana for people by ballot initiative in 2000. But do medical cannabinoids actually help animal patients? Earlier this year, Gov. A simple question.

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Dr. Andrew Weil on Cannabis and Integrative Medicine

Project CBD

He is the author of several bestselling books, including Spontaneous Healing (1995), Eating Well for Optimum Health (2000), and Healthy Aging (2007). Which cannabinoids do you standardize for? His early publications ( The Natural Mind and From Chocolate to Morphine ) focused on exploring altered states of consciousness.

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U.S. Funding Focuses on Marijuana’s Harms, Not Benefits

CannaMD

research funders, the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) , spent over $1 billion between 2000 and 2008, with a heavily slanted focus on cannabis abuse and misuse, as well as the negative effects of cannabis. Non-profit organizations like the Canadian Consortium for Investigation of Cannabinoids (CCIC) were also formed to do research.

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This app-guided psychedelic treatment works when antidepressants don’t

The Cannigma

The first randomized trial of ketamine for depression took place in 2000, where researchers found a single dose of ketamine could decrease depressive symptoms in just 72 hours. Though hope remains for using cannabinoids to treat depression, in human studies THC has often been more associated with depressive behavior.

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5 Things to Talk About Besides Politics

CannaMD

Between 2000-2018, United States funding sources invested roughly 20 times more money into exposing marijuana’s harms than exploring its benefits. Interestingly, a peer-reviewed study published by Lancet Psychiatry found that a particular cannabinoid in marijuana – cannabidiol (CBD) – effectively treats cannabis use disorder.

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