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Doctor Block…….”A Physician Botanist’s Insight to Cannabis species: The Naming of Plants and Products”

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Cannabis sativa – One plant, Many crops. Because of the challenges in determining geographical origin of modern plants and the possibility for reproduction across the genus, all plants in the genus are most accurately Cannabis sativa. Block, M.D. Founder, Nurturing Nature® Group Consultants. UF/IFAS Master Gardener (Miami-Dade County).

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The Evolution of Cannabis Products

Kind Meds (Cannabis Education Blog)

The cannabis or marijuana plant, known as Cannabis sativa, includes more than 100 chemical compounds. Recently, many patients who use medical marijuana have started using vaporizers or e-dab rigs as modes of consumption, as they can work faster than other forms. Cannabis fell out of favor for some time as a medicine.

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Italy: MINISTRY OF HEALTH DECREE – Definition of maximum levels of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in food

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animal intended for human consumption; Having regard to Regulation (EC) no. 814/2000, (CE) n. of Cannabis sativa L. food have recorded a significant history of consumption. Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific rules in. hygiene matters for food of animal origin; Having regard to Regulation (EC) no. 1307/2013 of.

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European Food Safety Authority Reports Says Eating Hemp Foods May Elevate Ingested THC Levels

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THC) is a naturally occurring psychoactive compound derived from the hemp plant Cannabis sativa. Standard’ food categories were used as proxies for consumption of hemp and hemp?based The use of proxies for the consumption of hemp and hemp?containing Adopted: 25 November 2019. tetrahydrocannabinol (? based products.

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Paper: The transition of cannabis into the mainstream of Australian healthcare: framings in professional medical publications

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Using a content analysis approach, we investigated articles about medicinal cannabis from 2000 to the end of 2019 in the Medical Journal of Australia, Australian Doctor , Medical Observer , Australian Journal of General Practice , Australian Family Physicia n , and Australian Medicine. 2018 ; Frankhauser 2008 ). Data collection.

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10 benefits of CBD to treat unexpected diseases

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Since the year 2000, nearly 400,000 Americans have died from opioid-related causes, slightly less than the number of soldiers killed in World War II. Snoring is caused by many factors, like allergies, chronic nasal congestion, alcohol consumption, excess weight, etc., 6) Cannabidiol reduces cigarette consumption in tobacco smokers.

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Shemshemet: Cannabis in Ancient Egypt

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As noted in The Mummy Congress: Under the reign of the pharaohs, Egyptian traders had bartered avidly for seeds of Cannabis sativa. sativa—the flowering tops and leaves that yielded marijuana or the dark resin that produces hashish. But the Egyptians made little mention of the other parts of C. Pringle, 2001).