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Understanding the American Heart Association’s Statement on Marijuana

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Consumption of edibles should proceed slowly and in small quantities at a time with sufficient time between doses. The authors note a range of short-term effects of cannabis consumption, most of which are well known and documented. 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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This differs sharply from the conventional course of cannabis medicine, which is to use whole, clean plant extracts to treat epilepsy and to gradually discontinue use of conventional pharmaceuticals. If so, CBD medicines should warn of this at least for the purposes of drug testing. (32). The question is, is there truly a difference?