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Best strains and terpenes for focus and flow state

The Cannigma

There is certainly some evidence that cannabis may be helpful with increasing focus, in the right dose with the right terpenes and cannabinoids. The short answer is maybe – it depends on several factors, including the cannabinoids and terpenes in your weed, as well as how much you consume. It starts with the right cannabinoids.

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Marijuana and HIV: Much More Than Palliative Aid

Greencamp

Even though cannabis and cannabinoid-derived pharmaceuticals are both frequently used by HIV/AIDS patients, several studies show that something interesting happens when cannabis is consumed. But I haven’t seen any clinical trials looking at the direct effects of THC on the virus. What is HIV and how is it manifested?

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New Study: Demographic and policy-based differences in behaviors and attitudes towards driving after marijuana use: an analysis of the 2013–2017 Traffic Safety Culture Index

Cannabis Law Report

In short the study learns that legalized states tend not to have their roads overcrowded with stoned drivers and cannabis users like alcohol users self police their behaviour. Support for per-se laws was higher among those in states that legalized recreational marijuana and in states with per-se laws. RM and MM Legal vs. 82.6%

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Marijuana-Based Parkinson’s Medication Moves Forward

CannaMD

In a 2005 paper , Dr. Bob Melamede noted that endocannabinoid dysregulation might be a causal factor in the disease’s development, detailing how the Parkinson’s disease-related glutamatergic problems of lab rodents could be “suppressed by exo- as well as endocannabinoids.” To learn more about GB Sciences, see: GBSciences.com.

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Why Does Marijuana Make You Lose Weight?

CannaMD

For instance, in a 2005 review of 297 medical charts, the Journal of Addictive Diseases reported that the rate of cannabis use in the last 12 months was lower in obese subjects than in subjects with a lower BMI. The endocannabinoid system is made up of receptors (the most studied are CB1 and CB2 ) and chemical compounds called cannabinoids.

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

Cannabis Law Report

Firstly, we contextualise cannabis in terms of its historical usage, its legal status, and research relating to knowledge, attitudes, and usage. The recreational use of cannabis is well known and attributed to its power as a psychotropic plant, specifically due to the cannabinoid tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). 2016 ; Sznitman et al.