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Badder, budder, and shatter: what’s the difference?

The Cannigma

Maybe they sound like a mid-90s R&B trio or the mascots for a breakfast cereal, but badder, budder, and shatter are actually three types of cannabis concentrate that are all the rage these days. What are cannabis concentrates? As the name suggests, budder is a cannabis concentrate that has a similar creamy look and feel to butter.

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What are cannabis chemovars and chemotypes?

The Cannigma

Researchers conducting survey based studies today often only have access to the THC concentration of the cannabis that their participants are using. The THC and CBD concentrations in Small’s research (on naturally growing cannabis) were remarkably low (around 1%), but the logic stays the same today (i.e. Type V: Zero cannabinoids.

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In states with legal cannabis, teen use triggers concerns

Cannabis Chronicles

In the Denver area, visits to Children’s Hospital Colorado facilities for treatment of cyclic vomiting, paranoia, psychosis and other acute cannabis-related symptoms jumped to 777 in 2015, from 161 in 2005. Each poses serious risks to adolescents’ physical and mental health.

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What Is Nanoemulsion and What Does It Mean for Cannabis Beverages?

The Cannigma

One study from 2005 stated that oral THC “is only 4% to 12% bioavailable and absorption is highly variable.”. Highly-concentrated cannabis oil can also be put in a dropper bottle for easy dosing, but what about when you want a water soluble solution without alcohol? Better tinctures and solid edibles with nanoemulsions?

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Best strains and terpenes for being outside

The Cannigma

Spending time outside can also improve your concentration and help you recover from stress faster. 14 A 2005 study of several terpenes found that pinene works as an “inhibitor of acetylcholinesterase”, an enzyme that breaks down the neurotransmitter acetylcholine, which may account for the energizing and focus effects.

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Best strains and terpenes for focus and flow state

The Cannigma

A flow state is when all of your attention is concentrated on the task at hand, to the point that the world outside flows away. Increased stress will increase cortisol levels, which can quickly overstimulate the RAS , making it nearly impossible to concentrate. Being focused is not the same thing as being in a flow state.

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CBD, THC & CBG for Skin Conditions

Project CBD

The authors of the original study attributed this to the high concentration in hemp seed oil of polyunsaturated fatty acids, which are endocannabinoid precursors. 38,3 (2005): 177-88. Cannabinoid-infused topicals show particular promise in the treatment of psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, and contact dermatitis. doi:10.1016/j.jdermsci.2005.01.007