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THC or CBD: Which Is for You?

Kind Meds (Cannabis Education Blog)

CBD and THC are the two foremost cannabinoid compounds available in products from smokeable flower to edibles, topicals, and more. However, CBD is another critical cannabinoid that doesn’t get you high. Usually, people will benefit from experimenting for a while to determine which cannabinoid is best for them. Is cannabis safe?

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AAFP ( American Academy of Family Physicians) Releases Marijuana, Cannabinoids Position Paper

Cannabis Law Report

Marijuana and Cannabinoids: Health, Research and Regulatory Considerations (Position Paper). Marijuana and related substance misuse are complex issues impacting family medicine, patient health, and public health. Substances derived from the cannabis plant include marijuana, hemp, and cannabinoids. Executive Summary.

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Cannabis & THC: Understanding the Effects & Liability

Cannabis Law Report

Cannabis contains more than 421 different chemical compounds, including a group of more than 60 bioactive compounds (called cannabinoids). Cannabinoids in raw (unprocessed) cannabis plants include tetrahydrocannabinolic acid (THCA), which, with heat, time, and/or light transforms into THC, the main psychoactive compound of cannabis products.

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A Patient’s Guide to CBD and Drug Interactions

Healer

Since cannabinoids, including CBD, share metabolic pathways with other drugs, and have similar mechanisms of action with other drugs, the potential for interaction exists. In six patients on citalopram or escitalopram, the addition of CBD (200 – 800 mg daily) significantly increased citalopram blood concentrations. Medicines 6.1

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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. Cannabis as medicine against HIV. Cannabis concentrates for HIV. What is HIV and how is it manifested?

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What does religion say about cannabis? Is it a sin?

The Cannigma

Beyond its use as a religious sacrament, cannabis has a long and storied history as a form of medicine in the ancient world. Another Imam took a different stance, saying that “this permissibility of marijuana being used for medicine has the potential of leading to abuse and the potential of people making money off it.”.

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A Patient’s Guide to CBD and Drug Interactions

Healer

Since cannabinoids, including CBD, share metabolic pathways with other drugs, and have similar mechanisms of action with other drugs, the potential for interaction exists. In six patients on citalopram or escitalopram, the addition of CBD (200 – 800 mg daily) significantly increased citalopram blood concentrations. Medicines 6.1

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