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Young Americans Are Making Smarter Choices and Saying No to Tobacco

Veriheal

In 2006, Judge Gladys Kessler oversaw a case against tobacco companies presented by the American Cancer Society and others. The terpenes, cannabinoids, flavonoids, vitamins, minerals, and amino acids found in cannabis have beneficial properties. This seems like a victory, but before this happened, cigarettes were around $2 a pack.

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Using Cannabis for ALS: Benefits, Research and Best Strains

Greencamp

The first study I will reference is from 2006, conducted on mice. As for the side effects of cannabis consumption, patients noted vertigo, soreness of throat, dry mouth , red eyes and difficulties with coordination. An agonist is a chemical which binds to a cell receptor, causing it to perform a biological reaction.

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THC or CBD: Which Is for You?

Kind Meds (Cannabis Education Blog)

The cannabis flower contains the resinous trichomes that produce most of the beneficial compounds in cannabis, including cannabinoids, flavonoids, and terpenes. Terpenes are another crucial class of plant compounds, and cannabis plants boast hundreds of them. 1] Pacher, P., Bátkai, S., & Kunos, G. Medical Benefits of THC.

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

Cannabis Law Report

Research into the plant’s chemical compounds has also revealed a rich array of terpenes and flavonoids that may also account for the plant’s therapeutic effects (Kotsirilos and McGregor 2021 ). Both lines of thought have to contend with one significant fact: the illegal market remains the dominant mode of cannabis production and consumption.

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Report: “Key pharmacological differences between side effects of refined, pharmaceutical CBD formulations and whole plant extracts:”

Cannabis Law Report

There is a phenomenon known as the “entourage effect” where the action of multiple cannabinoids and other plant compounds known as terpenes exhibit effects at a variety of receptors. In all, neither CBD or THC alone are as opportune as a mono therapy without other accompanying elements of the plant including phytocannabinoids and terpenes.

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ElleVet Sciences Publishes Safety Study On CBD For Animals

Cannabis Law Report

Some of the conditions thought to be relieved by hemp consumption were: pain, inflammation, anxiety and phobia, digestive system issue, and pruritus ( 39 ). J Med Chem. (2006) 49:1113–7. Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol. (2006) 372:354–61. Ben-Shabat S, Hanuš LO, Katzavian G, Gallily R. doi: 10.1021/jm050709m.

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