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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. This is how the psychoactive intoxication with THC affects our brain, and this same pathway is activated for the many other medical benefits cannabis has to offer. An agonist is a chemical which binds to a cell receptor, causing it to perform a biological reaction.

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Perfecting cannabis with Michael Backes

The Cannigma

The thing was, is that I found that a little bit of cannabis and it could be, it’s really interesting, because it seems to work equally well with THC and CBD. So I did, I open up a dispensary in Eagle Rock in 2006 with a couple of partners called Cornerstone Research Collective. We started out trying to be more Evidence-Based.

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

Cannabis Law Report

In this position paper, cannabis is an overarching term used to refer to the plant Cannabis sativa. The cannabis plant, Cannabis sativa , is comprised of both non-psychoactive and psychoactive chemicals called cannabinoids. 5 The cannabinoid commonly known for its psychoactive properties is delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC).

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

Cannabis Law Report

The Cannabis sativa plant has an incredibly multi-layered, rich, and versatile history of human uses for food and fibre, as well as recreational, and religious and spiritual purposes throughout the world (McPartland and Hegman 2018 ; Aldrich 1997 ; Touw 1981 ; Li 1974 ; Bonini et al. 2018 ; Frankhauser 2008 ). 2016 ; Sznitman et al.

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Shemshemet: Cannabis in Ancient Egypt

SpeedWeed

As noted in The Mummy Congress: Under the reign of the pharaohs, Egyptian traders had bartered avidly for seeds of Cannabis sativa. sativa—the flowering tops and leaves that yielded marijuana or the dark resin that produces hashish. But the Egyptians made little mention of the other parts of C. Pringle, 2001). Gebrauch es als Salbe.”