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Can cannabis make you more empathetic?

The Cannigma

Cannabis can have an impact on a person’s ability to understand and share the feelings of others,“ explained Dr. Jan Roberts, psychotherapist and CEO of The Cannabinoid Institute, a medical cannabis education company. Can cannabis affect your thought process? But it depends on intention, type of cultivar used, and dosage,” she continued.

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How to lower your cannabis tolerance

The Cannigma

A tolerance break, whether it is days or weeks, carries implications for your health, as your body has become accustomed to having cannabinoids like THC present. Because of this, an abrupt stop of regular cannabis consumption can result in mild withdrawal symptoms. Drinking excess water.

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Update on Industrial Hemp Legislation in California

Cannabis Law Report

In deferring to the FDA’s position on CBD, CDPH noted that until the FDA rules that industrial hemp-derived CBD oil and CBD products can be used as a food, or California makes a determination that they are safe to use for human and animal consumption, CBD products are not an approved food, food ingredient, food additive, or dietary supplement.

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Doctor Block…….”A Physician Botanist’s Insight to Cannabis species: The Naming of Plants and Products”

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Hemp is a Cannabis crop typically grown for seed and fiber production that more recently has been incorporated into the industrial manufacture of several derived products, including biodegradable plastics, biofuel, clothing, textiles, insulation, paper, food, and food for animal consumption. Retrieved 2008-06-20. Extreme Chemistries.

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What is the Best CBD Oil for Pain? [300mg, 600mg, 1000mg…]

Cannabis Law Report

For more proof, check out this 2008 study by Ethan Russo, which shows that cannabinoids may help to alleviate pain that is otherwise difficult to treat. It can vary depending on all sorts of factors, including consumption method, body weight, general health, and metabolic rate. The Best CBD Dose for Pain Relief.

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Study: CBD “Promising” Therapy for Cocaine Addiction

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A new review published by scientific journal, Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior , has found that marijuana cannabinoid, CBD, is a “promising” therapy for treating cocaine dependence. Exploring alternative therapies, researchers turned their attention to marijuana cannabinoid, cannabidiol – more commonly referred to as CBD.

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Medicinal properties of CBD

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CBD is a cannabinoid present in cannabis plants with a very similar molecular structure to THC but without any kind of psychoactive effect. It has been demonstrated that CBD has low affinity with the CB1 and CB2 cannabinoid receptors , but it does act on other receptors of the human body like GPR55 or 5-HT1A. What is CBD?