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Understanding Full Spectrum CBD Oil and Why It Is Important

Cannabis Cheri

Cannabidiol (or CBD) is one of the hundreds of different cannabinoids found in the Cannabis sativa plant. This non-psychoactive (meaning it doesn’t make you high) cannabinoid has been all the rage over the last couple of years. Moreover, type 1 cannabinoid receptors also play a role in warding off anxiety.

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Marijuana & COVID-19: Top Studies [August 2020]

CannaMD

Marijuana cannabinoid, CBD. While future research is needed, the present study opens up a new landscape for marijuana research – focusing on terpenes just as much as cannabinoids. Hypothesizing that high-CBD cannabis extracts may be used to modulate ACE2 expression in COVID- 19 target tissues, researchers went to work.

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Exporting CBD Food Just Got Harder: The European Union Makes a Move

Canna Law Blog

Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”), recently changed guidance on cannabinoids, declaring that all new food products infused with the plant or its derivatives should receive a pre-market approval under the European Union “novel food” regulation. extracts of Cannabis sativa L.

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CBD Ban: Brits Take Up Fight And Send Lawyers To Brussels

Cannabis Law Report

The law ((EU) 2015/2283), which applies across all member states, means any product deemed as ‘novel’ must gain authorisation from food authorities before it can be sold as a foodstuff within the EU. In the case of CBD, this includes extracts, oils and other derived products that are intended for ingestion by humans. LEGAL 500, 2015.

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Best strains and terpenes for pain management

The Cannigma

When shopping for a strain for chronic pain, look for one that matches the cannabinoid and terpene profile, not one that matches the strain name exactly. When this system alone can’t manage the pain, outside cannabinoids like THC can help. Strain names aren’t regulated and are a poor indicator of how cannabis will affect you.

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Medicinal properties of CBD

Alchimia

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?

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European CBD Sales: Securing a Novel Food Authorization

Canna Law Blog

Last year, the European Union reclassified extracts of Cannabis sativa L. and derived products containing cannabinoids, including CBD , as a “Novel Food” under the EU Novel Food Catalogue.

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