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Cannabichromene, a Minor Cannabinoid with Major Upside

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In 2023, a team of six Italian scientists published new details that explain how CBC protects and regenerates damaged neurons and nervous system components. The plant cannabinoid helps to facilitate proper dopamine neuron and glutamate receptor maturation. 2023 Mar 9;13(3):742. Can CBC Regenerate Embryonic Cells? Life (Basel).

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Finding Rare Cannabinoids in Non-Cannabis Plants

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Cannabinoids, as they are known, exist in cannabis. Researchers from Israel’s Weizmann Institute recently reported that they found cannabigerolic acid (CBGA) and other rare cannabinoids in Helichrysum umbraculigerum, a perennial shrub informally known as the woolly umbrella. move through the trichome. move through the trichome.

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Intoxicating Hemp Swindle

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The studys findings indicate that many so-called hemp products are infused with synthetic psychoactive cannabinoids, which can actually make users feel loopier than natural Delta-9 THC. Californias Assembly Bill 45, passed in 2021, explicitly states: Industrial hemp does not include cannabinoids produced through chemical synthesis.

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Cannabinoids for Tinnitus?

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Auditory & Other Symptoms The survey, whose findings were published in February 2023 in the Journal of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery 1 evaluated cannabis perceptions and consumption among 45 adult tinnitus patients randomly selected and recruited from an outpatient ear, nose, and throat clinic in Ontario, Canada.

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CBD Topical Medicine: What Does the Science Say?

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Consider it a testament to the ubiquity and flexibility of the endocannabinoid system: we can inhale medicinal cannabinoids via combustion or vaporization; ingest them via food or drink; and absorb them directly through the skin, the bodys largest organ. Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research 9 July 2024, [link] 4. The findings are mixed.

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Beta-Caryophyllene: Terpene Powerhouse

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Project CBD recently reported on studies indicating that cannabis terpenes — the compounds that give the plant its robust and distinctive smell — activate the CB1 cannabinoid receptor. What’s more, in the presence of THC (also a CB1 agonist), terpenes appear to modulate cannabinoid activity in varied and interesting ways.

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CBD Enhances Glucose Metabolism via Nuclear Receptors

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Cannabinoid receptors CB1 and CB2 are the definitive and best-known targets of endogenous and plant-derived cannabinoids, but they’re far from the only ones. Two recent papers reiterate the point that to really understand cannabinoids (especially CBD) and the ECS, it’s essential to get to know the PPARs. doi:10.1111/bph.13497

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