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Ask The Green Nurse: Puff with Caution: Safer Cannabinoid Options for Asthma Patients

The Cannigma

While some people manage asthma symptoms with cannabinoids, including smoking, there are now smoke-free methods of cannabis consumption that offer similar benefits without the risks associated with inhalation. Cannabis smoking may not be ideal for individuals with asthma, but cannabinoids could offer potential benefits for respiratory health.

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CBD Topical Medicine: What Does the Science Say?

Project CBD

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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Ask The Green Nurse: Why Do People Use Medical Cannabis? Top 3 Evidence-Based Reasons to Consider Plant Medicine

The Cannigma

Cannabinoid receptor sites are distributed throughout key pathways involved in pain modulation, including central and peripheral sensory neurons, brain regions responsible for sensory discrimination, pain-regulatory circuits in the brainstem, and areas that influence emotional responses to pain.

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Board Certified Cannabis Doctor Miami – Condition-Specific Dosage Expert

LifeCannMD

Recent research from 2023 confirms what I see in my practice daily: medical cannabis often provides more comprehensive pain relief than opioids, addressing not just the physical sensation but the emotional toll that chronic pain takes. 10mg THC often works well, with specific terpenes like myrcene or terpinolene to enhance sedating effects.

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Which Terpenes Enhance the Cannabis High?

Project CBD

Ten years ago, most cannabis consumers couldn’t tell a terpene from a cannabinoid. Cannabis flower is categorized according to terpene profile. Sure, terpenes impart desirable flavors and aromas. 1 Now it turns out that some terpenes also may contribute to the cannabis high. But today things are different.

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Beta-Caryophyllene: Terpene Powerhouse

Project CBD

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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Cannabichromene, a Minor Cannabinoid with Major Upside

Project CBD

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).