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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. So what do the studies say? Clinical benefits? The findings are mixed.

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Marijuana Terpenes: What They Are, Why You Need Them, How To Use Them

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Terpenes interact with cannabinoids and are integral to what scientists call “the entourage effect” of whole plant medicine. This essentially means that the sum of the cannabis plant’s parts is greater than any individual cannabinoid (such as CBD or THC) or terpene.

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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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Marijuana Terpenes: What They Are, Why You Need Them, How To Use Them

Cannabis Cheri

Terpenes interact with cannabinoids and are integral to what scientists call “the entourage effect” of whole plant medicine. This essentially means that the sum of the cannabis plant's parts is greater than any individual cannabinoid (such as CBD or THC) or terpene.

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Expert Gives Delta-8 THC Thumbs Down

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Scialdone, a recognized expert in the field of organic chemistry who specializes in natural product chemistry, is an inventor of 37 issued US patents and the author of 17 peer-reviewed articles in science publications. At issue are potent, intoxicating cannabinoids other than cannabis-derived Δ9-THC. — that are widely available.

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Cannabis Terpenes, Part 3: A Few of Our Favorite Terpenes

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Cannabis has been a source of food, fuel, paper, and building materials, a textile fiber, and a folk medicine remedy for thousands of years. THC and CBD are two popular cannabinoids, and have been used medicinally for centuries. A 2016 article titled Cannabis sativa and Hemp by Joshua A. Cannabis also has terpenes.

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Cannabis & the Bible

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The role of cannabis in the ancient world was manifold: with its nutritious seeds, an important food; with its long, pliable strong stalks an important fiber; as well as an early medicine from its leaves and flowers; and then there are its psychoactive effects. Humankind’s connection to cannabis reaches back tens of thousands of years.