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CBD vs. THC: Medical Benefits and Key Differences

Miss Marijuana

Cannabis is making waves in the world of medicine! Understanding Cannabinoids: The Basics of CBD and THC Cannabinoids, CBD, THC—chances are you’ve heard these terms buzzing around lately, and for good reason! These compounds found in cannabis plants have been making waves in wellness, medicine, and even recreation.

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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. A 2021 study 2 by University of Arizona scientists concluded that certain terpenes are “cannabimimetic” (in a mouse model of cannabis intoxication) and can selectively enhance cannabinoid activity. But today things are different.

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Getting to Know Cannabigerol with Bonni Goldstein, MD

Project CBD

She is also the author of Cannabis is Medicine: How Medical Cannabis and CBD are Healing Everything from Anxiety to Chronic Pain. Dr. Goldstein will be leading the Medical Practicum at CannMed 2023 (May 15-17), where she will also be speaking about CBG and other minor cannabinoids during the main session.

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Cannabis’ REM Sleep-Suppressing Properties Could Prove Useful in Banishing Nightmares

Veriheal

If so, you can consider yourself among the 50%-85% of adults who battle the occasional nightmare during REM sleep. The Sleep Foundation suggests that nightmares in children are most common between the ages of 3 and 6 but usually occur less often with age. The good news is that cannabis could be the tool for a good night’s sleep.

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Do Edibles Work for Pain Management?

Cannabis Cheri

That said, I definitely think using cannabis edibles for pain management is something most people should try as cannabis does not have the serious side effects that come with prescription or even over-the-counter pain medicines. Safer even than aspirin and over the counter medicines we typically turn toward. Learn more here.

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Cannabis as Medicine: 101

Puff Puff Post

For most cultures, the use of cannabis as a medicine can be traced back to thousands of years ago. The Canadian government paid less attention to cannabis having medicinal properties, and added it to a list of restricted drugs under the Opium and Narcotic act in 1923. Without a doubt, pills were immediately introduced to the market.

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Cannabis for Lupus: Here’s How Cannabinoids Relieve Inflammation

Greencamp

How is lupus diagnosed and treated in conventional medicine? Following this, there is a growing body of evidence which shows that cannabinoids may also inhibit interleukin-6, which is an inflammatory protein associated with autoimmune diseases. The two most abundant cannabinoids found in cannabis are THC and CBD. Weight loss.