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Cannabichromene, a Minor Cannabinoid with Major Upside

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a Research Associate at Chiba University in Japan, coauthored a study with Italian scientist Vincenzo Di Marzo on cannabichromene (CBC), a phytocannabinoid that exerts profound effects on the nervous system. CBC was shown to have a positive effect on neural stem progenitor cells during their maturation phase, according to in vitro research.

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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. umbraculigerum flowers. move through the trichome.

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Cannabinoids for Scleroderma

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Two compounds that target the endocannabinoid system are currently in development to treat scleroderma – and they’re already in clinical trials. Pharmaceutical researchers have their sights set on developing a drug that bypasses CB1 while boosting CB2.

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Mechoulam on the Future of Cannabinoid Research

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I was fortunate to cross paths with Raphael Mechoulam, “the father of cannabis research,” at several science conferences over the years. The most memorable occasion was the 22nd annual meeting of the International Cannabinoid Research Society (ICRS) in Freiburg, Germany, in July 2012.

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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: THC

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A 2006 edition of Current Pharmacology published an article titled: “Role of the Cannabinoid System in Pain Control and Therapeutic Implications for the Management of Acute and Chronic Pain Episodes”. Cannabinoid Receptors , referred to as CB1 and CB2, are an essential part of the human body’s endocannabinoid system.

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Research Links ‘Runner’s High’ to Cannabinoid Receptors in the Brain

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Endorphins have long been connected to the runner’s high phenomenon, but new research has found that cannabinoid receptors—the very ones cannabinoids from cannabis bind to—play a key role. . According to Marusak, there are several decades worth of research proving that exercise is beneficial for one’s health.