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Medical Marijuana vs. Recreational Marijuana

The Joint Blog

The focus is mainly on the two out of 100 chemicals known as Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and Cannabidiol(CBD). Recreational marijuana comes with a higher level of THC and is meant to provide consumers with the ‘high’ which comes as a side effect to its consumption. So what makes it different from its recreational cousin?

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The legal status of weed in the Netherlands and Amsterdam: What does the law actually permit?

The Cannigma

Medical: Legal Recreational: Decriminalized. Cannabis has been decriminalized in the Netherlands since 1976. There are currently five types of cannabis that are made by the company Bedrocan for the OMC, with THC levels ranging from 1% to around 22%, and CBD levels that range from less than 1% to over 9%.

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