Cannabis use by older adults is increasingly common: rates of use by age group are increasing most rapidly among adults older than 65. Adults use #cannabis for #depression, #anxiety, #pain and more. Learn more at http://bit.ly/2WyxA5I
In response to increasing pressure from Congress, the #FDA holds Friday hearing on the health effects of #CBD to determine a marketing path for CBD products. Learn more at https://nyti.ms/2KhMmqI
Another example of federal regulations hindering the beneficial use of medical marijuana. Because the Veterans Administration is a cabinet-level organization, they cannot prescribe cannabis to vets dealing with pain, anxiety, PTSD, and other disorders that cannabis can treat. http://bit.ly/2W0ULRM
Israel aims to blaze the way in cannabis research and production, as a leader in biotech with prime land for agriculture. With more relaxed regulation on clinical trials, look to Israel for new studies about cannabis and its benefits. “We are going to write the Torah of cannabis” https://lat.ms/2VYWCX5
Research about the “entourage effect” of cannabinoids has led to potential treatments of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s Disease. For example, ingesting CBD along with THC not only dulls the intoxicating effects but can lead to a smoother effect rather than an experience of peaks and troughs. http://bit.ly/2W1zAPk
A UC Davis study has been testing the effectiveness of a synthetic CBD in treating seizures in rats, and found it to be as effective as the natural compound. In theory, artificially produced cannabinoids could offer great medical benefits, without the need to cultivate cannabis plants. BUT, some synthetics piercing the market are toxic, if not lethal. If the cannabis stigma, based on misinformed understanding, has been difficult to overcome for natural / non-synthetics options, considering the very real damage synthetics have caused, it seems doubtful that they will ever find a way into regular consumption. http://bit.ly/2W44XsQ
Piggybacking on the Juul craze, Hempods has created a #CBD distillate w/ other #cannabinoids and #terpenes. They also recognize the importance of third-party verification systems, like solosciences to inform and educate customers about their product http://bit.ly/2VUvJDT
A lack of knowledge has kept people from demanding higher quality marijuana, and the absence of a central regulation system leaves standards up to growers and states, themselves. As more information is released, quality becomes more important and consumers deserve to know what they are consuming. http://bit.ly/2VUrDvq
Research on schizophrenia-affected rat models shows potential for #CBD to minimize many #schizophrenia symptoms
Cannabidiol (CBD) may have potential as a schizophrenia therapeutic agent. Individuals with schizophrenia exhibit decreased activity in choline acetyltransferase (ChAT) activity, an enzyme associated with cognitive functioning. In rat models mimicking schizophrenia, affected rats treated with CBD exhibited normal ChAt activity, while their untreated counterparts exhibited reduced activity.
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