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​When scientists tested chemicals from cannabis on six different strains of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) – including strains that are known to be resistant to traditional MRSA treatments – they found that they were just as effective at killing the bacteria as commonly prescribed antibiotics. Cannabinoids were even as effective as vancomycin – the drug that is only used when…

The future of cannabis isn’t in bong rips or puffing on joints. It’s in what aficionados call “microdosing.” In the medical cannabis context, I’d like to similarly define microdosing as “a technique for using cannabis in humans through the administration of doses so low (“sub-psychoactive”) they are unlikely to produce gross body or mind effects, but high enough to allow the subtle and positive…

There are multiple mechanisms of action identified by which cannabis kills cancer cells and they are divided into various categories… CANNABINOIDS: 1) ANTIPROLIFERATIVE – stop reproduction of cancer cells. 2) ANTIANGIOGENIC – stop growth of new blood vessels to cancer cells. 3) ANTIMETASTATIC – stop the ability to spread to other tissues and organs. 4) APOPTOTIC – speed death of abnormal cells…

​ The endocannabinoid system is a central regulatory system that affects a wide range of biological processes. It consists of a group of molecules known as cannabinoids as well as the cannabinoid receptors that they bind to. Cannabinoid receptors act as binding sites for endogenous cannabinoids as well as cannabinoids found in cannabis. While cannabinoid receptors are primarily expressed in the…

According to Healthline, cannabis causes the appearance of bloodshot eyes because it’s known to decrease blood pressure and expand blood vessels in the eyes. The effect occurs when cannabis’s primary psychoactive compound tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) enters the circulatory system via bloodstream, according to researchers from the University of Maryland. THC lowers the blood pressure. When the blood…

Deep within the brain just above the brain stem is a cluster of nerve cells called the hypothalamus.Your body has developed a hightly honed ability to achieve an internal statr of equilibrium, reffered to as homeostasis.The hypothalamus contains cannabinoid receptors, and research shows that the endocannabinoids that bind to these receptors help regulate homeostasis. Disruptions in this process,…

With administration of the THC-HS using suppositories, the liver transforms around half of what is ingested into the significantly more psychoactive metabolite 11-Hydroxy-Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol. While not harmful in and of itself and potentially of therapeutic benefit, this molecule causes much more intense cognitive effects than THC. Rectal administration not only avoids these effects, but also…

​The N° 6 630 507, United States patent states that some cannabinoids have useful therapeutic effects, which are not activated by cannabinoid receptors and, consequently, don’t have psychoactive effects. This absence of psychoactivity allows administration at very high doses without non-desired side effects. In natural form, cannabis is a super-nutrient, rich in essential nutrients capable of…

The Planet Earth and everything on it, is constructed of a combination of only 103 basic elements. Of these, about 15 are believed to have a beneficial effect on botanical organisms. These elements are generally found bound together to form compounds. Most of these are found as deposits in the earth, some are assimilated from the air, while still others are fixed by microorganisms from…

Cannabinoids and the Human Body’s Endogenous Endocannabinoid System 

Of the roughly 500 natural compounds in the Cannabis plant, there are 85 compounds, at a minimum, that are cannabinoids. So depending on the compound, and your chosen administration method, the cannabinoids come together with compounds that are similar to those found in the body. The cannabinoid will heal, prevent and remediate many conditions and ailments that humans are faced with today.  It’s…

In a day and age where possession of an herb like cannabis is an offense punishable by incarceration, it’s important for us to reflect on how we arrived at this dark point in time.  Herbs, after all, were put here by God. If you prefer the word Nature, the point is the same, and it was put best by Bob Marley when he said: “you can’t tell God it [cannabis] is illegal.” And yet authorities are…

​Phytoremediation is a term that Dr. Ilya Raskin of Rutgers University’s Biotechnology Center for Agriculture and the Environment may take credit for. Phytoremediation mean plants that clean or restore the balance of the soil and air. Contamination of land and water is a growing concern for the health of the environment. Conventional practices in the remediation of contamination usually involve…

​ pH issues are the one of the biggest issues most growers face in the grow room. pH imbalances can lead to: nutrient lock outs, which are generally misdiagnosed as nutrient deficiencies –regrettably all  too often this leads to many growers pouring more nutrients into the medium. As the issue isn’t lack of food but the plant’s inability to take up that food at the present pH, this results in…

The endocannabinoid system plays a role in many of the body’s functions, it has immunomodulatory properties and effects upon excitotoxicity. Such as in the heart, along with the digestive, endocrine, immune, nervous, and reproductive systems. The discovery of the endocannabinoid system has sparked interest in finding specific chemicals made from cannabis that could be targeted for specific…

​For over 4,000 years, the cannabis plant has been a reliable source for textile fibers, medicine and food. The Chinese, who are renowned for perfecting herbal medicine and concocting some of the earliest effective treatments against a range of debilitating conditions, were the first civilization to cultivate and use cannabis extensively. Ancient Chinese literature documents over 100,000…

​For over 4,000 years, the cannabis plant has been a reliable source for textile fibers, medicine and food. The Chinese, who are renowned for perfecting herbal medicine and concocting some of the earliest effective treatments against a range of debilitating conditions, were the first civilization to cultivate and use cannabis extensively. Ancient Chinese literature documents over 100,000…