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What are Cannabinoids?


Cannabinoids

Cannabinoids are the most important group of active compounds found in the cannabis plant. The cannabis plant has approximately 500 different compounds, cannabinoids representing 85 of them.

Their importance is not given by the fact that these compounds are numerous, because, as can be seen, they are not. While cannabis also contains other compounds such as terpenes, vitamins, minerals proteins and chlorophyl, the cannabinoids are the most important.

Cannabinoids got our attention due to the effects their produce, being the ones responsible for making people feeling buzzed after consuming cannabis and for producing the medical effects that can treat various health conditions.

It is worth mentioning that not all cannabinoids are psychoactive, certain compounds of this group having medicinal purposes only, without the buzzing effect.

Cannabinoids are also responsible for the user experiencing a high. What is mainly caused by the cannabinoid THC (tetrahydrocannabinol).

In turn, other cannabinoids like CBD do not have any psychoactive effect and even diminishes the psychoactive effect of THC. What makes these cannabinoids exceptional is their unique medical use.

Cannabinoids act in the human body through the body’s endocannabinoid system, which forms with receptors the interface to the cannabinoids found in the cannabis plant.

CBD & THCAs mentioned earlier, there are some cannabinoids that are psychoactive and some that are not. THC or tetrahydrocannabinol is the psychoactive cannabinoid, while CBD or cannabidiol is not psychoactive.

As it is easy to tell, both of these compounds are cannabinoids, the difference between the two is the way each of them interacts with the human organism.

THC makes people feel high when smoking cannabis because it binds directly with a cannabinoid receptor located in the central nervous system.

This produces symptoms like euphoria, altered reality, and even paranoia in some severe cases. CBD does not produce the same effects because it does not interact in the same manner as THC.

Because of this, CBD is capable of altering the psychoactivity of THC, reducing the “high” sensation THC produces.

It also makes CBD more suitable for alternative medical treatments, making the use of cannabinoids for alleviated various symptoms connected to a number of health conditions safe and free of unwanted side-effects.

CBD & THC vary from Strain to Strain

CBD and THC levels vary from strain to strain, and Marijuana grown for recreational purposes usually contains more THC than CBD.

By using certain selective cultivating techniques, Cannabis growers have succeeded creating strains that have high levels CBD and nearly no THC at all.

These strains are becoming more popular because of the good effects that CBD has on certain diseases.

Because CBD is non-psychoactive and does not cause a “high”, Cannabis with low THC levels is not very popular among users who buy Cannabis for recreational purposes.

But that very fact is responsible for the growing popularity among health care givers. Because they prefer treatment with minimal side effects.

So one of the important things for people to understand about cannabidiol is, it is not psychoactive that means it does not change your mood or mentation.

THC has psychoactive properties and can actually cause what we called the high. CBD does not do that for patients who are not interested in the THC effect but are interested in the CBD effect.

This is a terrific choice for them to have.

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