Cannabis Quest

What is Medical Cannabis?

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The two major cannabinoids regarding medicinal marijuana are Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and Cannabidoil (CBD). THC is the Cannabis compound responsible for the psychoactive effects within the human body. It can help with things such as insomnia, pain relief, appetite regulation and many other things.

The compound CBD has no psychoactive effects. This compound is a very powerful anti-inflammatory and helps with things such as stress and anxiety. This compound is also useful for nausea, headaches, and arthritis.

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Our human body contains a system called the endocannabinoid system. This system is responsible in part, for regulating: digestion, inflammation, immunity, blood pressure, and stress. This system has cell receptors designed specifically for cannabinoids. These receptors have a specific job, which is to act together with cannabinoids entering the body, to give our cells a specific direction.

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Sativa is known to help with focus, creativity, and energy. It is commonly consumed during the day and strains from this family help with symptoms such as depression, ADHD, mood disorders, anxiety, chronic pain, fatigue, and other medical issues.

Indica is commonly consumed at night due to its sedating effects. This family aids with sleeping disorders, acute pain, increasing appetite and decreasing nausea due to is high THC content. Hybrid is a mix of sativa and indica this is usually recommended to suit the needs of patients. Terpenes are a type of compound that are found in different types of plants. They provide plants with different flavours and smells, this depends on the strains. Research is being conducted to  assess if terpenes have a correlation regarding differing therapeutic effects.