The United Kingdom government has just announced that laws regarding access to cannabis-based medicine will be relaxed, finally allowing doctors to prescribe them to the thousands of citizens with drug-resistant conditions, says home secretary Sajid Javid.
Now I know that some people will argue that Gregory broke the law and that’s why he was in that situation. However, the fact that something is legal doesn’t make it right. There was a time when slavery was legal…did that make it right?
The Italian researchers examined the effects of long-term cannabis tea use in a group of 338 chronic pain patients. They were given between 5mg and 10mg of THC-infused cannabis tea every day for a year.
As you can see, none of these words are commonly used to descrive marijuana. They did include Porro in their list, which was one of the only Spanish words to actually describe a joint. However, the rest are just made up bullshit.
Cannabis has shown to be a helpful alternative for people who would rather use natural medicines especially in extreme cases of cystitis.
With the help of his trainer Calavitta and his upgraded nutrition program, T.J is aiming to truck his way down to the 135-pound bantamweight limit, without skipping a single meal with Green Roads CBD supplements.
This week, he strikes again by rejecting two cannabis reform bills; the first of which was created to augment the Fiscal Year 2019 budget bill, and if passed, it would have protected banks who chose to work with legal cannabis businesses in states where it’s been legalized.
Hemp oil is quickly becoming all the rage thanks to its myriad uses and its health and nutritional benefits. But with all the information floating around out there, you may be wondering exactly how to use hemp oil.
Don’t fret! The hemp oil experts at Honest Marijuana are here to help. In this article, we’ll show you how to use the different forms of hemp oil so you can find the one that’s right or you.
Before we get to that, though, we’ll explain what hemp oil is, what benefits it has to offer, and what side effects to look out for.
Hemp oil — or hemp seed oil, to be more accurate — is an oil (duh!) produced from the seeds (as opposed to the flowers) of the hemp plant Cannabis sativa. Astute readers will notice that the genus and species of the hemp plant are identical to the genus and species of strains such as Sour Diesel, Ghost Train Haze, and Super Lemon Haze.
The difference between the two lies in the fact that the hemp plant is bred to be low in cannabinoids like THC, CBD, CBG, CBN. The percentage of cannabinoids in hemp is so low as to be almost zero.
That means that you can’t use the hemp plant — or hemp oil — the same way you would use other higher-percentage-of-cannabinoid strains of Cannabis sativa.
In other words, hemp oil is more akin to olive oil (in the way it’s produced, in its benefits, and in its side effects) than it is to CBD oil or THC oil. The bottom line is that hemp oil is primarily a foodstuff, as opposed to a medicine or a recreational drug.
No, hemp oil will not get you high. As we mentioned above, the THC content in hemp oil is extremely low (almost zero). Without that THC, there’s absolutely no way you can get your high on or feel any psychedelic effects.
Remember that hemp oil is a foodstuff just like coconut oil, olive oil, and vegetable oil. That means that the benefits of hemp oil are nutritional rather than medicinal or recreational.
Here’s a short list of what hemp oil can do:
Because hemp oil is a foodstuff, its side effects are similar to other plant-based oils. An essential fact to remember is that you can experience these side effects only if you ingest hemp oil.
Other methods of using hemp oil (see the next section) won’t produce the same effects. Here are the side effects to watch out for if you eat or drink your hemp oil:
This last side effect is perhaps the most disconcerting. No one wants something they eat to interfere with the effectiveness of their heart medication. But rest easy that this side effect is extremely rare.
Now that you know what hemp oil is, what its benefits are, and what side effects to expect if you ingest it, let’s investigate how to use hemp oil in all its forms.
The fact that hemp oil is, well, an oil, makes it especially flexible in its uses. You can use it by itself, mix it into foods and drinks, or employ it as a base to make new products.
Here’s a step-by-step guide that shows you how to use hemp oil in its various shapes.
Hemp oil extract (or just hemp oil for short) is the most basic form of hemp oil you can get. It’s hemp in all its pure, unadulterated glory — no other ingredients added. Hemp oil looks like a thick liquid and is often dark black or dark green in color.
Hemp oil is highly concentrated, so start with a small dose (usually about the size of a grain of rice) and work your way up from there. The easiest way to use hemp oil extract is to ingest it directly.
In case you’ve forgotten how to do that (maybe because you’re currently on a psychedelic journey of sorts…):
Hemp oil extract tastes like dirt and grass, so be prepared. If you just can’t handle the flavor, opt instead for hemp oil edibles, hemp oil drinks, or hemp oil tinctures (see below for details).
Hemp oil cream is a powerful moisturizer with a long list of beneficial effects for your skin, including:
So how do you use hemp oil cream? Simple.
Hemp oil is a great substitute for other oils in all your favorite recipes. Hemp oil will add a distinctly woody flavor to the end result, so don’t put in too much. Instead, consider the following suggestion for using hemp oil in (or on) edibles.
Another super easy way to get your hemp oil in edible form is to take a hemp oil gummy. It’s just like taking a multivitamin, but you get all the benefits of hemp oil instead.
If edibles aren’t your thing, try dissolving a bit of hemp oil in your coffee or tea (or just some hot water). Taking hemp oil in a drink masks the flavor and makes it easier to digest while still providing all the benefits.
A hemp oil tincture is a diluted form of the original hemp oil. Manufacturers often mix in other beneficial ingredients like:
These additives mask the natural flavor of the hemp oil and vastly improve its taste. The extra ingredients also make the hemp oil tincture more liquid.
The easiest way to take a hemp oil tincture is sublingually (under your tongue). Here’s how to do it.
That’s it! See why we say this is the easiest way to use hemp oil?
If you want to try vaping your hemp oil, you’re going to need two key items:
You can usually get both at your local dispensary. The vaporizer (or vape pen, as those in the know call them) heats the hemp oil to a specific temperature.
When the oil reaches a certain point, it goes from liquid to vapor (hence the name “vape pen”). You then inhale that vapor like you would the smoke from your joint, blunt, or bong. Vape pens vaporize hemp oil at lower temperatures than smoking. That makes the “smoke” from a vape pen cooler and easier on your mouth, throat, and lungs.
Using your hemp oil in a vaporizer instead of burning it in a joint or bong is also cleaner and healthier. You don’t get any of the potential carcinogens that come with burning, just the nutritional benefits that hemp oil has to offer.
Now, obviously, if you want to use hemp oil to treat dry skin, you wouldn’t choose a tincture as your method of delivery. Similarly, if you want to maximize the nutritional benefits you receive from hemp oil, you wouldn’t choose vaping as your method of delivery.
The nice thing about hemp oil is that you can pick and choose the method that’s just right for your needs. So talk to the budtenders at your local dispensary. They can help you find a product that’s easy to use and gives you all the benefits you’re looking for.
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The study, which was published in the journal Brain Research, showed that cannabinoids in the cannabis plant help mitigate neuroinflammation while protecting the blood-brain barrier after an intracerebral hemorrhage.
Through straightforward, fact-filled, and personal writing, Cannabis for Chronic Pain offers a convincing argument for medical marijuana as a safe and effective non-addictive alternative to dangerous opiate-based painkillers.
A hyper-lapse occurs when you add motion to the time-lapse and it’s absolutely mesmerizing to look at. If you want to experiment and make your own hyperlapse, simply go to your camera on your phone and select “time lapse”.
Sun Life is treading carefully when it comes to medical cannabis, a sentiment shared by others in the health insurance industry because of the fear of skyrocketing costs associated with covering MMJ.
You’ve probably heard statistics about the approval rates of cannabis within the US reaching 68%. This compared to 25% in 1995 is quite a leap. However, irrespective of what the statistics say, how does that translate into everyday life?
Other full-spectrum CBD products have some of the crucial nutrients and vitamins which are not only necessary for our well-being but are rare. Hemp is one of the very few sources of the complete amino acid profile and the perfect omega fatty acids ratio.
It’s a wonderful time to be alive! Sure, the world seems to be going to hell in a handbasket faster than ever. We can’t ignore that. But there is a bright spot amidst all the chaos: cannabis is finally getting the attention and credit it rightly deserves.
And because the world is finally starting to see what cannabis can do other than get you high, an exciting set of events are occurring: people are coming up with novel and unique ways to get cannabis (or cannabinoids, to be more specific) into your system. Case in point: CBD water.
Yes, you read that right. CBD water is actually a thing. You can buy it right now if you want to. But just because it’s available to anyone with a few bucks in their pocket, doesn’t mean you shouldn’t ask questions first.
If you’re new to the ganja game (or even if you’re not), you may be wondering:
In this article, the experts at Honest Marijuana will answer all those questions so you can make an informed decision. We’ll also investigate whether CBD water has any side effects and whether or not you can make your own CBD water at home.
So let’s start with the most basic question in this discussion.
CBD (short for cannabidiol) is one of a group of chemical compounds called cannabinoids. THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) is probably the best-known cannabinoid, but CBD is rapidly growing in popularity and notoriety. Other cannabinoids include:
And that’s just for starters. Scientists have isolated 113 different cannabinoids so far. Who knew the cannabis plant held such a wealth of ingredients, right? But back to the topic at hand.
CBD interacts with neurons (or receptors) in your brain — and in your body itself — to produce a variety of interesting effects (which we’ll talk about in another section). The awesome thing about CBD is that it interacts with specific receptors in your brain that other cannabinoids (like THC) just can’t reach.
So with that in mind, we can now answer another question.
CBD water is just what it sounds like: CBD mixed into water. There are no hidden ingredients (or there shouldn’t be) and no multi-syllable chemicals (other than cannabinol, of course). Just two atoms of hydrogen, one atom of oxygen, and a whole lot of CBD goodness.
CBD water is awesome for two simple reasons: water and CBD.
Water is just all-around awesome all by itself. It lubricates your brain (sounds like fun, doesn’t it?), keeps your organs doing what they’re supposed to, and basically just makes your whole life better. Bottom line: you need water to live, so be sure to drink at least eight cups of it every day.
So, yeah, water is great. But the sheer awesomeness of CBD water lies in the CBD itself. Here’s why.
The benefits of CBD are legion. We’re confident that very soon someone in the know (other than us, of course) will proclaim CBD as a wonder drug for the 21st century. Here is just a small list of the benefits CBD has to offer:
CBD by itself has the potential to revolutionize medicine and bring relief to a lot of people. Imagine if a cancer patient could decrease her pain, reduce her nausea and vomiting, and fight the spread of the tumor just by drinking plenty of water every day. Are you starting to see why CBD water is so awesome?
So as you can see from the long list of benefits, CBD has the potential to treat a wide range of disorders. These are just a few of the medical and psychological issues that respond well to CBD:
Whew! That’s a lot, right? And that’s without federal funding to investigate further. Imagine what scientists could discover if marijuana were legal on a federal level. They’d discover that there’s so much more to marijuana than just getting high.
That brings us to an important question about CBD water: will it get you high?
No, CBD water will not get you high. It won’t send you on a space trip because CBD isn’t a psychedelic cannabinoid like THC.
On a chemical level, CBD doesn’t interact with the psychoactive neurons in your brain the way THC does. So no CBD product — including CBD water — will get you high unless it has been mislabeled, it contains hidden ingredients, or you took the wrong stuff.
This is always a tricky question to answer. The easiest explanation is “not really,” but it all depends on what you consider a side effect.
If you think of side effects as severe reactions like liver damage, addiction, nausea, and paralysis, then, no, CBD water doesn’t have any side effects. But if you think of side effects as ANY reactions other than what you are taking the drug for, then, yes, CBD water does have side effects.
That said, those side effects aren’t as bad as you might expect. The only two you may experience when taking CBD water are:
When you think about it, dry mouth isn’t really all that bad and is a small price to pay for the long list of benefits mentioned earlier. It’s that second “side effect” that might catch your eye.
It shouldn’t be a problem if you stop one medication and take CBD water for the condition instead. But if you’re taking medication for a heart problem (which CBD doesn’t treat), adding CBD water could cause problems.
To avoid any unintended consequences, be sure to talk to your doctor before adding any type of CBD into your daily routine.
The simple answer is yes and no. Yes, because you can buy water-soluble CBD (powdered CBD that will dissolve in water) online or at your local dispensary (talk to a budtender for details). No, because you can’t make water-soluble CBD at home. Sorry we can’t be clearer, but it really depends on how you define DIY.
Making your own water-soluble CBD isn’t like making your own CBD tincture with bud and vodka. It requires special equipment and knowledge. So, no, you can’t make take a few nugs of your favorite high-CBD strain and mix up a batch for water-soluble CBD in your kitchen. But that shouldn’t turn you off completely.
Think about it like Kool-Aid (mmmm!). There’s just no way to make the powdered mix in your kitchen. But you don’t let that stop you from whipping up a batch of the glorious grape elixir to quench your thirst during a bout of the munchies.
If you think CBD water might be the thing for you, don’t let the fact that you can’t make it at home stop you from buying a bottle.
The only way to know if CBD water is right for you is to man (or woman) up and give it a try. When you think about it, what have you got to lose? CBD doesn’t have any side effects and there’s no way to take too much.
Really, it all comes down to personal preference. Do you like getting your CBD in the water your drink? Or do you prefer another delivery method? You won’t know for sure until you try them all.
And if you don’t like CBD water for some reason, you can always try the other methods. There are so many choices available these days, including:
That’s the beauty of CBD products: there’s really no right or wrong way to use them. It’s whatever works best for you. So give CBD water a try. It just might be exactly what you’re looking for.
For more information on all things marijuana and to check out our 100-percent all-natural cannabis products, visit HonestMarijuana.com today.
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This is why it’s important to only travel with weed that is easily disposable. If we’re talking about “amount”, I would recommend less than five grams. That’s about five joints worth of weed or roughly the size of your palm.
At first glance both of these contenders in our Battle Royale are rather impressive to look at. Aesthetically, the Volcano vaporizer not only looks tough but is feels like it is really built to last, and it also has a somewhat sleek and contemporary look to the design.
Legalization supporters tend to debate that releasing the cops from the burden of fighting low-level cannabis crimes would give them more resources needed to tackle serious crimes.
Cystic fibrosis is a genetic condition affecting the cells that produce sweat, digestive fluid, and mucus. In a normal person, these fluids are thin and needed by the body to help various systems function optimally.
The problem doesn’t lie with the folks opening up guerilla dispensaries. It lies with the dynamics of supply and demand and a staunch regulatory process.
The study’s findings “suggest that CBD treatment induces an interplay among PPARy, mTOR and cyclin D1 in favor of apoptosis induction in both ER-positive and triple negative breast cancer cells, proposing CBD as a useful treatment for different breast cancer subtypes.”
Plants can only express non-green colors if they are equipped with the genetic building blocks to do so. These are known as anthocyanins, a group of flavonoids that give plants their red, blue, or purple pigments.
I saw a need for better access to cannabis. I could order just about everything else online – from food to movies to retail items, and I couldn’t understand why this wasn’t possible for the cannabis industry.
