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    Cannabinoids Drug Analysis

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    Further understanding of the mechanisms of action of the cannabinoids, in particular the lead clinical candidates CBD and THC, is imperative as it will help guide new combinations and regimens, which would be useful clinically.” (5834). The brain’s importance is known, and any substance that can aid patients with a disease that can affect the brain should be utilized. The benefits of the medical use of the drug outweigh the consequences. Richard J. Bonnie and Charles H. Whitebread state, “It…

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    Cannabis Research

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    Cannabis (marijuana) is one of the most predominantly used prohibited drug in the United States, and like many other drugs that are habitually used, marijuana can lead to dependence. Currently, in the United States, it is estimated that there are 2 to 3 million new annual users of marijuana, and of these new users 10% will become dependent, and unfortunately, two thirds of this population are between 12 and 17 years old (Sofuoglu, Sugarman & Carroll, 2010). Marijuana contains an active…

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    Opioids Vs Cannabinoids

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    minimize pain, opioids can be highly addictive, which can pose a significant problem for those who take them to manage chronic pain. Cannabinoids, however, can be seen as a more natural method of reducing pain, as they are derived from a plant, and do not directly possess addictive qualities. On opposite ends of the pharmacological spectrum, opioids and cannabinoids operate in vastly different ways and offer their own risks and benefits when in relation treating various MS symptoms in patients.…

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    Abstract Objectives: The anticonvulsant effect of cannabinoid compound illustrated in various models of seizure and epilepsy. On the other hand, there are controversial findings about the role of large conductance calcium-activated potassium (BK) channels in the pathogenesis of epilepsy. Also, there is no data regarding the effect of co-administration of cannabinoid type 1 (CB1) receptor agonists and BK channels antagonists in the acute models of seizure in mice. In this study, the effects of…

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    CPP studies with cannabinoids have been largely ineffective at producing positive place preferences and the studies that have shown cannabinoid place preference have done so at various doses and magnitudes depending on the training procedure used across studies. Although very specific dosing parameters are required to produce place preferences for many drugs in the CPP paradigm (Bardo and Bevins 2000; Tzschentke 1998, the ability of cannabinoids, such as THC and the synthetic CB1 receptor…

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    Cannabis is a very complex plant that has thousands of cannabinoids in which each one contains distinct properties that can benefit an array of alignments. Uniquely, compared to other analgesic compounds, cannabis is not physically addictive. Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a disease that turns the immune system against the body’s own brain and spinal cord which results in disconnect throughout the body. MS is one condition that shows promise of the medical implication of cannabis to treat…

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    I believe that it is a shame that in 2008, 12.7 million people were diagnosed with cancer and an additional 7.6 million people die from this tragic disease. The World Health Organization states that in the year of 2030, this statistic will grow to 21.4 and 13.2 million respectively (Fanghua, 2010, p.297). But, what is cancer. Cancer is a disease caused by non-stop division of cells and it can happen almost anywhere in the human body. People who are stricken with this disease are people who are…

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    continuing to grow partially because they are unaware of the effects that drugs have on their brain. Marijuana has a large effect on the brain. One of the most noticed things is the loss of the short term memory. Marijuana causes this because the cannabinoid receptors are activated by a neurotransmitter called…

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    detail of each component of the plant and how each affects the human body and its biological make-up. The cannabis plant is loaded with cannabinoids, 113 cannabinoids to be exact. Cannabinoids are different components of the cannabis plant, serving important roles in curing or treating many illnesses and diseases, effectively. The most popular of the cannabinoids is THC. THC is the reason for the “stigma against marijuana,” the “bad drug.” Fahl’s research gives specific details of what THC is…

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    Advantages Of CBD

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    IS THIS CANNABINOID SO IMPORTANT? CBD, the acronym for the miracle compound cannadidiol, has long been in the shade of its psychoactive family member, the cannabinoid THC. Recently, both scientists and consumers have begun to recognize the myriad benefits of CBD for our physical and mental health. Below we have compiled 10 advantages of CBD that could surprise you with the therapeutic power of this essential compound. 1. CBD MITIGATES THC The CBD is considered a non-psychoactive cannabinoid,…

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