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Cannabis Strains: Do Cannabis Strains Differ?By Dr. Ethan Russo
Cannabis consumers have always maintained that different types (strains, or chemical varieties, chemovars) produce distinct effects, whether this be with respect to their psychoactivity or to their therapeutic attributes. Strains are often ... more
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- 25. June 2017
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Science/Human: CBD reduces blood pressure in healthy people
In a study with nine healthy male volunteers a single dose of 600 mg CBD significantly reduced blood pressure, researchers of the Universities of Nottingham and Oxford, United Kingdom, Royal Derby Hospital Centre, Derby, United Kingdom, wrote in the Journal of Clinical Investigation Insight. They were given 600 mg of CBD or placebo in a crossover study. CBD reduced resting systolic blood ... more
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- 28. May 2017
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- USA: The State of Washington allows self-cultivation of cannabis by patients
- Uruguay: Foundation of the Uruguayan Society of Endocannabinology
- Chile: Citizens increasingly grow their own medical cannabis
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The Cannabinoid Conference 2017 of the IACM, 29-30 September 2017, Cologne, Germany.
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