and Dosing
DELIVERY AND DOSING From the clay chillum pipes of Goa, India, to miniature electronic vaporizers, there are hundreds of choices for delivering cannabis into the body. The most appropriate medical…
of Cannabis
FORMS OF CANNABIS In arid climates, such as Afghanistan or the Beqaa Valley of Lebanon, harvested cannabis has for centuries been dried and sieved to collect its cannabinoid-rich gland heads….
and terpenoids—The Principal Active Ingredients of Medicinal Cannabis
PHYTOCANNABINOIDS AND TERPENOIDS—THE PRINCIPAL ACTIVE INGREDIENTS OF MEDICINAL CANNABIS More than 700 chemical constituents are produced within the cannabis plant.31 Of these, the cannabinoids, a group of over 80 molecules…
Cannabis Plant
THE CANNABIS PLANT Current genetic understanding places cannabis within the plant family Cannabaceae. This small family consists of flowering plants that originated within the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere….
Contaminants, Pathogens, Pesticides, and Adulterants
CANNABIS CONTAMINANTS, PATHOGENS, PESTICIDES, AND ADULTERANTS Medical cannabis needs to be clean to protect patients from needless and occasionally dangerous exposure to pathogens, pesticides, and adulterants. The best way to…
and Preventive Medicine
CANNABIS AND PREVENTIVE MEDICINE Could cannabis prevent some diseases and conditions in addition to providing symptomatic relief? The preliminary evidence seems to support this idea. Vincenzo Di Marzo, the noted…
