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yuiyoshida

(42,314 posts)
Thu Mar 9, 2017, 06:09 PM Mar 2017

When marijuana is the drug that helps



MASON CITY — Ellen Shawgo had never tried marijuana in her life.

So when an employee of a medical cannabis (marijuana) dispensary in Springfield asked her which form of medical marijuana she wanted to try, she didn't know.

"There were leaves for smoking; capsules; edibles, which is food with cannabis added; and oil you could put under your tongue," said Shawgo, who is undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer that has returned and spread to her lymph nodes.

"It's like, 'Oh my! What do I do?'" Shawgo recalled with a smile.

"But they were very helpful. They asked me 'Are you a smoker?' I said 'No, I've never smoked.'" So they suggested that she start with capsules.

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When marijuana is the drug that helps (Original Post) yuiyoshida Mar 2017 OP
Based on years of personal research..... Glamrock Mar 2017 #1
oh yeah yuiyoshida Mar 2017 #3
That's great! Glamrock Mar 2017 #4
... skylucy Mar 2017 #2
What effects does CBD have on its own? OxQQme Mar 2017 #5
Good to know and thanks for adding to the discussion yuiyoshida Mar 2017 #6

OxQQme

(2,550 posts)
5. What effects does CBD have on its own?
Thu Mar 9, 2017, 10:03 PM
Mar 2017
https://www.leafly.com/news/cannabis-101/cbd-effects-benefits-whole-plant-medicine

To shed some light on the subject, we assembled a panel of five experts in different areas of the cannabis space to weigh in:

Jessica Peters (founder, Moxie Meds);
Constance Finley (founder and CEO, Constance Therapeutics);
Mary Lynn Mathre RN, MSN (president and co-founder, Patients Out of Time);
Eloise Theisen RN, MSN (director, American Cannabis Nurses Association);
Perry Solomon, MD (chief medical officer, HelloMD).

Here’s what they had to say.
>"Mary Lynn Mathre: “Many – anxiolytic, anti-inflammatory, anti-seizure, neuroprotective, bone stimulant, anti-spasmodic, and more.”
Jessica Peters: “Anti-inflammatory, anti-spasmodic, anti-proliferative, analgesic, anxiolytic (anti-anxiety), neuroprotective, anti-psychotic, anti-emetic (anti-nausea) … I can technically answer what are the properties of CBD, but these properties might not pop out if THC is not present. A potential new research category that I’ve seen evidence of anecdotally are addiction-fighting properties … CBD seems to reroute those neural pathways.”
Constance Finley: “Studies have shown CBD to have a positive effect on inflammation, pain, anxiety, psychosis and spasms, but it should be noted that most of these applications are not treated with just CBD alone and in fact do require some level of THC, whose role as a phytotherapeutic compound has already been established vis-à-vis many of the same conditions. CBD acts on different receptors than THC in the body.”
Perry Solomon: “It’s been found that CBD alone can cause a feeling of calm, relaxation. CBD’s other medicinal effects stem from completely separate pathways, such as the cannabinoid receptor 2 (CB2), mu and delta opioid receptors. Taken on its own, CBD has sedative, antioxidant, anti-anxiety, and antidepressant effects on the brain, but does not create any overtly psychoactive high like THC. It’s also been shown to have change gene expression and remove beta amyloid plaque, the hallmark of Alzheimer’s, from brain cells.”

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yuiyoshida

(42,314 posts)
6. Good to know and thanks for adding to the discussion
Thu Mar 9, 2017, 11:01 PM
Mar 2017

I seriously have to go take some time at the dispensary to find out what is all there!

http://www.harvestshop.com/menu.html

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