You may have smoked marijuana before, but you don’t really know the details – you just know it made you do it. So when your local pharmacy opens and you’re surrounded by chewing gum, balm, and tea, you might be surprised at the plant’s pliability. In its simplest form, cannabis is a plant. This plant […]

Cannabis contains more than 113 different chemical compounds known as cannabinoids. Cannabidiol (CBD) and delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) are two types of chemicals extracted from marijuana. Interest in the potential health consequences and benefits of cannabis has increased in recent years. Much of that interest lies in these two cannabinoids. That interest is likely to increase as […]

Cannabidiol, or CBD, is a lesser-known subsidiary of the cannabis sativa plant; its more famous sibling, tetrahydrocannabinol or THC, is the active ingredient in pots that catapult consumers “high”. It is believed that this plant originated around 750 BC. It has roots in Central Asia. It was used in medicine – or for rituals – […]