Assessment of Exposure to and Human Health Risk from THC and
Other Cannabinoids in Hemp Foods By Franjo Grotenhermen, MD, Gero Leson, D.Env., Petra Pless, D.Env.
Not exact matches
Hemp oil that is full of cannabidiol (CBD), a
cannabinoid with neuroprotectant, antioxidant and
other therapeutic qualities, generated $ 130 million
in sales
in 2016 and is projected to reach $ 350 million by 2020.
Cuomo announced a new series of aggressive enforcement actions
in 2016 to combat the illegal sale of K2 and
other synthetic
cannabinoids, according to a press release Monday from the governor's office.
Other studies have shown
cannabinoids» efficacy
in relieving pain and reducing anxiety and sleeplessness
in cancer and AIDS sufferers.
For instance, they have found synthetic
cannabinoids in some liquids that weren't labelled as containing any drug
other than nicotine but were suspiciously expensive.
The findings raise the intriguing possibility that THC and
other «
cannabinoids» might act as antiaging molecules
in the brain.
By contrast, «orthosteric» drugs — including
cannabinoids such as delta -9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and opioids such as morphine — influence primary binding sites, which means their effects may «spill over» to
other processes
in the body, causing dangerous or unwanted side effects.
«It's become clear that many of the
other cannabinoids have potential therapeutic activity, but it's still too early to tell whether that's going to translate into clinical trial data or not,» said Mark Ware from McGill University Health Centre
in Montreal, Canada.
Scientists from the Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology of the Polish Academy of Sciences
in Warsaw have recently discovered that the alpha and beta cells communicate with each
other, and the central role
in this communication is played by
cannabinoids — organic compounds that occur
in nature also
in inflorescences of cannabis.
In adults, more cannabinoids will force one group of cells to more intensive work, but at the same time it will weaken the efficiency of the other, and in consequence blood glucose level will not change or may even increase significantly.&raqu
In adults, more
cannabinoids will force one group of cells to more intensive work, but at the same time it will weaken the efficiency of the
other, and
in consequence blood glucose level will not change or may even increase significantly.&raqu
in consequence blood glucose level will not change or may even increase significantly.»
Double - blind clinical trials, the gold standard for research studies
in medicine, have never been conducted to investigate the effects of marijuana's terpenes or its
cannabinoids other than THC.
In fact, we know very well that people with PTSD who use marijuana — a potent
cannabinoid — often experience more relief from their symptoms than they do from antidepressants and
other psychiatric medications.
Researchers provide evidence that activating
cannabinoid receptors suppresses pain
in mice without physical dependence or
other negative side effects.
Cannabinoids have been shown to act as immunosuppressive and anti-inflammatory agents
in skin diseases, as well as
in many
other pathologies of the immune system, such as multiple sclerosis, diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis and allergic asthma.
CBD works well on its own, but is far more effective when all of the
other cannabinoids and terpenes found
in the hemp plant are present.
«With
cannabinoid and hemp products increasing
in popularity, it's important for retailers to make sure they understand the basics of these products, what the ingredients are and how they can help pets with joint problems, arthritis, or
other ailments,» says Pierre.
CBD, on the
other hand, is responsible for many of the purported health benefits and is the
cannabinoid utilized
in pet products.