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Best strains and terpenes for focus and flow state

The Cannigma

But this isn’t the only area of the brain affected by cannabis consumption. Researchers also found that cannabis consumption did not “significantly alter mean behavioral performance on the attention task” meaning cannabis consumption is not inherently distracting. Best terpenes for focus.

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Best strains and terpenes for creativity

The Cannigma

A side effect of cannabis consumption is increased blood flow, particularly in the brain. Pinene A 2005 study of terpenes found that pinene acts as an inhibitor of acetylcholinesterase, an enzyme that breaks down the important neurotransmitter acetylcholine, which may help to enhance energizing and focus effects.

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Report: “Key pharmacological differences between side effects of refined, pharmaceutical CBD formulations and whole plant extracts:”

Cannabis Law Report

Recent studies on the effectiveness of cannabidiol in the rare seizure disorders Dravet Syndrome and Lennox-Gastaut syndrome have prompted a biopharmaceutical company to perform clinical trials of its own to bring a cannabidiol based drug to the American market through the process of FDA approval. Medical Hypotheses (18 aug 2005).

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New Study: Demographic and policy-based differences in behaviors and attitudes towards driving after marijuana use: an analysis of the 2013–2017 Traffic Safety Culture Index

Cannabis Law Report

The authors share this view, assessing that the current evidence shows that marijuana can impair driving ability and increase crash risk, especially shortly after consumption. Association of Recreational Cannabis Laws in Colorado and Washington State With Changes in Traffic Fatalities, 2005–2017. A meta-analysis by Asbridge et al.

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Mixing weed and alcohol: the good, the bad and the ugly

The Cannigma

A clinical trial published in 2015 found that the test subjects had “significantly higher blood THC” levels when they used cannabis along with alcohol, and combining the two led to increased performance impairment. Drunk driving, self-harm: the other risks of mixing marijuana and alcohol. arguing while drinking.

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Why Does Marijuana Make You Lose Weight?

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For instance, in a 2005 review of 297 medical charts, the Journal of Addictive Diseases reported that the rate of cannabis use in the last 12 months was lower in obese subjects than in subjects with a lower BMI. As counterintuitive as it might sound, this conclusion is actually in line with a growing number of studies.

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Paper: The transition of cannabis into the mainstream of Australian healthcare: framings in professional medical publications

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Authors of texts may use more surreptitious, and sometimes unconscious, literary devices such as rhetoric, trope, metaphor, or juxtaposition—techniques that evoke moral positions, predictions of possible effects, and prescribe solutions (Entman 1993 ; Johnson-Cartee 2005 ; Weaver 2007 ). Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers; 2005.