Analysis of adulterants in prepared bhang from different Authorized bhang shops Shrawan Kumar Sadawarti, Lav Kesharwani, A. K. Jain, Vaibhav Saran, A. K. Gupta Academic Journal of Forensic Sciences, Volume 01 | Issue 02 | October-2018 Available online at : www.xournals.com Abstract : Cannabis is a tall, erect, annual, dioecious herb, provided with an open sunny environment, light, well-drained composted soil and ample irrigation. Bhang is obtained from cut tops of uncultivated plants and is least potent. The potency depends upon the concentration of Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). It is a narcotic drug and is analgesic in nature. Bhang is prepared by crushing the leaf of cannabis [...]
Lire la suiteCannabis Chemovar Nomenclature Misrepresents Chemical and Genetic Diversity; Survey of Variations in Chemical Profiles and Genetic Markers in Nevada Medical Cannabis Samples Ulrich Reimann-Philipp, Mark Speck, Cindy Orser, Steve Johnson, Aaron Hilyard, Helen Turner, Alexander J. Stokes, and Andrea L. Small-Howard Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research, Volume X, Number X, 2019 Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. DOI: 10.1089/can.2018.0063 Abstract Introduction : Medical cannabis patients receive clinical benefits from the secondary metabolites of the plant, which contain a variety of cannabinoids and terpenoids in combinations that can be used to classify the chemovars. State-regulated medical cannabis programs rely on breeder-reported ‘‘strain’’ names both within diversion control systems and to [...]
Lire la suiteThe Effect of Light Spectrum on the Morphology and Cannabinoid Content of Cannabis sativa L. Gianmaria Magagnini, Gianpaolo Grassi, Stiina Kotiranta Medical Cannabis and Cannabinoids, 2018, 1, 19–27 DOI : 10.1159/000489030 Abstract Cannabis sativa L. flowers are the main source of Δ-9- tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) used in medicine. One of the most important growth factors in cannabis cultivation is light; light quality, light intensity, and photoperiod play a big role in a successful growth protocol. The aim of the present study was to examine the effect of 3 different light sources on morphology and cannabinoid production. Cannabis clones were grown under 3 different light spectra, namely [...]
Lire la suiteThe Association between Cannabis Product Characteristics and Symptom Relief Sarah S. STITH, Jacob M. VIGIL, Franco BROCKELMAN, Keenan KEELING, Branden HALL Scientific Reports - Nature, 2019, 9, 2712. Published online 2019 Feb 25. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-39462-1 PMCID: PMC6389973 PMID: 30804402 Abstract Federal barriers and logistical challenges have hindered measurement of the real time effects from the types of cannabis products used medically by millions of patients in vivo. Between 06/06/2016 and 03/05/2018, 3,341 people completed 19,910 self- administrated cannabis sessions using the mobile device software, ReleafApp to record: type of cannabis product (dried whole natural Cannabis flower, concentrate, edible, tincture, topical), combustion method (joint, pipe, vaporization), Cannabis [...]
Lire la suiteCannabis Robert Hämmig, Ulrich W. Preuss und Michael Soyka January 2019 DOI: 10.1016/B978-3-437-23021-9.00009-6 Kernaussagen ● Die Cannabispflanze, welche die Menschheit seit Jahrtausenden begleitet, wird vi elfältig genutzt: ○ als Lieferant für Fasern zur Herstellung von Tüchern, Schnüren, Seilen und Papier, ○ als Nahrungsmittel (Samenkörner und Öl), ○ als Medizin für Mensch und Tier sowie als Genussmittel. ● Im 19. Jh. hielt Cannabis Einzug in die moderne westliche Medizin und wurde auch als „Freizeitdroge“ genutzt. Aus dieser Zeit stammen detaillierte phänomenologische Bes chreibungen der Effekte. Noch blieb aber der Wirkmechanismus völlig unklar. ● Die erste Hälfte des 20. Jh. ist das „dunkle Zeitalter“ des Cannabis, in dem das Fors chungsinteresse erlahmte. [...]
Lire la suiteVariétés de Cannabis: Par Docteur Ethan Russo http://www.cannabis-med.org/index.php?tpl=faq&red=faqlist&id=172&lng=fr Les consommateurs de cannabis ont souvent indiqué que les différentes variétés de cannabis produisent des effets variables, que se soit concernant les effets psychoactifs ou les bénéfices thérapeutiques. Les variétés sont généralement désignées comme étant soit Sativa, soit Indica, soit hybrides. Or, ces noms, d’un point de vue commercial, prêtent à confusion. Pour cette raison, la communauté scientifique s’est concentrée sur le Tétrahydrocannabinol (THC) qu’elle considérait comme la principale variable et la seule d’importance. En parallèle, jusqu’à très récemment, les croisements sélectifs des variétés de cannabis, destiné à l’usage récréatif ou à l’usage thérapeutique, [...]
Lire la suiteCeremonial ‘Plant Medicine’ use and its relationship to recreational drug use : an exploratory study Caroline Dorsen, Joseph Palamar and Michele G. Shedlin Addiction Research & Theory, 2018 https://doi.org/10.1080/16066359.2018.1455187 ABSTRACT Background : The ceremonial use of psychoactive/hallucinogenic plant based drugs, such as ayahuasca, psilocybin and others, is a growing trend in the United States (US) and globally. To date, there has been little research documenting how many people are using psychoactive substances in this context, who the users are, what benefits/risks exist in the use of these drugs and the relationship between ceremonial drug use and recreational drug use. In this paper we describe a [...]
Lire la suiteThe Anti-Inflammatory Properties of Terpenoids from Cannabis Ruth Gallily, Zhannah Yekhtin, and Lumı´r Ondrˇej Hanusˇ Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research, 3, 1, 2018, 282-290. Doi : 10.1089/can.2018.0014 Abstract : Introduction : Cannabinoids are well known to have anti-inflammatory effects in mammalians; however, the Cannabis plant also contains other compounds such as terpenoids, whose biological effects have not yet been characterized. The aim of this study was to compare the anti-inflammatory properties of terpenoids with those of cannabidiol (CBD). Materials and Methods : Essential oils prepared from three monoecious nonpsychoactive chemotypes of Cannabis were analyzed for their terpenoid content and subsequently studied pharmacologically for their anti-inflammatory properties in [...]
Lire la suiteThe Case for the Entourage Effect and Conventional Breeding of Clinical Cannabis : no "Strain", no Gain Ethan B. Russo, Frontiers in Plant Science, 2019, Volume 9, Article 1969, 1-8. doi : 10.3389/fpls.2018.01969 The topic of Cannabis curries controversy in every sphere of influence, whether politics, pharmacology, applied therapeutics or even botanical taxonomy. Debate as to the speciation of Cannabis, or a lack thereof, has swirled for more than 250 years. Because all Cannabis types are eminently capable of cross-breeding to produce fertile progeny, it is unlikely that any clear winner will emerge between the “lumpers” vs. “splitters” in this taxonomical debate. This is [...]
Lire la suiteREVIEW-THEMED ISSUE Cannabis, from plant to pill Pr Christopher GROF, British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 2018, 84, 2463-2467 Correspondence Professor Christopher P. L. Grof, School of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Newcastle, University Drive, Callaghan, NSW, 2308, Australia. Tel.: + 61 2 49215858; Fax: +61 2 4921 5361; 1 Centre for Plant Science, School of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW 2308, Australia and 2 The Australian Centre for Cannabinoid Clinical and Research Excellence Hunter Medical Research Institute, Locked Bag 1000, New Lambton, NSW2305, Australia Keywords : cannabinoids, cannabis, flos, flower, terpenoids The therapeutic application of cannabis is attracting substantial public and clinical interest. [...]
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