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What Practitioners Should Know About CBD
CBD is the abbreviation for the compound Cannabidiol and it is one of 113 identified phytocannabinoids found in cannabis and hemp. There is good evidence that it has potential benefit to a wide range of systems in our body because it exerts its effect through the body’s endocannabinoid system. We’ve all heard of our body’s cardiovascular system, gastrointestinal system, respiratory system, and so forth, but did you know your body also has an endocannabinoid system? The endocannabinoid system was identified in the 1992 by Raphael Mechoulam, an Israeli organic chemist and professor of Medicinal Chemistry at the Hebrew University...
A Closer Look at Cannabis and Eye Health
It is hard to believe that 44 years have passed since Robert Randall’s and his wife Alice O’Leary Randall’s landmark legal battle against the United States Government. Living in Washington D.C. in the ‘70s, Robert was diagnosed with glaucoma at the age of 25 and was told he could lose his vision completely in just 5 short years. He and Alice, a registered nurse, found that compounds in the cannabis sativa plant were able to relieve the ocular pressure he was experiencing. Unfortunately, the DEA classifies cannabis sativa as a schedule 1 controlled substance, and Robert was arrested for growing...
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