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Issue #404 - Sunday, January 12, 2019
Dear Fellow Grower,
In today's issue...
- "Medical Marijuana" is a term that is being thrown around a lot these days, but how exactly is it different from regular weed?
- Did you know that a powerful new cannabinoid called "THCP" was discovered a few weeks ago? Learn more!
- This weeks trophy pics have it all: Close-ups, big colas, nice camerawork, and even a shot of the root system after harvest. Don't miss this one!
Nebula Haze & Sirius Fourside (founders of GrowWeedEasy.com)
"If you tell the truth,
you don't have to remember anything."
~Mark Twain
What Exactly is Medical Marijuana? 👩⚕️🆚🎉
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What Makes a Strain “Medical”?
Short Answer: There is no objective difference between adult-use and medical marijuana.
Wait, what?
When it comes to cannabis, there are thousands of varieties with a wide spectrum of possible effects. While some of these effects are more “medical” than others, a strain that offers relief to one patient could make symptoms worse for another patient (and vice versa). Therefore, what you should focus on is finding a strain that offers relief for the specific symptoms you’re suffering from. It also usually takes some trial and error to figure out what works best for
you and your body.
Is this “medical” marijuana? The answer may surprise you. It depends on your symptoms and how your body reacts!
There are so many cannabis strains that it’s impossible to neatly categorize them all. People often discuss the differences between “indica” and “sativa” strains
when it comes to medical marijuana, but nearly every strain of cannabis is a hybrid.
To add another layer of complexity, we’re still learning how different compounds in cannabis affect humans. Recently, researchers in Italy discovered THCP, a powerful new cannabinoid that we didn’t know existed. There’s evidence that other cannabis derivatives such as terpenes and cannabis flavonoids may be responsible for some of the medical effects of cannabis, but we don’t fully understand how everything works together. Until there’s more objective research, most people simply experiment to figure out which strains work best. Unfortunately, it’s not always easy to predict how your body will react.
What should you do?
Instead of focusing on whether a strain is indica or sativa, or some other aspect like how it looks/smells, it’s often more useful to choose genetics based on the known effects and reviews from other patients.
Does medical marijuana get you “messed up?”
While many strains of cannabis have strong mental effects, some varieties are completely non-psychoactive. Non-psychoactive varieties of cannabis won’t affect your thinking much (if at all). Non-psychoactive varieties of cannabis are usually high in CBD with almost no THC. These low-THC strains are popular for the relief of anxiety, insomnia, and seizures.
Some cannabis strains affect your thinking, while others do not
However, many patients do use high-THC varieties of cannabis for the relief of certain symptoms such as pain and nausea. High-THC strains will get you “high” alongside any symptom relief.
"THCP" is 30x Stronger than THC?!
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Recently a bunch of scientists in Italy discovered two new cannabinoids!
One intriguing cannabinoid was named "THCP". THCP is similar to THC in chemical structure. However, in tests with rats, the effects appear to be 30x stronger than THC. It's yet to be tested on a human.
In the cannabis world, there is a lot of debate around why some cannabis strains feel more potent than others. I've smoked 15% THC strains that feel "stronger" than 25% THC strains, and many cannabis enthusiasts have experienced something similar.
There's a great deal of research into how things like terpenes and cannabis-specific flavonoids modify the effects of cannabinoids. The total effects of all compounds in cannabis is sometimes referred to as the entourage effect.
But THCP (and other unstudied cannabinoids) could potentially explain why some "lower THC" strains feel so powerful.
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