Clinical and Therapeutic Cannabis Information Flashcards

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NEUROPATHIC PAIN

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  • A Result of Disease in or Damage to the Nervous System, aka the “Somatosensory System”
  • Cannabis Clinically Proven Useful Treatment of:
    • Neuropathic Pain Associated w/ Vascular Disease
    • Herpes
    • Multiple Sclerosis
    • Trauma
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SOMATOSENSORY SYSTEM

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  • Nervous System
  • Feels Pain
  • Senses Touch
  • Regulates Temperature
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MOVEMENT DISORDERS

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  • Neurological Conditions Affecting Speed, Fluency, Quality, Ease of Movement
  • Ataxia
  • Cerebral Palsy
  • Parkinson’s
  • Dystonia
  • Huntington’s
  • Multiple System Atrophies
  • Paraplegia
  • Restless Leg Syndrome
  • Spinal Cord Injuries
  • Strokes
  • Tics
  • Tourette’s
  • Tremors
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HOW DOES CANNABIDIOL (CBD) FIGHT ALZHEIMER’S?

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By inhibiting the release of beta-amyloid peptide, which is toxic on the human body.

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CBD

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  • Cannabidiol
  • Inhibits Growth of Cancer Cells
  • Non-Psychoactive
  • Anti-Inflammatory
  • Neuroprotective
  • Immunosuppressive
  • Phytocannabinoid
  • Represents up to 50% of Plants Extracts
  • “Sour Tsunami”, “Harlequin”, “Cannatonic”
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2000

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-Found Cannabidiol (CBD) Effectively Blocked Arthritis in Animals

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APOPTOSIS

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-The Process of Cannabinoids Stopping Certain Types of Cancers by Programmed Cell Death

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THC

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  • Tetrahydrocannabinol
  • Responsible for Euphoric High
  • Mild Level Less Than 10%, Moderate Level 10-17%, High Level 17-25% In Bud
  • Hash 25-70%
  • Bubble Hash 85%
  • Kief 20-65%
  • Phytocannabinoid
  • If Left too Long, THC can Turn to CBN
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