The Great CBD Hunt of 2011
Steep Hill Labs, a cannabis testing facility in Oakland, announced “The Great CBD Hunt of 2011”. SHL is offering a reward for previously unknown cannabis strains producing CBD content above 3%. Account Manager Wilson Linker confirmed that they had not yet seen any new strains since they began offering credit for free potency tests in January. However, most marijuana strains out there have been selected for THC and not CBD. “CBD-rich” cannabis is more than 4% cannabidiol by weight (without respect to THC content) or more than 2.5% CBD if CBD exceeds THC. For a frame of reference, check out the menu at the this dispensary that lists available strains of medicine with their THC and CBD content.
THC, or tetrahydrocannabinol, is the best known cannabinoid in marijuana, but another cannabinoid, CBD, has recently come to popular attention. CBD stands for cannabidiol and is being studied in Italy, UK, China, South America and Israel for its effect on: inflammation, cancer cell suppression, muscle spasms, nausea, anxiety and as an anti-depressant. In addition to specific health benefits, CBD changes how THC effects your body, limiting negative side effects. “The range of effects of the phytocannabinoids on pathophysiological processes is truly impressive, and suggests broad applicability in their future therapeutic application.” - A tale of two cannabinoids: The therapeutic rationale for combining tetrahydrocannabinol and cannabidiol
The paper cited above is an excellent overview of THC and CBD. As it turns out, the cannabinoids modulate each other to cause different effects in humans than if they were used alone. CBD doesn’t bind to CB1 receptors in the brain or CB2 receptors throughout the body but actually blocks THC activity as a CB receptor antagonist. Some CBD moderates THC psychoactive effects and acts as a neuroprotective agent to reduce short term memory loss. Smoke pure CBD and then THC and you would not feel effects from the THC. To paraphrase the paper’s conclusion: CBD and perhaps other cannabis components achieve synergy with THC consisting of potentiation of benefits, reduction of adverse effects and lower toxicity.
The lack of psychoactivity of CBD makes it an appealing therapeutic tool when used alone, but combining THC and CBD provides significant benefits as well. Cannabis strains high in CBD and THC achieve a more functional, daily cannabis therapy regimen compared to high THC only medicine. Here is a testimonial about how CBD has helped manage illness.
Imagine a discreet THC/CBD-rich tincture that would not cause couch lock or a distracting head high. The safety of CBD has been well established in clinical trials in England where Sativex, a prescription plant derived THC/CBD mouth spray, is available in Canada and the UK for multiple sclerosis patients suffering neuropathic pain. Marinol, the first generation attempt at making THC pharmaceuticals, failed miserably in part because it did not include any other cannabinoids besides THC or any plant material. As people become more aware of the benefits of CBD and THC, CBD-rich strains will become more popular for medical use.
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My legal name is Nathanael Carroll Horton, and I would like to petition for a Presidential pardon.
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0I was born in Boston, Massachusetts on December 27th 1985. For the past several years I have been on medical leave from Brown University in Rhode Island. More specifically, I have been on medical disability for what has been misdiagnosed simply as "bi-polar disorder type I". I am actually an autistic savant who also suffers from an extremely treatment resistant form of manic-depressiveness. I have spent the past several weeks formulating both my algorithms and words.
I wish to make one radioerview with a respected global network. Please respect my privacy.
I also wish to reassure anyone concerned;I'm feeling well, thank you for asking.
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0For the past 10 years I have been conducting a global computer science thought/machine coded experiment. This is my life's work. My magnum opus. I don't have much time to explain, for that I am sorry. I will do my best.
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I helped launch my first startup on the edges of Silicon Valley when I was a freshmen at Aragon High School. The Aragon Robotics team has been in continuous operation for about 11 years and has a yearly operating budget of about $8k. Not bad for a company I helped start in a failing California Public High School.
My difficulty with everyone and myself is that I cannot express fast enough because you are all too slow and I am too tired. I will do my best.
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0This message is written in my unique style of calculus and writing. My intention is to simultanously; unconciously and deliberately record both a prototype universal machine code/human interface.
This is called parallel processing and is the key to increasing human productivity if people choose to be more productive. "The problem is Moore's law."
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I helped launch my first startup on the edges of Silicon Valley when I was a freshmen at Aragon High School. The Aragon Robotics team has been in continuous operation for about 11 years and has a yearly operating budget of about $8k. Not bad for a company I helped start in a failing California Public High School.
Job creation is a myth. In a couple of weeks I have already laid down light years of quantum information archived, encrypted, and made public under CC licensing and Open Source design. In other words, I created a job this morning. What have you done lately?
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