The 4 Cannabis Groups
• Indica
• Sativa
• Ruderalis
• Hybrid
Indica
Origin: Afghanistan
Uses: Medicinal, Body High, Euphoric
What it looks like:
- Dark t & Green
- Short & Dense
- Wide Fan Leaves
Sativa
Origin: Central Asia
Uses: Cerebral High, Uplifting, Creativity
What it looks like:
- Light Green
- Tall & Lean
- Long & Narrow Leaves
Ruderalis
Origin: Asia & Central Europe
Uses: Cerebral High, Uplifting, Creativity
What it looks like:
- Light Green
- Short & Stalky
- Thick & Sturdy Stems
Hybrids
- Cannabis Sativa and Cannabis Indica factors and effects combined
- Created by mixing 2 or more strains
Types of Flower
Buds:
- Large nugs.
- Top of the plant
- Higher THC
Popcorn:
- Bottom of the plant
- Less development
Shake:
- Loose bits of flower that break off the plant
Weight
- Grams: 1 gram
- Eighths: 3.5 grams
- Quarters: 7 grams
- Halfs: 14 grams
- Ounce 28 grams
Endocannabinoid System
A naturally occurring system throughout the body.
This system controls most of our life functions including the immune system.
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Our bodies have a system designed to take in cannabis.
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Phytocannabinoids VS Endocannabinoids
Cannabinoid Receptors
CB1: Located in the brain & central nervous system
CB2: Found coated throughout the cells associated with the immune systems.
The Entourage Effect
Combinations of different phytocannabinoids & terpenes that bind to our receptors
By working together, these create effects can magnify the therapeutic benefits of cannabis.
Decarboxylation
The process of heating cannabis and hemp to activate the cannabinoids.
Cannabigerol
The Mother of All Cannabinoids
- All cannabinoids are derived from CBGA
- Starting compound of the cannabis plant
- Nonpsychoactive
- Sourced from young cannabis plants
THCA & THC
Tetrahydrocannabinolic Acid
- Nonpsychoactive
- Found in raw cannabis plants
- Calming effects
- Legal in most states when derived from hemp
- When heated becomes THC
Tetrahydrocannabinol
- Main psychoactive compound in cannabis
- Found in heated cannabis
- Euphoric effects
- Schedule 1 drug, legal in 0.3% when hemp derived
CBDA & CBD
Cannabidiolic Acid
- Unheated acid form of CBD
- Most abundant phytocannabinoid in hemp
- Anti -inflammatory properties
Cannabidiol
- Nonpsychoactive
- Activated when heated or processed through the metabolism
- Interacts with the ECS and other systems throughout the body
Cannabinol
- Created after THC is exposed to heat light and oxygen
- Regulates pain, memory and appetite
- Mildly psychoactive
- Insentifies sleep-inducing effects
Metabolic Enzymes
Break down endocannibinoids after they carried out the needed response.
The custodians of the endocannabinoid system
