Daniel Green - The Cannabinoid Cookbook: Transform Your Health Using Herbs and Spices from Your Kitchen

As more and more people turn to natural and alternative medicine to help them address health issues, cannabis has become a substantial part of the conversation. Extensive research over the past few decades has proven something that has been known to civilizations dating back to 2900 BC: Many parts of the cannabis plant have medicinal effects on the h uman body.

The legality of using cannabis has undergone a lot of changes in the US as more of this research is embraced by the medical profession. Marijuana, one type of cannabis plant, is legal to purchase and use in thirty-six states when prescribed by a physician. Its being used to treat a wide variety of health issues including Alzheimers disease, seizure disorders, chronic pain, nausea, HIV and AIDS, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), anxiety, and multiple sclerosis. Because marijuana has tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the chemical that gives you the feeling of being high, it has been illegal for all use until recently. Thanks to referendum votes and the support of state legislatures, recreational use of marijuana is legal in fifteen states as of the beginning of 2021.

The effects of THC have stigmatized marijuana as an illegal drug in the eyes of many people. Yet increasing reports of the therapeutic effects of taking marijuana have created a substantial market of people who want to get the physical benefits of marijuana, but not get high or be associated with the negative connotations often attached to those who use it. It was this demand that started a nationwide business that has branched into virtually every city and s mall town.

Cannabidiol (CBD) is present in marijuana and hemp plantsboth of which are in the cannabis family. After THC, CBD is the second most active chemical in marijuana. Commercial-grade CBD is derived from the hemp plant. It contains either no or very small amounts of THC, which allows CBD to offer health benefits comparable to those found with marijuana use without inducing altered states of mind. This lack of THC makes the sale of CBD products legal in most states and ensures that oils and other derivatives dont deliver the high that you get from THC.

Today, smoke shops, grocery stores, stand-alone businesses, CBD manufacturers, and even pharmacies offer CBD oils, edibles, and topical products to the general consumer. It seems you cant throw a stone these days without coming across some kind of CBD product.