Cannabidiol has been making waves recently in the medical world for its ability to stop muscle spasms and is the second most abundant cannabinoid. This chemical is saving lives across the country, and certainly has potential for psychiatric use given it's anti-psychotic effects. Some believe that treatments for schizophrenia PTSD and other metal disorder can be made from CBD and the other cannabinoids and tests are underway in Colorado as we speak, where a revival of psychiatric treatments using empathic drugs like LSD and MDMA in therapy is also happening.
Often times strains of marijuana with higher levels of CBD will not be as powerful for two reasons. First, CBD and THC are made by the plant from the same base molecule, which means that there is a fundamental trade off between THC and CBD concentrations in bio-molecular ultimatum. A chemical called cannabigerolic acid, which is turned into a cyclic molecule by the group of synthase enzymes that produce CBD, THC and CBC respectively and usually in the acidic inactive form.
A second way CBD reduces the intensity of a high is through its anti-psychotic effects. This essentially down-regulates some of the more hallucinogenic effects of the THC, leaving a mild to medium high. This opens up the plant to be used as medicine by those who are not keen on the psycho-active effects of vaporizing or smoking marijuana. At Barneys Farm, each plant is listed with a note about the CBD content, to help growers pick which strain is right for them.
A second way CBD reduces the intensity of a high is through its anti-psychotic effects. This essentially down-regulates some of the more hallucinogenic effects of the THC, leaving a mild to medium high. This opens up the plant to be used as medicine by those who are not keen on the psycho-active effects of vaporizing or smoking marijuana. At Barneys Farm, each plant is listed with a note about the CBD content, to help growers pick which strain is right for them.
Plants have been bred to have high concentrations of CBD, similarly to the way they have been bred with higher levels of THC through a long testing and selection process. It takes generations of plants to produce consistent changes and the breeders should be awarded and commended for their diligent work. Many lives have been improved through the compassionate use of CBD oils and countless more will have the same experience.