[spacer height="20px"] A cannabis plant produces over 400 different chemical compounds in its lifetime, and yet the most famous compound is THC, or Tetrahydrocannabinol.[spacer height="10px"] THC and other cannabinoid chemicals in marijuana are similar to chemicals that naturally occur in the body. These natural cannabinoids, such...
[spacer height="40px"]It’s an exciting time to get to work in the cannabis industry. Maybe you’re wondering how to land a job or maybe it’s time to make a career shift. Here are some helpful steps to getting you in. Research and Reframe Even if you have never...
[spacer height="20px"]If you’re human, you have a network of receptors called the “endocannabinoid system,” (ECS) found in your brain and throughout your nervous system. Turns out that the compounds in the cannabis plant “turn on” this system—and that our bodies produce similar compounds that also...
One of the more popular consumption options is to grind the cannabis bud and smoke it either in a device (like a pipe) or to use rolling papers to roll it into a marijuana cigarette (joint). If you wish to directly consume the cannabis bud but don’t wish to smoke, you can always use a Vaporizer – which is part of Beleave’s harm reduction program.
CBD (Cannabidiol) is the non-psychoactive and highly therapeutic chemical that occurs naturally in cannabis plants. It can be extracted and in processed into a variety of different products to suit the patient’s needs (such as oils, droplets, capsules and tinctures to name a few).
Cannabis can actually be infused directly into the ingredients of many popular foods. Not just brownies and cookies, but also gummies, hard candies, chocolate bars and a number of other sweet and savoury foods. When consuming edibles, like when consuming cannabis in any form, it is extremely important to know the quantity and potency of the product you’re using.
From teas to sodas and even cocktails, cannabis can be infused into liquids in a similar fashion as it is when infused into solid foods. Yet another similarity cannabis beverages have to edibles is that potency – or amounts of THC and CBD infused into the liquid – can be greatly controlled and adjusted within each product.
Because they tend to be non-psychoactive, cannabis-infused topicals are often the choice of those that wish to receive only the medicinal properties of cannabis without any of the mind-altering effects. These balms, lotions, oils and sprays sometimes contain added ingredients such as essential oils (like tea tree or cayenne) to increase their overall therapeutic benefits.
There are also ways to ingest the medicinal properties of cannabis without ingesting the plant directly. There are a number of extraction methods that can be put to use to draw Oils, Rosins and granular extracts called Kiev and Dry Siev that can also be smoked, vaporized and, in some cases, eaten.