There is an assumption among marijuana consumers (for medical or recreational purposes) that the variations in the effects they get from the different cannabis strains are a result of variations in the THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) and CBD (cannabidiol) concentration in those strains. However, a new study has revealed that such a perception may not be a full reflection of what is going on.
The University of British Columbia-based researchers studied 33 strains of both Sativa and Indica strains of cannabis and found that there was little variation in their CBD or THC content.
However, the different strains varied widely in terms of the other cannabinoids that they contained. This finding raised the possibility that it is those other active ingredients which determine what therapeutic or psychoactive reaction a consumer will get when they consume a particular product.
Consumers need to know that cannabis has approximately 100 cannabinoids but regulations only require manufacturers to declare how much THC and CBD is present in a given product. The focus on THC and CBD may be based on the fact that those two active ingredients are the most plentiful in the cannabis plant.
However, as any lawyer will tell you, the devil is always in the details. The little-known cannabinoids could the real “heroes” of the effects that cannabis users experience.
More attention therefore needs to be focused upon understanding all the active ingredients in marijuana and how they affect a consumer.
The way cannabis strains are bred also needs to be formalized so that the scientific community can understand which strains contain which combination of active ingredients and which ones were lost during a breeding procedure.
The prohibitionist laws which have existed for long made it impossible for breeders to accurately document the lineage and characteristics of the different marijuana strains currently available. Consequently, it is possible that the same strain may have a different name based on the interests of the entity currently growing and marketing that variation of the same strain.
On the consumer side, the researchers advise that users educate themselves about the benefits of “whole plant medicine” instead of being lost in how this strain has this amount of THC or CBD when compared to another strain.
If the research achieved anything, that thing was showing the world how little is currently known about the composition, effects and uses to which marijuana can be put. You can bet that Phivida Holdings Inc. (CSE: VIDA) (OTCQX: PHVAF) and Sugarmade, Inc. (OTCQB: SGMD) are working to unravel the secrets marijuana has for the world.
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