The use of cannabis in the United States has exploded following the passage of the Farm Bill in 2018.

This bill made CBD legal from coast to coast within the United States, and many states are opting to allow products that include THC to be used either medicinally or recreationally.

Humans have a long history of the use of cannabis.

But because it has been a Schedule 1 narcotic in the United States for many years, the amount

of research that we have on the medicinal properties of marijuana are

relatively limited. That said, we do know that people use CBD alone or in combination with

THC for broad-ranging ailments, including pain disorders like arthritis

or fibromyalgia.

We know that CBD, because of its broad distribution of the CB2 receptor throughout our body,

can help to quash inflammation in people who are suffering from

Crohn's disease or irritable bowel syndrome. People who suffer from neurological or mental

health disorders such as epilepsy, anxiety, multiple sclerosis, and PTSD may also gain benefit from the use of CBD or THC.

This is because we have a broadly distributed receptor in our brain as well.

We also see people using medical cannabis as a part of a sleep routine. And this is important

because we know that getting a sleep routine right can have broad ranging benefits throughout

many different systems of our body.

Today, I am going to be talking all about the ins and outs of the appropriate use of

medical cannabis.

This is not a show about how do we get high and how do we discover if we're an indica or a sativa kind of person.

This is about how do we take CBD and THC in the correct ratios while adding in other plant terpenes and terpenoids to create a medicinal benefit that can help be

one of the pieces of the puzzle that helps us to achieve true health and wellness. Let's get to the

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