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    Default Cannabidiol - CBD Supplement

    Cannabidiol aka CBD has officially hit the fitness supplement market! CBD is a cannabinoid found in marijuana(both hemp and sativa) that is not psychoactive like THC, but does have many amazing properties for both healthy and disease-state people. For healthy, weight training people, CBD has many interesting applications including arthritis, pain relief, anxiety, inflammation(systemic), increases appetite, cardio health, sex drive, sleep trouble, and even may lower incidence of getting type 2 diabetes.

    CBD has also been shown to have many positive effects for treating cancer including inhibiting tumor growth, inducing apoptosis of cancer cells, preventing development of blood vessels for tumors, and the best part is it seems to ONLY AFFECT CANCER CELLS(in vitro), not healthy cells!! For me, I'm very excited about the application of CBD for inflammation and arthritis. I've had 3 surgeries on my left wrist(I'm left handed) which has affected my training, as well as I have a condition known as Barrett's esophagitis.

    I will be doing a pilot study on myself for the treatment of acid reflux with CBD. The endocannabinoid system in our bodies has so many interactions and crosstalk with many of our other systems, including appetite control, energy balance and metabolism, so the applications could be almost endless! The legal status of CBD is very gray to say the least. The gel caps in this pic are from hemp, not sativa, so it may be protected by the agricultural act of 2014. At the same time, CBD is currently a schedule 1 narcotic in federal law, while legal in some form in 29 states(I think). This can cause issues for transporting CBD from a legal state to a non-legal state. If you have join problems or stomach issues, or anything caused from inflammation, CBD should definitely be in your arsenal.

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    So would you fail a piss test on this?
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    you won't fail a drug test because it doesn't have THC in it. I tried the "black hole" supplement years ago which has CBD in it supposably. I noticed no increased appetite or other effects from it
     

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    I am interested in the arthritis effects.
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    New research shows that you get the best effect by combining cannabinoids, specially the 2 most known, THC and CBD

    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25398831
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    Quote Originally Posted by drtbear1967 View Post
    I am interested in the arthritis effects.
    Me too!
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    I started vaping cbd about a month ago to help relieve some back pain I was having. To my surprise it did work.
     

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    It has helped me, not as bad as I had been.
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    In the United States, marijuana has been approved for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder.
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    In the United States, marijuana has been approved for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder. Now many veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder can find relief in the form of cannabis, which in my opinion is very healthy. I use CBD oil as a way to combat the pain of endometriosis. I order it from Kosher-Blends - Kosher Blends since I am confident in the quality of their products and with severe pain due to endometriosis, I smear their lower abdomen and back. The pain usually recedes.
     

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    Quote Originally Posted by minwalles View Post
    In the United States, marijuana has been approved for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder.
    This is useful information. But both medical marijuana and cbd supplements are different things.
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    I think that experienced people will understand that marijuana is still a drug, no matter what they say. Smoking weed is addictive, and that's a fact. The situation is completely different with cannabidiol, which has no psychoactive effect. By the way, personally for me it was extremely useful to take advantage of this discount coupon www.allbestcoupondeals.com/store/joyorganics.com in the rather famous Joy Organics СBD store. Basically, I am happy with the relaxing effect that сbd tincture gives me.
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