First-rate medical marijuana in the market
There are all sorts and kinds of marijuana, depending on the variety and the way they were cultivated. Most of them are either outsourced from unknown origins or cultivated in private homes. With the varied marijuana available in the market, it’s quite tough to pick out the choicest one.
The stuff you buy from a dealer is not made up of only one kind of marijuana. This is quite true for recreational marijuana.
Medical marijuana, on the other hand, gives a consistent product because of the professional process it undergoes. This is not to say that medical marijuana is confined to only a few varieties because it’s not. The difference is with the well-researched ingredients to serve as guidelines for commercial growers to follow. This produces a cannabis variety that contains the right and helpful chemical compounds to alleviate various ailments and disease. The best way is to study all sides of this question deeper which will allow you to pick up the right strain..
The main strains of medical marijuana
There are three varieties of the cannabis plant. They are the ruderalis, Indica, and sativa. All of them contain cannabinoids which are the chemical ingredient responsible for producing the effects as soon as you use them.
The three varieties of medical marijuana contain at the least, 86 cannabinoids. These 86 compounds can be produced at different levels which are the main reasons for the big variation in home-grown cannabis.
The mind-altering cannabinoid is THC or delta-g-tetrahydrocannabinol. The levels of THC in a particular medical marijuana strain can readily predict the effects it will produce compared to other strains.
The CBD or cannabidiol is another active ingredient found in cannabis. It is the non-psychoactive part of the cannabis that helps to boost up the effect of THC or other drugs. CBD also contains curative ingredients that help in reducing seizures, cause sleep and relaxation, and protects damaged nerves.
There seems to be no end for medical marijuana strains as more and more are added all the time. Thousands of medical marijuana varieties are available with each strain having different consequences for patients.
The unusual and quirky names given to varied types of medical marijuana
Unusual names that sometimes border on the quirky are given to the various types of medical marijuana. They have probably been named this way to highlight their important feature. One variety was named after a doctor-advocate of marijuana during the 70s. Another name is derived from the Incredible Hulk which can start as mild before turning into a green monster.
Here are some of the first-rate medical marijuana strains available in the market:
Atomic Northern Lights
- THC Content: 10-12%
- CBD content: 0.10-0.3%
- Aids depression, loss of appetite, stress, insomnia, and pain
- May produce side effects such as dizziness, headache, dry mouth, paranoia, and dry eyes
Dr. Grinspoon
- THC content: 17-25%
- CBD content: 0-0.4%
- Aids loss of appetite, depression, pain, stress, and fatigue
- May produce side effects such as paranoia, dry mouth, dry eyes, and dizziness
Bruce Banner
- THC content: 16-26%
- CBD content: 0.1-0.6%
- Aids a headache, stress, pain, fatigue, and depression
- May produce side effects such as anxiety, dry mouth, paranoia, dizziness, and dry eyes
Girl Scout Cookies
- THC content: 17-28%
- CBD content: 0.09-0.2%
- Aids a headache, stress, pain, loss of appetite, and depression
- May produce side effects such as dizziness, dry mouth, anxiety, dry eyes, and paranoia
One to One
- THC content: 10-14%
- CBD content 10-14%
- Aids loss of appetite, stress, muscle spasms, insomnia, and pain
- May produce side effects such as paranoia, dry mouth, dizziness, and dry eyes
Blue Dream
- THC content: 17-24%
- CBD content: 0.1-0.2%
- Aids fatigue pain, stress, headache, and depression
- May produce side effects such as anxiety, dry mouth, dizziness, paranoia, and dry eyes
Crimea Blue
- THC content: 15-18%
- CBD content: 0.5-1.5%
- Aids insomnia, eye pressure, stress, depression, and pain
- May produce side effects such as dizziness and dry mouth
G-13 Haze
- THC content: 18-21%
- CBD content: 0.10-0.7%
- Aids eye pressure, stress, insomnia, pain, and depression
- May produce side effects such as paranoia, dry mouth, dizziness, dry eyes, and anxiety
Harlequin
- THC content: 4-7%
- CBD content: 8-16%
- Aids a headache, pain, inflammation, depression, and stress
- May produce side effects such as a headache, dry mouth, dizziness, anxiety, and dry eyes
Green Crack
- THC content: 13-21%
- CBD content: 0-0.15%
- Aids loss of appetite, fatigue, stress, pain, and depression
- May produce side effects such as a headache, paranoia, dry mouth, anxiety, and dry eyes
Strawberry Cough
- THC content: 20-23%
- CBD content: 0.05-0.4%
- Aids loss of appetite, depression, pain, stress, and fatigue
- May produce side effects such as paranoia, headache, dry mouth, dizziness, and dry eyes
Super Sour Diesel
- THC content: 16.5-24%
- CBD content: 0.55-1.16%
- Aids a headache, depression, nausea, stress, and pain
- May produce side effects such as dizziness, anxiety, dry eyes, paranoia, and dry mouth
OG Kush
- THC content: 19-26%
- CBD content: 0-0.3%
- Aids headaches, depression, stress, insomnia, and pain
- May produce side effects such as anxiety, dizziness, dry mouth, paranoia, and dry eyes
Jamaican Lion
- THC content: 5-9%
- CBD content: 18-23%
- Aids inflammation, pain, muscle spasms, stress, and depression
- May produce side effects such as paranoia, dry eyes, dry mouth, headache, and dizziness
Possible side effects of using medical marijuana
Like most traditional and alternative medications, medical marijuana has its share of side effects. End-stage diseases can be temporarily relieved from the use of medical marijuana. Relieving pain using medical marijuana, on the other hand, might also give you a problematic side effect such as hallucinations.
Here are the probable and most common side effects of medical marijuana:
- Red eyes
- Depression
- Hallucinations
- Insomnia
- Panic attacks
- Drowsiness
- Headache
- Impaired sexual function
- Dry mouth
- Increased appetite
- Vomiting
- Dizziness
In closing
FDA or the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has still not approved, recognized, and considered medical marijuana as a form of medication. This is because more clinical trials involving hundreds of thousands of human subjects have to prove its health benefit. These clinical studies have still to be done to show that medical marijuana lives up to its claim of being the wonder drug for various medical diseases.
