If you have been looking for pharmaceutical medication alternatives, for sure you have heard about cannabis or CBD. Cannabis is becoming popular these days. Many people are using cannabis these days, but the FDA has only approved for the treatment of two severe forms of epilepsy – the Dravet Syndrome and the Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome.
Since the use of cannabis is becoming more and more legal, you must know everything about it before you give it a try, whether for medical or recreational purposes. Also, Does CBD get you high? Will it have adverse effects? If you have the same questions, then let’s go ahead and find out.
Understanding Cannabis
Cannabis is a group of three plants that contain psychoactive properties. It includes Cannabis sativa, Cannabis indica, and Cannabis ruderalis. Flowers of these plants are harvested and dried. And this becomes one of the most common medication alternatives of many people. Cannabis is also called ‘weed’, ‘pot’, or ‘marijuana.’
Short-Term Effects of Cannabis
Cannabis use has a wide range of short-term effects. Some of the most desirable ones include relaxation, more sensitivity to what’s happening around you, better appetite, and giddiness. But these effects are very minimal for products with high CBD compared to the ones with the same amount of THC.
Also, the short-term effects of cannabis will depend on the method of consumption. The smoked cannabis will make you feel the effects in minutes. When you choose to ingest it like using CBD oil, it can take several hours to explore the results. You should also consider the cannabis strains used because they usually come in different strains.
Long-term Effects of Cannabis
When it comes to the long-term effects of cannabis, the experts are still trying to determine them. There are conflicting research regarding this topic and those studies that they have looked into only involved animals. They are yet to be proven to large numbers and long-term use in humans for the experts to fully understand the cannabis’ long-term effects.
The reason why there is not that much research done on cannabis and its uses is that the United States Drug Enforcement Administration still considers this as a Schedule I drug. There is a huge possibility for a person to abuse cannabis or cannabis for recreational purposes. For that alone, researchers have yet to prove the medical benefits that you can get from using marijuana for medicinal purposes.
