What is the difference between medical and recreational cannabis?

The society has been promoting the medicinal properties of cannabis for years. Knowledge of these properties has been relegated, for various reasons, to a secondary level, although medicinal cannabis was used thousands of years ago. Fortunately, to this day, this natural medicine is making a glorious reappearance on the scene.

According to a report by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) of 2012, cannabis is more popular than heroin, cocaine, amphetamines, ecstasy or MDMA and other illegal substances. Therefore, a medicine that presents a wide range of applications is at the same time the most popular recreational drug. This raises a question with regard to the exact differences between the use or consumption of recreational cannabis and medical cannabis. And how big are these differences?

Its recommend that you are aware of the differences between medicinal and recreational cannabis strains before you learn how to start a weed shop. This will allow you to increase your product knowledge, so that you can help provide the correct types of cannabis to your medical patients.

Cannabis Sativa and Cannabis Indica are two names for two types of cannabis. Scientifically (and legally), there is no difference between indica and Sativa; all cannabis plants are considered Cannabis Sativa L. The two terms are used, mainly, to group a series of characteristics and to classify a certain variety in the "spectrum of cannabis". In this spectrum, you can distinguish many different growth patterns and flavors. The effects also differ. The indications have mainly a physical effect, whereas the effects of the sativas are mainly cerebral.

The active substances in an indica or sativa cannabis are called cannabinoids. Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), cannabidiol (CBD) and cannabinol (CBN) are the best known. THC is the main psychoactive substance in cannabis. CBD is responsible for the calming effect experienced by many consumers and balances the effects of THC. The CBN has a certain psychoactivity, in addition to a sedative effect.

The indicas usually contain more CBD and, therefore, are very popular as a way to relax and stimulate sleep. Medicinally, the indica is effective in the treatment of muscle spasms as a result of, for example, multiple sclerosis and Parkinson's disease. Indications also work well against chronic pain, arthritis and rheumatic stiffness and inflammation, insomnia, anxiety and other related disorders.

The sativa varieties have a higher content in THC and a little less in CBD. This contributes to a more energetic "rise" effect, which is observed both mentally and physically. These medicinal varieties are very effective in the treatment of nausea (resulting from chemotherapy or anti-HIV / AIDS drugs, for example), appetite problems, migraine, depression, chronic pain and other similar symptoms.

A difference in terms of the methods of use is found in cannabis oil this cannabis extraction is used mainly for medicinal purposes unlike methods like smoking, consumption and vaporizing.

In conclusion is there any difference? The answer is somewhere in between. Whether you use cannabis to relax, socialize, relieve pain or heal, everything helps to preserve or restore physical balance. So, the answer to this question depends completely on the consumer.

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