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The most common uses for CBD

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You don’t need to be a cannabis expert to know about this plant’s fantastic health benefits. Cannabis is such a controversial plant, and even though the majority of this planet is still skeptical about it, we cannot ignore the facts that have been proven by science over and over again. To understand what makes cannabis such a fantastic plant, we first need to know that it consists of two main components, CBD and THC. CBD (Cannabidiol), unlike THC , is non-psychoactive. People have been using CBD for medicating for such a long time now, and its medical benefits have been tested and scientifically proven. CBD has also shown to have neuroprotective properties, and it also acts like an amazing antioxidant and an anti-inflammatory agent as well. Fortunately, it seems like the world is slowly but surely opening up towards the idea of CBD use, as its health benefits are too good to be missed. Today, CBD’s popularity seems to have gotten pretty big, you can find it almost everywhe...

Amsterdam – The Coffee Paradise

Amsterdam is one of the world’s great cities, a living network of charming canals and row houses, thrumming with the non-stop vibrations of boats, bikes, and bars. Amsterdam is known globally for its “ coffee shop culture ”. The coffee of Amsterdam has intense aromas, the flavors are bolder, and the experience of drinking in such a beautiful place makes every moment enjoyable. The Dutch have loved coffee for centuries, and Amsterdam’s contemporary coffee scene is one of Europe’s most progressive and intriguing. Amsterdam is definitely the friendliest city for coffee shop tourism. It is an interesting place in terms of being between the classic darker roast French and Italian coffee culture and the progressive lighter roasts of the Nordic countries. Coffee has become part of a nice morning breakfast, or evening after dinner beverage, in a lot of countries. Someone said it right that,” Good Ideas start with brainstorming but Great ideas start with coffee”. A cup of coffee not only h...

A Short History Of The Amsterdam Coffeeshops

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Cannabis was decriminalized in Amsterdam back in the 1970s, so now coffeeshops throughout the country can legally sell cannabis, even though it can be easily said they still operate on the margins of law. Today, the city of Amsterdam has over 200 certified coffeeshops! The first coffeeshop in Amsterdam was “Mellow Yellow”, founded back in 1972, when Netherlands started to become more tolerant towards cannabis. But even then, the act of selling cannabis was illegal, so the owners of the coffeeshop had to make the transactions in secret and completely hide the main income source for the business. However, the police would still raid the place, but they were never able to find any strong evidence of criminal activity, therefore they never had a reason to close it down. A few years later, the Dutch government decriminalized cannabis under new policy that was created to ease problems associated with narcotics, yet it didn’t mean it became completely legal. Selling cannabis was ...

CBD – Advantages, Studies, Use

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Cannabidiol, known as CBD is one of the 104 chemical compounds known as cannabinoids found in the cannabis or marijuana plant, Cannabis sativa and has been a popular natural remedy for a long time now. CBD oil is made by extracting CBD from the cannabis plant, then diluting it with a carrier oil like coconut or hemp seed oil. Tetrahydrocannabinol, also known as THC is the main psychoactive cannabinoid found in cannabis. However, CBD is not psychoactive which makes it an amazing option for people who need a pain relief. Beside that, studies have shown CBD has many other health benefits as well, and here are some of them: CBD can reduce chronic pain by impacting endocannabinoid receptor activity, reducing inflammation and interacting with neurotransmitters. Several human studies have found that a combination of CBD and THC is effective in treating pain related to multiple sclerosis and arthritis. CBD oil can be used as treatment for both depressi...