The Miracle of Cannabinoid Activation
Think about the following facts:
1. The first species that crawled out of the muck and mire with cannabinoid receptors and production was hundreds of millions of years ago – probably.
2. Cannabis the plant appeared approximately 100,000 years ago – probably.
3. For certain, the plant came a very, very long time after the presence of cannabinoids and cannabinoid receptors
4. Only humans can prepare the medication, or ACTIVATE it, although every species will be effected after activation
So, just to make the point, I feel that the cannabis plant and man have a special connection as man is only direct benefactor. In the natural green plant, THC, CBD and the other cannabinoids we love so much, are in their “acid” form. In other words, THC is actually THC-A in the plant and has no currently known effect on brains. It is not active, until the COOH or acid group is removed allowing the THC to now “fit” into our receptors.
Pretty interesting stuff.
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Hi Sarah,
You should be out here in breezy Santa Monica. Anyway, yes, both heat and sunlight damage cannabinoids. Keep it below 80 degrees and out of sunlight. Store in a dark glass jar.
Miron glass products are the best for storage.
OK, well very simply put, Cannabis while on the plant is not activated. In other words, if you try consume raw cannabis flower without activation it is just not effective for many and is certainly not psychoactive. To activate or to make the cannabis medications, such as THC and CBD and others active, they need to be heated. When you smoke, you heat it with fire. When you use a Vape, you are heating it just to the point where this activation or “decarboxylation” takes place.
Cannabis needs heat to become active. Hope that helps.
I’m not really positive what the point you’re trying to get across is. Would you mind elaborating?
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