{"id":29813,"date":"2026-02-13T13:18:31","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T13:18:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northlandlabmn.com\/site\/?p=29813"},"modified":"2026-02-13T13:19:50","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T13:19:50","slug":"cannabinoids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northlandlabmn.com\/site\/index.php\/2026\/02\/13\/cannabinoids\/","title":{"rendered":"Cannabinoids"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"29813\" class=\"elementor elementor-29813\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-9311c22 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9311c22\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f47ef3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f47ef3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-f56071b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f56071b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49f6b2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"49f6b2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p>Cannabinoids are chemical compounds that are unique to cannabis. \u00a0They impact the healing properties of the plant and the user experience. \u00a0Most people have heard of THC and CBD but don't know that there are so many more cannabinoids working in cannabis and cannabis products. We'd have to write a book to go in to all of the cannabinoids that have been discovered thus far, so here we'll cover some of the most well-known and prevalent.<\/p><h4>*CBD<\/h4><p><strong>Fullname:\u00a0<\/strong>Cannabidiol<br \/><strong>Benefits:\u00a0<\/strong>anti-convulsive, anti-anxiety, anti-psychotic, anti-nausea, anti-rheumatoid arthritic, blood sugar regulation and sedative properties.<br \/><strong>Factoids:\u00a0<\/strong>Counteracts THC<br \/><strong>Psychological impact:\u00a0<\/strong>Non-intoxicating<br \/><strong>What it may treat:\u00a0<\/strong>acne, ADD, anxiety, arthritis, cancer, chronic pain, depression, diabetes, Dravet syndrome, epilepsy, glaucoma, Huntington\u2019sDisease, inflammation, mood disorders, multiple sclerosis, neuropathic pain,Parkinson\u2019s, schizophrenia, and neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer\u2019s.<br \/><em>CBD has also been shown to stop the spread of cancer cells.<\/em><\/p><h4>CBG<\/h4><p><strong>Fullname<\/strong>: Cannabigerol<br \/><strong>Benefits:\u00a0<\/strong>Gastrointestinal issues, interocular pressure<br \/><strong>Factoids:\u00a0<\/strong>Mostly found in hemp. When found in flower it is usually less than 1%\u00a0<strong>Psychoactive:\u00a0<\/strong>NO<br \/><strong>What it may treat:\u00a0<\/strong>Glaucoma, intestinal issues such as irritable bowels yndrome<\/p><h4>CBN<\/h4><p><strong>Fullname:\u00a0<\/strong>Cannabinol<br \/><strong>Benefits:\u00a0<\/strong>anti-bacterial, sleep aide, pain relief, anti inflammatory, anti-convulsive<\/p><p>\u200d<strong>Factoids:\u00a0<\/strong>it is a product of THC degradation<br \/><strong>Psychoactive<\/strong>: WEAK<br \/><strong>What it may treat:\u00a0<\/strong>Insomnia,MRSA<\/p><h4>*THC<\/h4><p><strong>Fullname:\u00a0<\/strong>TetraHydroCannabinol<br \/><strong>Benefits<\/strong>: relaxation, reduced pain, and increased appetite.<br \/><strong>Psychoactive<\/strong>: YES<br \/><strong>What it may treat:\u00a0<\/strong>ALS (Lou Gehrig\u2019s disease), Alzheimer\u2019s, anxiety, arthritis, chemotherapy side effects, Crohn\u2019s Disease, chronic pain, fibromyalgia, HIV-related peripheral neuropathy, Huntington\u2019s Disease, incontinence, insomnia, multiple sclerosis, pruritus, sleep apnea, and TouretteSyndrome, among others. THC has even been shown to reduce cancerous tumors!<\/p><h4>THCA<\/h4><p><strong>Fullname:\u00a0<\/strong>TetraHydroCannabinolic acid<br \/><strong>Benefits:\u00a0<\/strong>anti-inflammatory, antiemetic, anti-prostate cancer, anti-vomiting and neuro-protective\u00a0<strong>Factoids:\u00a0<\/strong>Turns into psychoactive THC (through decarboxylation) when heated to 240 degrees\u00a0<strong>Psychoactive<\/strong>:NO (because it is not decarboxylated)<br \/><strong>What it may treat:\u00a0<\/strong>chronic immune system disorders, arthritis, endometriosis, menstrual cramps.<\/p><h4>THCV<\/h4><p><strong>Full name:\u00a0<\/strong>TetraHydroCannabivarin<br \/><strong>Benefits:\u00a0<\/strong>appetite suppression, reduced blood sugar and bone growth stimulation\u00a0<strong>Factoids:\u00a0<\/strong>It intensifies the euphoric high of THC, energizing,<br \/><strong>Psychoactive:\u00a0<\/strong>YES<br \/><strong>What it may treat:\u00a0<\/strong>Diabetes, panic attacks, alzheimers, stimulates bonegrowth<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u200d<\/p><h2><strong>Terpenes<\/strong><\/h2><p>Terpenes (Commonly referred to as\u201cTerps\u201d) \u00a0are responsible for the aromas, flavors, and even colors associated with various plants, including cannabis. Terpenes are what make certain strains smell or taste different from others.<\/p><h4>Basics of Terpenes<\/h4><ul role=\"list\"><li>Effect the smell of cannabis<\/li><li>Effect the flavor of cannabis<\/li><li>Influence the effect of cannabis<\/li><li>140 Terpenes found in cannabis<\/li><li>Each strain has a different \u201cterpene profile\u201d \u2013 combination of terpenes contained in the flower<\/li><\/ul><p>\u200d<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cannabinoids are chemical compounds that are unique to cannabis. \u00a0They impact the healing properties of the plant and the user<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":29814,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[134,137],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29813","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cannabis","category-knowledge-base"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/northlandlabmn.com\/site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29813","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/northlandlabmn.com\/site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/northlandlabmn.com\/site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/northlandlabmn.com\/site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/northlandlabmn.com\/site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29813"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/northlandlabmn.com\/site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29813\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29818,"href":"https:\/\/northlandlabmn.com\/site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29813\/revisions\/29818"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/northlandlabmn.com\/site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29814"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/northlandlabmn.com\/site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29813"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/northlandlabmn.com\/site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29813"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/northlandlabmn.com\/site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29813"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}