Today there are many countries that it is legal for an adult to cultivate cannabis. If you are thinking at growing your own homegrown it is best to start with quality medicinal grade cannabis seeds. Below we will discuss medical grade seeds and their benefits. As well as look at some varieties and where you may purchase them online.
When we say medical cannabis seeds
Breeders and seedbanks for many years have sold packs of 5, 10 or even 100 seeds a piece. Names such as Afghani, Bruce Banner, Blue Dream, Haze or Kush. These have been top sellers for years and for good reason. These award winning names have certain genetic traits that make them an excellent treatment for a variety of illnesses, diseases or conditions.
Cannabis Seed Strains
For instance Kosher Kush is an indica dominant strain that is great for insomnia, pain management and used as an appetite stimulant. This kush is a short flowering plant in both its size and for it to reach maturity. It will take between 50 and 72 days to complete it flowering cycle. It can produce over 400 grams from one single plant. High in THC Kosher Kush is an excellent cannabis strain to try if you would like to relax and unwind. This is a perfect strain for athletes wanting a quicker recovery time post performance.
CBD cannabis seeds are high in the cannabinoid cannabidiol and are well known for many medical benefits including pain and inflammation treatment. An easy to grow hybrid variety CBD seeds take about 3 months from seed to harvest to fully mature. You will be able to reward yourself with over 500 grams of homegrown harvest when you flowering is done.
Athletes are starting to use cannabis as a natural performance enhancement that may be used on and off the sportsfield. The World Anti-Doping Agency ( WADA ) has recently removed CBD from its list of prohibited substances.
” Cannabidiol is not a cannabimimetic and has no psychoactive activity. Synthetic cannabidiol will not have THC but cannabidiol extracted from cannabis plants may also contain varying concentrations of THC, which remains a prohibited substance “. Source
The reason for this is that CBD is not seen as psychoactive and has many natural benefits including the following:
Benefits
Relieves pain – Studies have shown CBD is very effective in reducing pain, including musculoskeletal pain and stiff joints.
Alternative to NSAIDs – athletes have found the pain relieving effect of CBD can reduce or eliminate their use of NSAIDS for exercise-related pain, with minimal side effects. According to The Essentials of Pain Medicine, Fourth Ed., “There are no documented deaths from cannabis or cannabinoid-based products. In a systemic review of studies of oral and oral-mucosal cannabis for various medical conditions. The majority of adverse events reports were considered non-serious (96.6%).”
Reduce Inflammation – Cannabinoids can reduce cytokine (cell messengers) production during hard workouts by connecting to CB2 receptors. CBD inhibits the bodies responses and reduces the post recovery time.
Improve Sleep Quality – cannabinoids are well known to improve sleep quality and relaxtion, especially high THC kush varieties.
