For certain conditions where CBD is therapeutic (eg: in fibrotic diseases such as CF and cirrhosis) it is equally detrimental to ingest THC, since doing so can actually prevent the desired medicinal effect. Since fairly high (as well as chronic) dosages of CBD are required, hence the need for a strain of marijuana which contains little or no THC but considerable CBD.

Otherwise, you’d simply be WAY too “high” to function. Additionally, some people don’t appreciate the “high” that results from THC’s stimulation of the CB1 receptor in the first place.

It is a great achievement of the Tikkun Olam crew to achieve this, but there are other more available strains too, Harlequin and Sour Tsunami for example by the CBDProject, in fact based on the ingredient profiles of Tikkun Olam strains, I suspect theirs are the same as CBDProjects, just under a new name, and isolated  and standardized professionally to match the desired profile as is the case with most medical marijuana manufacturers.

 Dutch Bedrocan is nothing but standardized Super Silver Haze, an older benchmark strain. SSH is a cross of Haze, Northern Lights and Skunk btw. 

Another commercial success is Sativex, which is made from a cross of Hortapharms legendary Skunk # 1, the mother of all modern hybrids, including Bedrocan, and Northern Lights, Haze and wild Ruderalis, possibly.

All good and well, but if medical marijuana growing was legal, people didn’t need to pay stellar sums to pharma businesses, but instead grow the meds cheaply home.

That used to be the rebuttal opening salvo from Dan Aykroyd’s part on “Point-Counterpoint” on the old SNL.

But seriously bcstones, YOU are the one that needs a little edification.  THC is only one (although it is one of the major components by weight) of the cannabinoids found in pot.  Recent research has shown that CBD (cannabidiol) plays a significant part in the medicinal qualities afforded by marijuana.  The strain (named Avidekel) they are highlighting here was breed to be high in CBD and low in THC.  That way medical patients that would like to reap the benefits of medical marijuana without having to get high (and there are a few of those around, believe it or not) would have a useful product as an alternative.

Maybe YOU should do a little background work before you try to come off looking like Mr. Know-It-All !

I used to work as an RN in an Oncology ICU…I remember studies that showed to ingest medical cannabis in ‘brownies’ (rather than smoking) was easier on the people & had less of the intoxicating effect but assisted in the overcoming the side effects of chemo.The fact that the Israeli company removed THC from their cannabis, seems to me, that they just have another ‘industrial’ hemp plant on their hands. Did your interviewer even think to ask just how many people were included in the initial studies? (they only have 10 people currently using their ‘product’ now – WOW, that’s a lot isn’t it – NOT!) Did your interviewer even know enough to ask if the hundreds of varieties of industrial hemp that already exist have similar effects as their “new” product? I’d suggest that your interviewers do more background work before their interviews AND ya’ll should do some fact checking prior to airing dribble like this.