In this enlightening discussion, Taylor Bright, a CBD chemist with a PhD in genomics, unpacks the fascinating world of CBD and its effects on hormone balance, athletic performance, and sleep quality. He discusses how CBD may enhance recovery and alleviate pain while mitigating THC's psychoactive effects. The conversation also dives into the historical uses of cannabis and the importance of quality in CBD products. Listeners will come away with insights about potency, dosing strategies, and a tasty nighttime CBD recipe!
01:00:38
forum Ask episode
web_stories AI Snips
view_agenda Chapters
auto_awesome Transcript
info_circle Episode notes
insights INSIGHT
THC Potency Increase
THC levels in marijuana have drastically increased since the 1960s, from 3-5% to upwards of 28%.
This makes today's marijuana significantly more potent than what previous generations experienced.
insights INSIGHT
THC and CB Receptors
THC binds to CB1 receptors in the brain's cerebral cortex, causing the "high" associated with marijuana.
CBD, another cannabinoid in cannabis, has a different interaction with these receptors.
insights INSIGHT
Hemp Sex and THC
The sex of hemp plants influences THC production.
Unpollinated female plants produce high THC levels, while pollinated females produce very little.
Get the Snipd Podcast app to discover more snips from this episode
It's cannabis time! The “Kentucky Castle” is a unique destination hotspot with a full biohacking facility, sauna, farm-to-table restaurant, precision medicine arm, hemp farm, horse facilities, and much more. It is owned by one of the physicians who hosts the “Wild Health” podcast, on which I was recently a guest.
Afterward, I took part in a Q&A with several of the physicians in attendance at the conference, which you can also listen to here.
But during my time at the castle, I also had a chance to duck away with Dr. Matt Dawson, Dr. Michael Mallin and CBD formulator and researcher Taylor Bright to talk all things cannabis and CBD. We hit record on the mics and recorded the hemp goodness for you on today's episode.
In this episode, you'll discover... -The chemical effects of using marijuana...
Most often referring to tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) - the part of the cannabis plant that induces the euphoric state
THC levels have steadily risen from 3-5% in the 1960's to as high as 28% today
THC fits inside the CB1 receptor in the cerebral cortex of your brain (which causes the "high")
Less often known is cannabidiol (CBD)
It's one of over 80 cannabinoids in the hemp plant
It accounts for up to 40% of the plant's total cannabinoid extract
CBD is more often researched for medical purposes than THC
How CBD and THC is separated
Hemp plants are grown with male plants fertilizing female plants
Remove the male plants, and the female plants produce THC (they produce very little THC when pollinated by the male plants)
Male and female plants together meet the international standard of
Boundless Life 