{"componentChunkName":"component---common-build-question-tags-template-js","path":"/question-tag/alcohol/3","result":{"data":{"allQuestion":{"edges":[{"node":{"id":"Question_7021-markdown","title":"when making cbd tincture in alcohol, can you leave the cannabis in the tincture for longer periods of time","slug":"when-making-cbd-tincture-in-alcohol-can-you-leave-the-cannabis-in-the-tincture-for-longer-periods-of-time","content":"\n_____________________\nWell there are a variety of ways to make a high CBD tincture. We recently wrote an article on this topic:\n\nhttps://www.hellomd.com/health-wellness/diy-make-a-high-cbd-cannabis-tincture\n\nI think the key is is if you are starting with raw cannabis it is recommended that you decarboxylate it as this activates the THC and CBD. After this, at least in our recipe we suggest that you leave it for 2-3 weeks in a cool dark place and shake it every now again.\n\nPlease know that you will not be able to know what your dosage is accurately from this, so start low and slow until you know how much CBD and THC works for you.\n\nI am not a doctor and this post represents my opinion only. I hope this helps!\n\npamelahadfield","image":null}},{"node":{"id":"Question_6866-markdown","title":"I heard on the radio today that voting 'Yes' for Prop 64 is like a vote for Big Tobacco?","slug":"i-heard-on-the-radio-today-that-voting-yes-for-prop-64-is-like-a-vote-for-big-tobacco","content":"\"This interview was the former drug policy director for Obama, named Kevin Sabet. He says that people are primarily for Prop 64 because it reduces incarceration and criminal penalties. His point is that this should be a prop or new regulations on its own and that Prop 64 is going to bolster the next movement of tobacco and alcohol. Thoughts on this appreciated.\"\n_____________________\nKevin Sabet has a very specific position. He does not believe in medical cannabis as a plant. He believes it should be taken over by the pharmaceutical industry and made into a :\"real\" medicine. He does not think people can use cannabis responsibly without becoming dependent on it. He does not think people should go to jail for pot, he thinks they should go to treatment. He is smart enough to know that the public does not buy his reefer madness anymore. So, he creates messaging he knows will scare the public: big business x tobacco/alcohol. However, there is no evidence of tobacco companies having any interest in cannabis. Nor is there evidence that cannabis consumers want big business to run their industry. Those who support Prop. 64 include social justice, public health and environmental rights organizations. The California Medical Association and the California Academy of Preventive Medicine both endorse Prop. 64.\n\namandareiman","image":null}},{"node":{"id":"Question_6679-markdown","title":"how do you increase or decrease the strenght of the tincture,more alcohol or less or more cbd, ","slug":"how-do-you-increase-or-decrease-the-strenght-of-the-tincture-more-alcohol-or-less-or-more-cbd","content":"\"TRYING FOR THE STRONGEST TINCTURE\"\n_____________________\nI think you are asking one of two things:\n\n1. how to increase the strength of a DIY tincture, in which case the strength is typically related to the ratio of CBD to THC and the overall percentage per milligram. So, you add more or less of these elements.\n\n2. Increasing dosage from a pre made product. In which case you would take more CBD in order to increase the strength.\n\nThis answer represents my opinion only. I hope this helps!\n\npamelahadfield","image":null}},{"node":{"id":"Question_11330-markdown","title":"Why does THC or CBD cause me to lose my desire for alcohol?","slug":"why-does-thc-or-cbd-cause-me-to-lose-my-desire-for-alcohol","content":"\"I had been consuming alcohol on a daily basis until I started to micro dose with CBD tincture. I have no desire to drink alcohol since.\"\n_____________________\nOne possible reason is that cannabis helps with stress, anxiety and depression.  Many people that  drink alcohol daily or in excess do so for these reasons.\n\ndrb","image":null}},{"node":{"id":"Question_11172-markdown","title":"I am spending so much money on high CBD low THC tinctures I now want to try to make my own. Any advice?","slug":"i-am-spending-so-much-money-on-high-cbd-low-thc-tinctures-i-now-want-to-try-to-make-my-own-any-advice","content":"\"I feel fortunate that I have found high CBD/low THC tinctures work for my migraine pain. Unfortunately, I can easily spend $200 a month on just this tincture alone and I still need other medication as well. I would like to try making my own tincture to see if it works and if I can have a cost savings. I am wondering what the best method is alcohol vs glycerin, how to figure out potency as well as dosing ie not taking more than 2.5mg of the in one dose. I'd appreciate any advice based on experience. I am even considering once I create this to get lab testing just to be sure I get it right!\"\n_____________________\nI may be able to help you. Are you doing a superhigh CBD, low THC, like a 28 : 1 preparation in MCT oil? Typically migraines are controlled at about 15 drops twice daily but you will not obtain the full effect for three weeks. Taking a super concentrated allows you to spend far less money on your CBD medication because you take less medication to achieve the same effect. In addition you must eliminate all the triggers so please see the article I wrote under 'Answers' on migraines. Do not take extra calcium but you must take extra vitamin D3 in order to keep your blood level above 50 ng/mL.  Once you have a baseline of CBD onboard, you may still get a migraine but it's very easy to get rid of it. Migraine sufferers have and MAO-A snp in their genetic chart making them very chemically sensitive, and we have a hard time detoxifying so you must leave off all the toxic chemicals. Cigarette smoke and other toxic chemicals can cause a migraine in your emotions, diagnosed as depression. When you eat chemicals allergic to you may have a migraine in your gut, diagnosed as irritable bowel syndrome but don't let the doctors drug that, that is your body communicating with you. If you know you have a terrible pain in your neck and that is warning you the migraine is beginning. Treat your neck with cannabis salve and take a dose of D-ribose in order to stop the migraine before it fully involves. You must eliminate glutamate in your diet because you were extremely glutamate sensitive. You can Google and read about glutamate, The most famous one is monosodium glutamate and we are regularly poisoned in our foods with this chemical and it is neurologically toxic and can kill nerve cells.\nGood luck, I know you can do this without having to make your own medicine but you likely are over treating yourself with CBD tincture and you need to be much more diligent with removing toxic chemicals from your environment and your food.\n\ndrolson","image":null}},{"node":{"id":"Question_11082-markdown","title":"What will de-scheduling (removal from all schedules) mean to the marijuana industry? ","slug":"what-will-de-scheduling-removal-from-all-schedules-mean-to-the-marijuana-industry","content":"\"In this case, cannabis will be like alcohol and cigarettes. How will the thriving medical / recreational marijuana industry be effected by this change, both positive and negative?\"\n_____________________\nIt's not exactly clear how descheduling would impact the cannabis industry precisely, but it would likely be a big positive. There are many challenges associated with being a Scheduled drug for this plant, including lack of banking access, onerous taxation (280E) and lack of regulatory oversight by the EPA, among others.  All of these would presumably go away.\n\nWhat's not clear is how the industry would evolve.  Would there be federal oversight and taxation, or would it be left to the states? Will there be restrictions on types of products that can be sold and where they can be sold?  It could mean the end of \"dispensaries\" as we know them.  It could also wipe out small producers who are unable to cope with the regulatory oversight and its cost.\n\nOne thing for sure is that descheduling would open the doors to pharmaceutical research, a major positive. It would also likely mean that possession of non-commercial amounts would no longer be punishable, a huge victory for social justice.\n\nalanbrochstein","image":null}},{"node":{"id":"Question_10966-markdown","title":"Is marijuana physically addictive in the same way alcohol or hard drugs are?","slug":"is-marijuana-physically-addictive-in-the-same-way-alcohol-or-hard-drugs-are","content":"\n_____________________\nAn addiction is a medical condition that is characterized by compulsive engagement in rewarding stimuli, despite adverse consequences. Any behavior, activity or stimulus can become addictive, including drugs, exercise, eating, nose picking, gambling, sexual activity, and many more. Often addiction is confused with dependence, which is defined as an adaptive state associated with a withdrawal syndrome upon cessation of repeated exposure to a stimulus (e.g., drug intake). An article in \"The Lancet\" compared the harm and dependence liability of 20 drugs, using a scale from zero to three for physical dependence, psychological dependence, and pleasure to create a mean score for dependence. Cannabis scored a 0.8, while alcohol a 1.6 and heroin a 3.0. \nWhat is a drug and what is a medicine? This questions begins to address the complicated nature of our relationship to exogenous substances. An indivual can use cannabis heavily for years and stop suddenly without severe physical symptoms. (unless they are treating a severe medical condition for which cannabis provides significant relief, such as migraines, MS, epilepsy, depression, anxiety). The bottom line is that cannabis is extremely safe, and there is no true withdrawl experienced by the user. Contrast this alcohol or benzodiazepines or methadone, where an abrupt cessation in the ingestion of these substances with lead to significant and even deadly consequences for the user.\n\nandrewvanmd","image":null}},{"node":{"id":"Question_10814-markdown","title":"I was just diagnosed with type II diabetes. ","slug":"i-was-just-diagnosed-with-type-ii-diabetes","content":"\"I want to radically change my diet, lose some weight and get off these meds. Would marijuana be a good alternative to beer and wine for diabetics? \"\n_____________________\nAre you overweight? \nThere are some things you can start immediately and you likely will reverse the Diabetes.....\nConsider getting your Vitamin D test, a 25-OH D serum level to see where your vitamin D3 level is....\nHow are your kidneys? If you have lowered kidney function then you want to measure how well your body processes vitamin D.\nIf your blood level of 25-OH D is less than 50 ng/ml, you must take supplements to pick up the level since Vitamin D is a hormone, not a vitamin & essential in healing diabetes. \nSome of us have a VDR snp in the genetic chart and that will make a person predisposed to \nVitamin D deficiency as well as diabetes and that can be tested.\nHigh CBD with low THC may help maintain healthy pancreatic function and the reduce insulin resistance as well as protecting against the complications of diabetes but further tests do need to be conducted since we do not know if the CBD is more effective than CBDV or THCV. \nGet your weight down as soon as possible with organic pea protein, stop all simple sugars, increase your water intake, walk for 1 hour per day 6 days per week, keep healthy sleeping hours, chew your food well, never eat to the point of being full but satiate your hunger an only drink water till you are at your ideal weight and you likely will cure your diabetes.\n\ndrolson","image":null}},{"node":{"id":"Question_10733-markdown","title":"I am using cannabis as an alcohol replacement. ","slug":"i-am-using-cannabis-as-an-alcohol-replacement","content":"\"I find that it makes me less irritable - especially being around my family, dealing with stress from work etc. My question is whether I should be concerned about frequency of use? If I used it several times a week, will that have negative effects on my health / motivation etc?\"\n_____________________\nI think this is a great question, I too replaced alcohol with cannabis. I can not answer this question from a doctor's perspective, because I am not one but I know a lot about cannabis.\n\nThere is always a debate around alcohol vs. marijuana and which is better or worse for you. Obviously, alcohol is a drug that is completely acceptable within the realm of our society, whereas cannabis still has a stigma surrounding it i.e., you're a stoner etc.\n\nLet's start with some basic facts alcohol:\n\n* 88,000 die every year from alcohol consumption\n* it is known carcinogen\n* it destroys the liver\n* it interacts negatively to other drugs more readily (opiates, etc)\n* damages the heart - stroke, high blood pressure, arrhythmia\n* causes inflammation to the pancreas\n* ages the skin (who needs that!!!!)\n* weakens the immune system\n* your ability to process alcohol decreases with age\n* rates of addiction hover at around 15%+\n\nSome possible negative effects with marijuana:\n\n* possible paranoia and anxiety\n* can irritate the respiratory system -but can also be known to be a bronchodilator\n* can cause hallucinations in large quantities\n* can increase heart rate\n* rate of addiction hovers at around 9%\n* if you ingest cannabis that is not lab tested you may be taking in pesticides or other chemical nasties\n\nNo one has ever died from smoking marijuana-ever. Many people never experience negative health consequences from cannabis use. In fact many people see an improvement in the quality of life, BUT this is highly variable. Only you can judge if your overall quality of life is enhanced. Many people find that it reduces stress and is less damaging than alcohol-such as myself. I think you can see for yourself if you are less motivated. To some it is demotivating and I speak to others who become highly motivated.\n\nHere are the questions I ask back to you:\n* Do you experience withdrawal when you don't have it?\n* Do you feel a loss of control?\n* Do you only hang out with others who smoke?\n* Do you feel you spend too much time getting high?\n* Are you able to cut back easily?\n\nThese are common questions that are asked to assess addiction. \n\nI started to replace alcohol as I felt alcohol was detrimental to my system and cannabis worked really well for me. The way I ingest it takes the edge off of stress as well as pain I may feel. I use cannabis on a weekly basis but almost never get high. I use very low levels of THC and high CBD which creates a sense of relaxation and helps with chronic pain issues. If you are very concerned about ingesting too much you may try cutting back or using it in different forms like low dose edibles, low dose tinctures, sprays, etc.\n\nHope this helps!\n\n\npamelahadfield","image":null}}]}},"pageContext":{"limit":12,"skip":24,"numPages":3,"currentPage":3,"id":4931,"name":"Alcohol","slug":"alcohol","country":"US"}},"staticQueryHashes":["3949754563","4179947113","4202924991"]}