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=== Key things everyone needs to know about cancers and cannabis === | === Key things everyone needs to know about cancers and cannabis === | ||
'''Warning''': '''Smoking''' the cannabis as the method of cannabinoid delivery the smoke contains quite a few '''[[w:carcinogen|carcinogenic substances]]''' i.e. cancer inducing substances. | '''Warning''': '''Smoking''' the cannabis as the method of cannabinoid delivery the smoke contains quite a few '''[[w:carcinogen|carcinogenic substances]]''' i.e. cancer inducing substances. See the section '''[[#Administering cannabis|administering cannabis]]''' for alternatives to smoking it. | ||
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== Administering cannabis == | |||
There are various other ways to administer cannabis methods besides smoking it: | |||
* '''Vaping''' (short for vaporizing), a method where the plant material is heated hot enough for the cannabinoids to become gaseous but cold enough that the plant matter does not combust and thus '''avoiding the carcinogens''' that come from burning the plant matter. | |||
* '''Edibles''' - Cannabinoids are soluble to alcohol and to fat and cannabis can be infused into many forms of edibles, but the problem is with efficiency as your stomach acids will destroy a lot of the cannabinoids. | |||
* '''Rectal''' - some doctors recommend taking cannabis rectally as this is method of administering allows you to take very large doses efficiently.<ref name="HighTimes2017Rectal">https://hightimes.com/health/science/doctors-orders-put-marijuana-in-your-butt-dont-smoke-it/</ref> | |||
* '''Topicals''' - for some skin affecting conditions this is a good way to administer the medicine. Many skin condition sufferers praise the combination of cannabis and coconut oil to make a topical to apply to the affected skin. | |||
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== External links about cannabis as medicine == | == External links about cannabis as medicine == | ||
* http://www.calgarycmmc.com/ a large compendium on medical cannabis sorted alphabetically by ailment. | * http://www.calgarycmmc.com/ a large compendium on medical cannabis sorted alphabetically by ailment. | ||