FAQ
Due to its wide range of effects, cannabis can is used both medically and recreationally. In Michigan, the main distinction has to do more with how the facilities producing the cannabis are taxed than the products themselves. GreenSpace is committed to raising the industry standard for medical cannabis in order to ensure patients are receiving a consistently pharmaceutical quality medicine.
The cannabis plant contains over 150 known cannabinoids of which THC and CBD are just the most researched and well known. The effects of cannabis are produced based on the unique ratios of these these plant cannabinoids (phytocannabinoids), as well as plant terpenes, interacting with a system present in all mammals known as the Endocannabinoid System (ECS). This fact is what allows cannabis to cast such a wide net when it comes to ailments it may treat. Just as each one of us is different, every plant has a unique cannabinoid profile, so it is important to find strains that work for you by aligning your needs with a plant's cannabinoid profile.
The Endocannabinoid System (ECS) is a complex cell-signaling system identified in the early 1990s by cannabis researchers.
The ECS exists in all mammals and is active in your body even if you don’t use cannabis as the body naturally produces and utilizes several cannabinoids endogenously. Just as every plant has a unique cannabinoid profile, each person's ECS will interact differently with the plant cannabinoids (phytocannabinoids), and what works for one, might not for another. Experts are still trying to fully understand the ECS. But so far, we know it plays role in regulating a range of functions and processes, including:
sleep
mood
appetite
memory
reproduction and fertility
Terpenes are responsible for a plant's flavor and aroma, and are not unique to cannabis. Their importance goes beyond smell and taste; along with a plant's cannabinoid profile, terpenes also help shape the effect of cannabis. The combination of these different plant compounds interacting with one's ECS is what is referred to as the Entourage Effect.
Most commonly found terpenes are: Terpinolene, Limonene, Carophyllene, Humulene, Pinene, Geraniol, Myrcene, and Lavender.
The relationship between cannabis and our bodies has been heavily researched as of late. The vast spectrum of benefits associated with cannabis are due to the multitude of compounds found within the plant (phytocannabinoids) and their varying ratios among the strains. While each of these compounds have individual characteristics, the "Entourage Effect" is a theory pertaining to how individual compounds within cannabis behave differently, possibly more effectively, when combined.