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mindbodygreen | What is CBN?
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mindbodygreen | What is CBN?

 

REPOSTED FROM MINDBODYGREEN
DR. SWATHI FEATURED AS MEDICAL EXPERT

CBN is formed after the Cannabis sativa (cannabis) plant is harvested as a degradation product of THC. When THC is exposed to excessive amounts of heat and light (aka oxidation), it turns into a unique metabolite: CBN. Unlike THC, however, CBN does not have psychoactive effects.

 

"A way of looking at it is that all the cannabinoids are like siblings living in the same house. Even though CBD has gotten the most media attention over the last decade, it doesn't mean that the other siblings (like CBN) are not as cool and worthy. It just means their time to shine is soon," says integrative health pharmacist and cannabis educator Swathi Varanasi, PharmD."

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