420 Day is here again, so why not celebrate with vegan cannabis-infused recipes?
The day supposedly got its namefrom a group of California schoolkids in 1971, who set out to find an abandoned crop of marijuana as laid out in a treasure map. They arranged to meet in the afternoon at 4:20 which has entered popular culture as an alternative name for cannabis.
CBD is short for Cannabidiol, which makes up 40 percent of the Cannabis Sativa plant. The chemical compound disrupts the communication between certain neurons in the brain (disruptions in our neural pathways are happening constantly and are triggered by caffeine, glucose, and exercise). Studies suggest that consumption of CBD has a range of health benefits and has been linked to lowered anxiety, reduced epileptic symptoms, and improved arthritis. CBD is non-psychoactive, meaning it does not have a “heightening effect” or cause the munchies.
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