"Mice treated with THC alone showed no improvement in glucose regulation, a key indicator of type 2 diabetes. Despite losing weight, these animals continued to exhibit impaired glucose homeostasis, a hallmark of diabetes.
In contrast, mice treated with the whole cannabis extract not only lost weight but also experienced a reversal of these metabolic impairments."
Do you happen to have a citation for this? I’m interested because those are the exact opposite effects I need, (I need appetite stimulation and couchlock/relaxation for sleep), and the dispensaries I’m heading to in a couple weeks maaaaay be able to help with that.
https://www.leafly.com/news/cannabis-101/what-is-thcv-and-what-are-the-benefits-of-this-cannabinoid
It is a little bit difficult to identify the strains that have high THCV content. Tansie and “diesels” tend to be the number one cultivars for high THCV, but I have also seen concentrates in prepackaged vape pods that market their THCV content.
I do not smoke weed very often, even though I’m in a legal state, maybe three or four times a year, but when I do, I tend to go for those because it also helps decrease anxiety.