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We are often asked the question, why would you eat or drink ʻpotʼ if you donʼt get high? Itʼs a good question and a very important one as we get to know more and more about the value of the cannabis & hemp families of the plant world more and more. Why Raw Cannabis? Using raw cannabis helps to maintain health and prevent disease. And itʼs Easy! •# Raw cannabis can be used every day, multiple times a day by anyone of any age. •# Raw cannabis is not psychoactive unless it is heated, meaning there are no worries of mental or physical impairment after consuming In raw form, cannabis leaves and buds are actually •# Raw cannabis can be added to smoothies, loaded with a non-psychoactive, antioxidant, anti- juices, and salads inflammatory, and anti-cancer nutrient compound •# Like any other herb or seasoning, ground known as cannabidiol (CBD), that is proving to be a up raw buds can be sprinkled on top of soups, miracle "superfood" capable of preventing and stews, oatmeal, yogurt, or pudding reversing a host of chronic illnesses. •# Juicing specifically takes a lot of material; The human body already contains a built-in 20-30 big shade leaves or 2-3 raw buds (2-3 endogenous cannabinoid system, complete with inches in length) per day for therapeutic benefits cannabinoid receptors. Inputting CBD from One of our favorite recipes; cannabis can help normalise the body's functional Super Smoothie 1 systems, including cell communication and proper •# 1 banana immune function, as many herbal plants and foods •# 2 large strawberries do. Cannabinoids have been shown in vast peer •# 1 cup whole blueberries reviewed research, to possess antioxidant, anti•# 1/2 cup regular almond milk / or if possible inflammatory and neuro-protective properties, pulped raw almonds making them a powerful dietary supplement. •# 1/2 cup coconut water According to Dr. William Courtney, founder of the •# 1 tbsp chia seed (optional) Cannabis International Foundation, “THC can be •# 1 tbsp flax seed (optional) taken in doses of hundreds of milligrams when in •# 1 tbsp hemp seed (optional) its acid form. However, once heated, the tolerable •# 15 fresh cannabis leaves and 2-4 2in. dose drops to 10 mg a day.”. fresh cannabis buds (If you do not have access Since heat is required to convert the THCA in raw to this much cannabis, feel free to add spinach in cannabis into THC, its psychoactive form, juicing replacement.) provides a way of obtaining many of the benefits of cannabis without getting high. On behalf of The Raw Cannabis Team –Please contact us and visit our group for more By Susie J information – to share and become a part of the pure goodness of Raw Cannabis: https:// www.facebook.com/groups/rawcanna/ Watch Raw Cannabis for Health TV here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmhLrNmlPeCIWB1BcTbf2QtVCZhlmIbaY