While we wait for a coronavirus cure, scientists have found that CBD helps reduce the lung damage caused by COVID-19.

A study at the Medical College of Georgia has shown that a CBD treatment has increased a natural peptide called apelin, which reduces inflammation. The cannabis community has long championed CBD strains and effects of them, so it comes without surprise that CBD might be an effective treatment against respiratory diseases. Not only does CBD reduce inflammation, but the report showed it also improves oxygen levels and reduces the physical lung damage caused by infections like the COVID-19.

Nobody likes going to the dentist, but people like growing sweet cannabis strains and in recent years, a cavity in the market has been filled with sweet cannabis strains that have even sweeter names. Judging by the ever-growing list of cookies cannabis strains, the love of sweet cannabis strains show no sign of decaying.

Sweet Cannabis Strains:

In honour of all the grow tents bursting with sweet cannabis strains, Amsterdam Seed Center booked in for a check-up in the dreaded dentist chair to find out the seven sweet cannabis strains your dentist recommends avoiding.

These last years’ biggest cannabis hype has been, without any doubt, OG Kush. This is the most highly regarded and most requested marijuana strain by Californian VIPs. Why? Well, because she marvellously combines an incredible flavour with mind-blowing effects that are unsuitable for beginners. Consuming OG Kush is like getting an incredible whiff of lemon and diesel oil accompanied by some earthy hints.

Cannabis is a naturally growing plant that has been used not only for recreational purposes, but also for its ability to treat health conditions for thousands of years. Cannabidiol or CBD, is one of many (phyto)-cannabinoids often found in Cannabis. Cannabis contains at least 85 types of cannabinoids (THC, CBD, CBN, CBG, CBC etc.), many of which have documented medical value, proven through scientific research. (Phyto)-cannabinoids fit like a lock and a key into existing human receptors, which are part of the ‘endocannabinoid system’. “The endocannabinoid system comprises two type of receptors, CB1 and CB2, which serve distinct functions in human health and well-being.” 

Regular Seeds (Regs) is the term applied to non-feminized seeds that produce either male or female cannabis plants, in a natural ratio. That being said, Regs are not really suitable for a direct seed-to-harvest crop, because there won’t be only female plants and, as said before, only female plants will produce flowers (buds). Regular Seeds are mostly used to breed new cannabis cultivars (strains) or for the selection of mother-plants for cloning purposes.

Autoflowering cannabis plants have become popular for a number of reasons. Growers who are looking to save time have found the quick flowering time of autoflowers to be useful for obvious reasons. Due to the ruderails gene present in auto's, most auto's will harvest  within 60 -75 days of germination, the plant will grow much faster and ultimately flower faster than feminized and regular plants.

At the AmsterdamSeedCenter we always get questions about what kind of strains customers should grow in their country, as each place has specific climate-related requirements...

What do they say? Men are from Mars and women are from Venus… Identification and separation of male and female plants is a very important aspect in the cultivation of regular cannabis seeds. If you don’t recognize the signs it could cost you your crop! 

In this edition I will discuss the future of Cannabis –and that future is Extractions! The terms ‘Distillate’ and “Isolate” have probably crossed your ears because they are used in a wide range of applications nowadays and I think that they will get even more popular this year. I will do my best to explain in ‘common language’ what these terms mean and how these purified cannabis fractions are being made. Believe me people, molecular distillation is the future!