Moving onto the next \u201cpathfinder mission,\u201d as CBDistillery<\/a> is calling their intensive research campaign spanning various hemp products and functional targets, the newest study from the CBD industry leader will focus on the efficacy of a cannabinoid called THCV (tetrahydrocannabivarin) for fatigue.<\/p>\n Here is the paraphrased version of the details CBDistllery shared with us regarding the purpose and design of the upcoming THCV study:<\/p>\n Qualified participants who complete the entirety of the study, which entails a total of 23 consecutive days of answering questions about the THCV product (not including the initial 7 days of questions that precede the sampling period), will receive a promo code for 40% off their next CBDistillery purchase in addition to the free THCV product they used for the trial.<\/p>\n This will be the 4th pathfinder mission that CBDistillery has conducted as part of the #CBDMOVEMENT, a campaign dedicated to sharing data-driven insights related to the effects of various hemp products on sleep, focus, mood, and more.<\/p>\n You can learn more about CBDistillery\u2019s past pathfinder missions here<\/a> (the anxiety study) or here<\/a> (testing their CBD\/CBDA synergistic tincture).\u00a0<\/p>\n If you\u2019re interested in signing up for the THCV study, which is in the recruitment phase as of this writing, here\u2019s the short questionnaire<\/a>.<\/p>\n The irony is in the heading\u2014we sure wish we knew \u201cmore about THCV.\u201d That\u2019s not to say, however, that we know nothing.\u00a0<\/p>\n THCV is a naturally occurring cannabinoid native to the hemp plant, just like CBD, THC, and the 200+ others scientists have discovered.\u00a0<\/p>\n While its intoxicating status still leaves room for debate, most agree that the molecularly similar cousin of delta-9 THC is markedly less potent in its euphoric effects.<\/p>\n In fact, it appears that tetrahydrocannabivarin acts as a \u201cneutral antagonist at CB1,\u201d according to this academic article<\/a> from Lloyd L. Gregory School of Pharmacy in Florida, which comes with a few important implications.<\/p>\n First, like CBD, compounds that act as antagonists at this cannabinoid receptor (CB1) have the ability to at least partially offset the intoxicating effects of CB1 agonists like delta-9 THC. Technically, delta-9 THC is a partial agonist, but the effect still holds.<\/p>\n Again, this doesn\u2019t mean that THCV can\u2019t produce a euphoric effect, but it is convincingly argued in this study that it can counteract the intoxicating effects of delta-9 THC to an extent.<\/p>\n Also of note, and seemingly contradictory to most cannabinoids, is the appetite-suppressing (yes, suppressing) action of THCV, which is among its most reliably documented effects.<\/p>\n The same study referenced above claimed that THCV \u201cUp-regulates energy metabolism, making it a clinically useful remedy for weight loss and management of obesity and type 2 diabetic patients.\u201d<\/p>\n Granted, the study on which this claim is based involved rodent subjects, but it\u2019s certainly an area worth exploring more, given the potential for weight loss, improvements in energy, and more.<\/p>\n To summarize, THCV is less intoxicating than delta-9 THC, but still psychoactive, and is thought to have appetite-suppressing, metabolism-boosting, and delta-9-THC-counteracting effects.<\/p>\n And now to spin our favorite broken record yet another time: more research is needed. Hence, CBDistillery.<\/p>\n As we detail in much greater depth in our review of the brand<\/a>, CBDistillery has been a strong voice in the CBD industry since their founding in 2016.<\/p>\n The subsidiary of Balanced Health Botanicals<\/a> has indeed been very vocal about decrying the flood of gimmicks and CBD-related misinformation that came very soon after (pretty much during) their inception.<\/p>\n But they don\u2019t just snap off a pithy tweet now and again; their anti-BS movement has had legs since the beginning, materializing in the form of the #CBDMOVEMENT that they created, including a grandiose ad campaign that reached seven billboard displays in Times Square.<\/p>\n They\u2019ve kept this pro-consumer messaging to this day, while steadily growing their catalog of innovative hemp products.\u00a0<\/p>\n To learn more, check out our CBDistillery review<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n
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