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Our mission is to help develop & share user-friendly cannabis knowledge for free. Quick reference guides & simple summaries of recently published research. 25% of profits go to charities serving patients. Aloha to all🌴🤙 TheAmazingFlower.com

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The Amazing Flower⚕️ @theamazingflower.com · May 16

Our latest data show topical cannabinoids for pain can be very effective for some people.

ALL consumption methods seem to work pretty well, though. But remember. these are averages from people who have found something that works for them. Not everyone responds the same way 🤙

Simple vertical bar chart (blue bars on black background) showing self-reported effectiveness of cannabinoids for pain reduction by consumption method: 85% pain reduction for ingesting (swallowing), 77% for smoking, 75% for vaporizing, 80% for mucosal or tinctures/suppositories, and 84% for topicals

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The Amazing Flower⚕️ @theamazingflower.com · 13d

Truth, but we're hoping to sweep the Mids Cup 🏆

The Amazing Flower⚕️ @theamazingflower.com · 27d

💯 trial and error with this many active ingredients is beyond difficult and (mathematically) overwhelming

The Amazing Flower⚕️ @theamazingflower.com · 27d

Of course there and dozens more cannabinoids not listed on this chart. But these are the major cannabinoids we can detect now.

The Amazing Flower⚕️ @theamazingflower.com · 27d

Will you look at that? Only 2 naturally occurring cannabinoids have euphoric effects.

That means there are 17 cannabinoids with unique effects that don't get you high. We owe it to patients to study these more than we do.

Patients don't want to get high, they just want to get better 🤙

#Cannabis

A colorful graphical depiction of the natural cannabinoid biosynthetic pathway, or as we call it, the family tree. It shows that the acidic cannabinoids such as thca and cbda are converted to their neutral forms with the addition of heat light oxygen and time. After even more exposure to heat light oxygen and time, these neutral cannabinoids will convert to their oxidized forms. There are 17 naturally occurring cannabinoids that are NOT euphoric or psychotropic. Only two: Delta 8 and Delta 9 THC, have euphoric effects. The flowchart also shows that many cannabinoids can be made synthetically by adding catalyst chemicals. Most of these semi-synthetic cannabinoids are euphoric or psychotropic.

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The Amazing Flower⚕️ @theamazingflower.com · 29d

Hashateria? Yes, please!

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The Amazing Flower⚕️ @theamazingflower.com · 29d

"reviewed electronic health records"

The Amazing Flower⚕️ @theamazingflower.com · 29d

Here's one:

scitechdaily.com/cannabis-use...

Cannabis Use Quadruples Diabetes Risk, Study of 4 Million Adults Finds

Cannabis use may secretly quadruple your risk of diabetes.

scitechdaily.com

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The Amazing Flower⚕️ @theamazingflower.com · Sep 20

Kids: please read the ENTIRE question before you answer it 😄

A screen shot of a google AI overview:

What form of cannabis has the longest shelf life?

AI Overview

Edibles provide the longest-lasting cannabis experience, with effects that can last for several hours to over half a day, compared to the shorter durations of inhalation methods like smoking or vaping. This prolonged effect is because cannabinoids need to go through the digestive system before entering the bloodstream, which takes more time.

The Amazing Flower⚕️ @theamazingflower.com · Sep 16

🚨Be wary of adverse event "studies" on cannabis and other drugs🤙

"By presenting mere statistical associations as ‘safety signals’, these publications can generate unjustified alarms with considerable impact on healthcare provider practices and patient behavior"

retractionwatch.com/2025/09/16/e...

Exclusive: Journal bans drug safety database papers as they flood the literature

celafon/iStockPhoto Starting around 2023, a curious trend took hold in papers on drug safety monitoring. The number of articles published on an individual drug and its link to specific adverse even…

retractionwatch.com

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The Amazing Flower⚕️ @theamazingflower.com · Sep 13

😆 For real words to live by!

"Just poke around until you find the right holes"

-Sensei FFD

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The Amazing Flower⚕️ @theamazingflower.com · Sep 12

we need more Aloha Fridays 🙏

The Amazing Flower⚕️ @theamazingflower.com · Sep 9

I'd (maybe) pay $300+ an oz (in FL) for an organic 12-14 week true sativa grown on the side of a mountain in Kona. Indoor? Nah

The Amazing Flower⚕️ @theamazingflower.com · Sep 9

Nice. I got a half for $40 US yesterday. But there are still $75 eighths at some shops for those that want them 😆

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The Amazing Flower⚕️ @theamazingflower.com · Sep 9

I blend normal cannabis and CBG hemp flower 3:1.

Love the effects and it totally pisses off the THC chasers 😉

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The Amazing Flower⚕️ @theamazingflower.com · Sep 9

Same here in Florida. Got a few $12 eighths to try yesterday (not bad), but $20-$35 is standard. $50-$60 was standard 5 years ago.

The Amazing Flower⚕️ @theamazingflower.com · Sep 9

Cannabis flower prices drop dramatically during the first few years of legalization.

$400 an oz just isn't sustainable for a mass (pun intended) market, industry peeps. Please don't build a business plan that requires it🙏 We need successful cannabis businesses 🤙

A graph showing the decline in the average monthly cost of 1 oz of adult use cannabis flower in the state of Massachusetts from January 2020 to January 2025. The price dropped from over $400 per ounce to just over $100 per ounce during that time. Source: (MA) Cannabis Control Commission.

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The Amazing Flower⚕️ @theamazingflower.com · Sep 1

Yes! LOTS of solid evidence for the effectiveness of topical cannabinoids🧴, even for dental pain and bacteria

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The Amazing Flower⚕️ @theamazingflower.com · Aug 31

For those who think FDA-approval means safer drugs:

"women treated with beta blockers had a higher risk of death, heart attack, or hospitalization for heart failure compared to women not receiving the drug."

Maybe shut up about cannabis' lack of FDA approval 🙄

www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...

Common heart drug taken by millions found useless, possibly risky

Beta blockers, used for decades after heart attacks, provide no benefit for patients with preserved heart function, according to the REBOOT trial. The massive study also found women faced higher risks...

www.sciencedaily.com

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The Amazing Flower⚕️ @theamazingflower.com · Aug 29

Chronic pain relief isn't always just about traditional pain metrics.

Patients report that cannabis "improves other important outcomes, such as role and social functioning, sleep quality, and opioid substitution, which are largely overlooked in clinical trials"

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40839511/

Looking beyond traditional pain outcomes to better evaluate cannabis's true potential and limitations in chronic pain management - PubMed

Cannabis is increasingly used for managing chronic pain, despite the low quality and inconsistency of most evidence from randomized controlled trials and the divergent expert opinions and guidelines i...

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

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The Amazing Flower⚕️ @theamazingflower.com · Aug 29

I lost all hope for the U.S. over 20 years ago, so my rage and anger have since subsided. I see it, but no longer find it worthwhile or productive to care. I focus on a more global perspective these days. That's how I stay (somewhat) sane 🤙

The Amazing Flower⚕️ @theamazingflower.com · Aug 20

Beautiful. Safe to say that's about the exact opposite from Greenwich Village lol. I love 'em both 🤙

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The Amazing Flower⚕️ @theamazingflower.com · Aug 15

Probably better notify ICE. Mere death and several millenia of time isn't an excuse. They likely have relatives still hiding drugs! Sandwiches up!! 🤙

The Amazing Flower⚕️ @theamazingflower.com · Aug 15

But you can still buy "THCA hemp" virtually everywhere in Florida, including online from Oregon and have it shipped here 🤷

The Amazing Flower⚕️ @theamazingflower.com · Aug 14

Who had this 5 bet parlay? Only payed 2-1...

Apparently a popular bet

The Amazing Flower⚕️ @theamazingflower.com · Aug 14

Respect to the traditional market folks. If not for them, we wouldn't be as far along as we are. And based on market share, you're still the kings today 🤙