What is Bioavailability?

Will Douglas

Bioavailability is a term used to describe the proportion of a substance that gets absorbed into your bloodstream and is made available for your body to use. It is measured by the percentage that’s absorbed in the body compared to the product dose. For example, if 100 mg of a drug is taken orally and 40 mg of this drug is absorbed unchanged, the bioavailability is 0.4 or 40 percent. In the case of cannabis, the active compounds are cannabinoids like CBD and THC. Depending on how you choose to consume cannabis, you could be absorbing less than 10% of...

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What's a Medicinal Cannabis Vaporiser?

Will Douglas

A medicinal cannabis vaporiser is a medical grade device that is used to administer medicinal cannabis to a patient. The route of administration is via vaporisation and inhalation. Are They Legal? In New Zealand, only cannabis vaporisers that have been approved and certified as a medical device are permitted to be sold and possessed. The Storz & Bickel-manufactured vaporisers sold by MediVape are the only two medical grade vaporisers for dry herb medical cannabis approved for use in New Zealand. How Do They Work? A medical grade cannabis vaporiser has an element inside which heats up to vaporise the milled...

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