CBG is derived from young cannabis plants, which contain higher amounts of CBG than fully developed plants.
Some strains of cannabis, such as White CBG, Super Glue CBG, and Jack Frost CBG, also have higher CBG content than other strains. These strains are specifically cultivated to produce higher quantities of CBG.
Both
CBD and THC start as CBGA, an acidic form of CBG. This is why younger cannabis plants contain higher concentrations of CBG.
In fully developed plants with high concentrations of THC and CBD, you’ll find very low concentrations of CBG. This happens because most of the CBG has already been converted to CBD and
THC as the plant developed.
Due to the difficulty of getting CBG, cannabis growers have been experimenting with cross-breeding and genetic manipulation to help cannabis plants produce more CBG.
- Bodily Effects: CBD and CBG activate receptors in different ways. For example, CBD has anti-nausea effects and binds to receptors as an activator, while CBG acts as a blocker or antagonist. Interestingly, when the two cannabinoids bind to the same place, they have opposing effects on each other, thus balancing one another out.
When CBD and CBG are taken together, they balance each other out. CBG works directly on the receptors while CBD stimulates the enzyme that produces the body’s natural endocannabinoids.
Interestingly, when taken alone, people have reported that CBG causes them to feel drowsy, while CBD alone makes them feel energized. Therefore, it makes sense that, when taken in combination, CBD and CBG balance each other out
>>> I’ve read the opposite of the CBG vs CBD effects, I.e, CBG is the energy booster opposing CBD, and CBD helps people sleep better..
(So that’s why that line is in bold.☝?)
However, the entourage effect doesn’t change and you were bang on with crossing the two (CBG/CBD).
That same entourage effect holds true for THC as well from what I’ve been reading, it can intensify the effects. (Now is that prolonged duration of the high, or is it a higher high? )?