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Should You Smoke Weed if You Have a
Head Cold?
Does cannabis help or hurt your body if you are ghting a common cold?
Posted by:
Lemon Knowles, today at 12:00am
Smoking Weed When Having a Cold, a Good Idea?
When going through the uneasy period of a congested and runny nose coupled with cough and sneezing, the very
question that pops up in the mind of a regular cannabis user is whether smoking cannabis should be the next action
and if the action will be able to counter the e ects of the cold or u. Well, it is understandable that such questions pop
up in the mind given the much-accounted medical bene ts of cannabis which ranges from helping to deal with pain,
in ammation, to several mental health conditions, and lots of other conditions.

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Common cold or Flu
Before we delve into the interaction of cannabis components and the body system as it pertains to the u or common
cold, we must rst investigate what the common cold entails, the cause, and the e ects on the human body system.
The common cold is caused by numerous strains of viruses but the common classes of viruses that produce this e ect
or predisposes the body to common cold are rhinoviruses, coronaviruses, adenoviruses, and in uenza.
The common cold is characterized on the account of these viruses by an in ammation in the lungs, nose, and throat
which occurs as the response of the immune system to the action of the viruses at such sites. This in ammation at
these sites is also followed through with the overproduction of mucus which is aimed at sweeping away the cells that
may be dead and infected.
The symptoms that are seen in the body following the action of these viruses are mostly on the account of the immune
system’s response to the viruses. The symptoms include runny nose, congested nose, sore throat, sneezing, coughing, a
fever in terms of u. These outlined symptoms put the entire body system in an uneasy position that needs relief and it
is very possible that many regular users of cannabis will forgo the option of going to the pharmacist to check for regular
OTC drugs that could help to mediate the condition and just settle for getting relief from cannabis. A look into the
interactions between cannabinoids, terpenes, and the noted e ects of a common cold will help to come to a good if not
conclusive opinion on the matter.
Cannabis and In ammation
As earlier stated, cannabis plays a large role in dealing with in ammation, a claim that has been well written about and
expressed by seasoned experts on the subject. Cannabis contains special cannabinoids which play a large role in
helping to deal with in ammation. Some of these cannabinoids embedded in cannabis include THC, CBD, CBC, and CBG.
However, the role of dealing with in ammation by cannabis cannot be attributed to cannabinoids alone. Terpenes in
cannabis such as linalool, limonene, eucalyptol also play a role in helping the body deal with in ammation.
By dealing with in ammation with arises at the lungs, throat, and nose, cannabis can help to bring about relief from the
uneasiness that characterizes the common cold. Research has also shown that cannabis can be able to have a
suppressive e ect on the immune system, a suppression that is sure to be the causative factor of the anti-in ammatory

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action of cannabis.
Common cold and the Endocannabinoid system
The endocannabinoid system has been implicated in dealing with common cold by Echinacea whose activity is mediated
through the endocannabinoid system at the CB1 and CB2 receptors. The activity of this plant across the
endocannabinoid receptors gives a very good read of the potential embedded in cannabis as a solution to help deal
with the common cold. Cannabinoids in cannabis also work along with these receptors and their a nity for the
receptors could also be termed to have the much-needed e ect to deal with the common cold. However, the available
information regarding this from studies is still very limited, and more studies still need to be done before a conclusive
end on the e ect can be reached.
Is it a good idea?
Regarding the question of whether it is a good idea, it still must be said that though cannabis has bene cial e ects with
the common cold the route of administration is still very important to whether it is a good idea or not. Smoking irritates
the throat and lungs which increases the in ammation at those sites which can only extend the e ects of the common
cold. There are di erent alternatives that can be used in place of smoking to get the bene ts of cannabis. This includes
edibles, tinctures, sprays, topicals, oils, and other examples of cannabis-infused products.
It then is evident that smoking has the capacity to exacerbate the discomfort of the common cold and worsen the
conditions but these e ects might not readily be seen in that way in the case of regular smokers whose body system is
well accustomed to it.
The conclusion therefore should be that cannabis shows promise of being bene cial, however, smoking still has the
capacity to worsen the condition so other means of cannabis consumption can be explored.
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