![]() Users must consider their high cost versus their effectiveness. The positives are that transdermal patches avoid first pass metabolism and they offer a dosed amount of medicine for a longer period of time 8-12 hours. TransdermalĪgain, any positive results are anecdotal as there have been no studies on humans with transdermal patches, so there are no bioavailability percentages available. This means the user has to consume more medicine to remain medicated. The effects last significantly less than all other delivery methods. Cannabis that is not absorbed by the lungs is exhaled and wasted. It is the fast way to introduce cannabinoids into the system, but the least efficient method. This can be attributed to the fact that experienced users have a higher range of cannabis bioavailability than newbies. The range is from 2% to 56%, depending on different studies. Both methods avoid the first pass metabolism. In terms of its bioavailability, the two methods are virtually identical. Many users prefer not to smoke and choose vaporizing, instead. With the buccal application, a greater percentage of the active cannabinoids is absorbed compared to the sublingual method. It has an advantage over the sublingual method in that it avoids the salivary gland and reflex swallowing. Instead of placing the medicine under the tongue, it is placed inside the cheeks or on the gums. After smoking/vaporizing, the sublingual method is the second fastest delivery method. Since there is a salivary gland under the tongue, many users end up inadvertently swallowing the medicine which decreases its bioavailability to that of oral delivery. The reason for this is that it bypasses the digestive tract and goes directly into the bloodstream via the mouth. The spectrum of bioavailability of this method goes from slightly higher than oral availability to as much as 75%, depending on whom you believe. Most of the positive results are anecdotal. With sublingual cannabinoid usage, the product is administered under the tongue. ![]() It is interesting to note that THC-hemisuccinate, known as Marinol, has the best results. In addition, the bioavailability of suppositories is quite different depending on its cannabinoid profile. They differ from oral methods in that they prevent first pass metabolism. There have been very few studies on the bioavailability of suppositories but results suggest anywhere from 13.5% to 40%. Most of the evidence supporting the positive results of rectal cannabis suppositories is anecdotal. These include the person’s metabolism rate, sleep cycle, their drug and food interactions, the health of their gastrointestinal tract, age, and the formulation of the cannabis product. There are also differences in bioavailability amongst individuals, affected by many different factors. They also erroneously equate the intense psychotropic effects with more cannabinoid absorption and more medicinal benefits. This explains why people who eat edibles report being uncomfortably high. It is important to note that when THC is metabolized by the digestive system, it converts to 11-OH-THC which is 4-5 times more psychotropic than THC. Cannabinoids pass through the liver with little absorption, even though the user may be experiencing very strong psychotropic effects. This is attributed to a phenomenon known as “first pass metabolism” whereby the concentration of a drug is greatly reduced before it reaches the systemic circulation. Studies show that when cannabinoids of THC and CBD are swallowed, the bioavailability is between 4% to 20%. Let’s go through the different delivery methods to see which have the highest bioavailability: Oral ![]() Other healthy foods that increase cannabis bioavailability include all dairy foods with 2% or more fat, eggs, non-factory farmed beef, lamb, pork & chicken, fish, shellfish, cocoa butter and palm oil. That is why you see so many recipes combining coconut oil with cannabis. In other words, cannabinoids hitch a ride on these fats and make their way to their intended destination. Studies show that fatty acids in the form of saturated fats act as intracellular carriers of THC and CBD. The other important factor in increasing the bioavailability of medical cannabis is the food you eat. The Merriam-Webster definition is the degree and rate at which a substance (as a drug) is absorbed into a living system or is made available at the site of physiological activity. ![]() Are you all familiar with the term bioavailabilty? If you are not, you should be.
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