Theyhavethesamemolecularformula, whichis C 21 H 30 02 andbothoftheirmassesclockinat 314 g permole.
ButthereisoneextremelyimportantstructuraldifferencewhereTHCcontains a cyclicring.
CBDcontains a hydroxylgroup, andthisdifferenceinbiochemistryactuallycontrolswhetherornotyoufeelhigh.
InordertofullyunderstandwhyyouneedtofirstknowabouttheCBonereceptorinyourunstowtonedsoberbody, yourCBonereceptorisaffectedby a neurotransmittercalledAnandaMind, whichcontrolsgenerationofpleasure, motivationandfeedingbehaviorinyourunstowtonedbodyandand a mineisreleasedafterexercising.
Andit's whatcauses a runner's highTHCstructureissosimilartoAnandamindthatitfitsinperfectlytotheCBonereceptor, thereforecausingyoutofeelhigh.
C B D, ontheotherhand, becauseofthehydroxylgroup, isdifferentinshapeanddoesnotfitintotheCBonereceptor.
TherearealsomanyanimalstudiesshowingCBD s antianxietyandantiinflammatoryproperties, whichcanexplainwhysomepeoplesayithelpswiththeiranxietyandwithchronicpain.
ResearchisalsodiscoveringthatTHCcanactuallyaggravatepsychoticsymptoms, while C B D, ontheotherhand, mayhelpwithpsychosis.
SowhathappenswhenyouconsumethemAtthesametime, onestudyfoundthatduetoseeBDsbiochemicalshape, itcanactuallybindtotheCBonereceptorandturnitoffin a bindingpatternknowntobiologistsas a lostericinhibition.