{"id":1018,"date":"2021-09-10T20:32:17","date_gmt":"2021-09-10T20:32:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/wp-home\/?p=177012"},"modified":"2021-09-10T20:32:17","modified_gmt":"2021-09-10T20:32:17","slug":"move-over-cbd-cbn-is-canadas-new-trending-cannabinoid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/?p=1018","title":{"rendered":"Move over CBD\u2014CBN is Canada\u2019s new trending cannabinoid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>  <title>Move over CBD\u2014CBN is Canada\u2019s new trending cannabinoid | Leafly<\/title>     <!-- Quotes = strings--><!-- No quotes = boolean-->\t   <!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v15.9.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->                  <!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. --> <\/p>\n<p> <!-- BEGIN Sailthru Horizon Meta Information --><\/p>\n<p><!-- END Sailthru Horizon Meta Information -->  <!-- Google Publisher Tag --> <!-- End Google Publisher Tag --> <!-- Google Tag Manager --> <!-- End Google Tag Manager --> <!-- Chartbeat --> <!-- End Chartbeat --><br \/>\n <!-- Google Tag Manager (noscript) -->   <!-- End Google Tag Manager (noscript) -->   <title>Leafly<\/title>     <title>Leafly \u00ae<\/title>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              <title>Loading\u2026<\/title>     <\/p>\n<div class=\"bg-white fixed flex hidden inset-0 items-start md:h-auto md:items-center overflow-auto\" id=\"age-gate-container\">\n<div class=\"bg-white md:h-auto mx-auto p-lg text-sm w-full\" id=\"age-gate\">\n<p><label for=\"select-country\">Where are you from?<\/label><\/p>\n<div class=\"age-gate__info\">\n<p><label for=\"select-province\">Which part of Canada?<\/label><\/p>\n<div class=\"age-gate__age hidden\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"error error--underage hidden\">Darn! You&#8217;re not old enough to use Leafly.<\/p>\n<p class=\"error error--unavailable hidden\">Sorry, Leafly isn&#8217;t available in your location yet.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"hidden age-gate__loading\">Redirecting you to<span class=\"redirect-domain\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"text-xs mt-auto\">By accessing this site, you accept<br \/>\nthe <a class=\"py-xl\" data-testid=\"tou-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.ca\/info\/terms-of-use\">Terms of Use<\/a><br \/>\nand <a class=\"py-xl\" data-testid=\"pp-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.ca\/info\/privacy-policy\">Privacy Policy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container my-xl\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col md:col-9\" id=\"article-content\">\n<p>Meet Canada\u2019s newest favourite cannabinoid\u2014CBN. Short for Cannabinol, CBN has been popping up in products in gummies, vapes, beverages, and infused oils. <\/p>\n<p>While many of the products are marketed as a natural sleep aid, the jury is still out on whether or not CBN is truly sedating. Regardless, a new flood of cannabinoid-specific products have hit the Canadian market.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-consumers-are-seeking-out-new-cannabinoids\">Consumers are seeking out new cannabinoids<\/h2>\n<p>With seven products on the market that feature the cannabinoid, there is little doubt that CBN is having a hot minute in Canada. <\/p>\n<p>But what is driving this trend? <\/p>\n<p>Consumers are the reason for CBN\u2019s popularity, according to Dr. Chris Talpas, VP of quality and scientific affairs at MediPharm Labs. \u201cI think it is driven by an evolution in consumers\u2019 knowledge about cannabinoids,\u201d he tells Leafly. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cTHC was the initial cannabinoid everyone knew about and then CBD exploded, now consumers are interested in exploring other cannabinoids that can be present in the plant.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-how-is-it-made\">How is it made?<\/h2>\n<p>CBN is less psychoactive than THC, binding to the CB1 and CB2 receptors with about a quarter of the potency. \u201cThis cannabinoid is usually only present in small amounts in cannabis flower,\u201d explains Dr. Talpas. <\/p>\n<p>Since THC degrades into CBN over time, a manufacturing process is used to speed up the natural oxidation of the cannabinoid to make CBN.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" alt class=\"wp-image-177104 has-ll lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/move-over-cbd-cbn-is-canadas-new-trending-cannabinoid-1.jpg,compress&amp;w=550 550w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/move-over-cbd-cbn-is-canadas-new-trending-cannabinoid-1.jpg,compress&amp;w=740 740w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/move-over-cbd-cbn-is-canadas-new-trending-cannabinoid-1.jpg,compress&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/move-over-cbd-cbn-is-canadas-new-trending-cannabinoid-1.jpg,compress&amp;w=1480 1480w\"><figcaption>(Instagram @medipharmlabs)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cMediPharm Labs uses a proprietary manufacturing process carefully controlling reaction time and temperature to enhance CBN production,\u201d says Dr. Talpas. <\/p>\n<p>He explains that material then goes through purification until it reaches the desired properties to make the final distillate. That distillate can then be formulated into an MCT oil or vape formulations. <\/p>\n<p>MediPharm uses this process to make the rare cannabinoid for their products, as well as supplying CBN material for other products on the market.<\/p>\n<h2>CBN and a good nights sleep<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cCBN is a great new addition to the Canadian market as it appeals to a wider demographic of consumers,\u201d shares Tara Rozalowsky, VP of beverages and edibles at Canopy Growth. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs the pandemic has accelerated issues for many Canadians, now is a perfect time to launch our CBN gummy, which is designed with consumers\u2019 nighttime routines in mind.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Not all CBN products claim to help with sleep, though at least half are being marketed as a natural sleep aid. <\/p>\n<p>There isn\u2019t much research on cannabis and sleep, and even less on CBN specifically. However, there is preliminary evidence that there might be a connection between CBN and sleep. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile not as well studied as THC or CBD,<a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/28826544\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> a 2017 review article<\/a> indicated CBN can be sedative and anticonvulsant in animal and human studies,\u201d explains Dr. Talpas, who has over 24 years of experience in the biopharmaceutical field.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCBN has also demonstrated significant properties related to anti-inflammatory, antibiotic, and anti-MRSA activity.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-xxl wp-block-leafly-blocks-leafly-related-articles\">\n<p><h2>Related articles<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"h-does-it-actually-work\">Does it actually work?<\/h2>\n<p>One of the authors of <em>Cannabis Pharmacology: The Usual Suspects and a Few Promising Leads<\/em>, Dr. Ethan Russo, previously <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.ca\/news\/health\/is-cbn-cannabinoid-sedating\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">told Leafly in 2019<\/a> that CBN hasn\u2019t shown to be effective all on its own. <\/p>\n<p>The sedating effects of aged cannabis are often misattributed to CBN, according to Dr. Russo. He shared that old cannabis tends to be sedating due to a loss of monoterpenoids and retention of sesquiterpenoids, which have a soporific (or drowsy) effect.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCannabis isn\u2019t such a successful sleep aid because it\u2019s wildly sedating,\u201d says Dr. Russo. \u201cRather, it treats underlying conditions that are keeping people awake.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe best-known way to use cannabis for sleep is to combine THC with other sedating components, like the terpenes&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.ca\/news\/science-tech\/myrcene-terpene\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">myrcene<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.ca\/news\/cannabis-101\/linalool-cannabis-terpene-benefits\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">linalool<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" alt class=\"wp-image-105726 has-ll lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/move-over-cbd-cbn-is-canadas-new-trending-cannabinoid-2.jpg,compress&amp;w=550 550w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/move-over-cbd-cbn-is-canadas-new-trending-cannabinoid-2.jpg,compress&amp;w=740 740w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/move-over-cbd-cbn-is-canadas-new-trending-cannabinoid-2.jpg,compress&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/move-over-cbd-cbn-is-canadas-new-trending-cannabinoid-2.jpg,compress&amp;w=1480 1480w\"><figcaption>Ace Vally CBN soft chews have a unique blackberry and lemon flavour. (baibaz\/iStock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>More research, less THC<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cI would love to see more targeted CBN offerings,\u201d shares Ashleigh Brown, CEO and founder of medical cannabis advocacy group SheCann. While the current product selection is a start, Brown tells Leafly she wants to see more research, as well as different ratios of THC to CBN.<\/p>\n<p>According to Brown, most of the SheCann community is seeking out less THC, or an alternative to THC altogether. \u201cThe current products are typically 2:1 THC to CBN. Patients are reporting benefits for sleep, but are those effects related to increased THC consumption, or the CBN itself?\u201d questions Brown.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe definitely need more research on this one and more [product] options. Maybe CBN is the answer for helping patients with sleep. Or perhaps it\u2019s an entirely different combination of cannabinoids altogether.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"author-box\" class=\"p-lg my-xxl bg-white rounded border border-light-grey elevation-low\">\n<div class=\"mb-lg\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/move-over-cbd-cbn-is-canadas-new-trending-cannabinoid.jpg\" alt=\"Ashley Keenan's Bio Image\" class=\"lazyload inline-block mr-md rounded-full border border-light-grey\"> <\/p>\n<p>Ashley Keenan<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"text-sm\">Ashley Keenan is an editor at Leafly Canada, as well as a freelance journalist, consultant, and patient advocate in the cannabis industry. Since 2018, Ashley has served the cannabis industry by covering cannabis industry news, advocating for medical cannabis &amp; the patient perspective, and creating lifestyle content that matters. 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