From Treatment to Tolerance: Understanding Marijuana’s Long-Term Effects
Cannabis Cannabis is a generic term used for the variety of products derived from the cannabis sativa plant. Cannabis goes by many names including marijuana whi...
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Beyond THC: The Endocannabinoid System
The endocannabinoid system (ECS) is a key modulatory signaling pathway [1]. Which, I’ve heard, is a very common phrase in the scientific community, and is simpl...
Endocannabinoid System; Helpful, and Not the Same as Cannabis
Obviously, cannabis, weed, marijuana, etc. and its legalization have been a controversial, polemic, political hot button for the past 40+ years. However, this s...
Endocannabinoid System: Marijuana as Treatment for Disease?
Endocannabinoids and the endocannabinoid system are a fairly recent area of study in the science world. When one just looks at the word “endocannabinoid,” proba...
The Endocannabinoid System: A Master Regulator
Function of the Endocannabinoid System The endocannabinoid system (ECS) was a mysterious being for quite some time, considering its recent discovery in only 198...
Endocannabinoids: More than Understanding Marijuana?
Marijuana has long been used recreationally and medicinally. While its recreational use is still of debate, its medicinal properties have also come under great ...
Uncovering the Truth Behind Cannabinoids
The use of cannabinoids such as marijuana have shown to have promising therapeutic effects on the brain such as reducing pain, promoting apoptosis in cancer cel...
Possibilities of Medical Marijuana
Featured Image by Author Medical marijuana has become one the most controversial debates. You’re either for it or against it, with very few people falling somew...
Marijuana: Recreational Advocacy Sabotages Support for Medicinal Research
The taboo topic of marijuana is splitting America at state lines. While the drug is illegal on a federal level, Individual states are taking opposing stances on...
Medical Marijuana: The Highs and Lows
Marijuana & the Brain You’ve likely heard about the concept of medical marijuana and its accompanying politics, controversy, and potential benefits. Marijua...