Cannabis Receptors and the Endocannabinoid System
How cannabis receptors are affected in the brain's endocannabinoid system. When we smoke, eat or consume parts of the cannabis plant that contain THC, the chemical is released...
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BeerSci: What's the Connection Between Hops And Marijuana?
Popular Science is asked "are hops and marijuana related?" Humulus lupulus (hops) and Cannabis are, in fact, two genera in the family...
Time-lapse Cannabis Growing
A great video if you want to see what the cannabis plant looks like as it grows. I personally love time-lapse video of plants growing, it reminds you how alive they really…
The Endogenous Cannabinoid System, a Biological Perspective
For those folks who must know how it works, here is a biology geek deep-dive into the endogenous cannabinoid system from Cannabis Science video magazine. According to the video, "The endocannabinoid system helps to regulate the central control of energy balance and peripherial metabolic processes" (say that three times fast). Science has shown that the endocannabinoids system influences energy intake, nutrient transport, metabolism and storage.
Cannabis and Human Evolution
An interesting video that asserting that the sea squirt, our evolutionary great-great-great…great-grandparents, has a nervous system that reacts to cannabinoids. It passed that biology down to homo sapiens, s0 we’re wired for…