How Marijuana Works as Medicine

 

Do you want to know why many doctors are prescribing marijuana?  Below is a simple explanation of marijuana cannabinoids and how they work with our own human cannabinoid receptors.  Remember, this is a simple version.  You can read more by following the link.

The Alliance for Cannabis Science is providing the following information to our legislators to give them the basics in why cannabis medicine works.

The Basics

Cannabis is the botanical name for marijuana.

The plant, cannabis, is a source of chemical compounds called cannabinoids.

The human body also creates cannabinoids, and we have cannabinoid receptors. Together, the cannabinoids and their receptors make up the human cannabinoid system.

Just as there was a time that we didn’t know we had immune systems or hormonal systems, until 1988 we didn’t know that we had cannabinoid systems.

The cannabinoids from the cannabis plant fit nicely into human cannabinoid receptors. Thus, the cannabinoids from the cannabis plant can be utilized by the human cannabinoid system.

One of the cannabinoids in cannabis – THC – creates a euphoric effect. The other cannabinoids in cannabis do not. CBD is another cannabinoid in cannabis. CBD has medicinal applications both in conjunction with THC, but also independently of it. Other cannabinoids, such THCA, also have likely medicinal applications though there is less data available.

The cannabinoid system participates in physiological functions like appetite, sleep, neuronal growth & migration, cell death, lipid metabolism, pain response, and inflammation, to name only a few.

The existence of the cannabinoid system is not theoretical. It is not even controversial. To find accredited, peer-reviewed material on the cannabinoid system, see PubMed: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/

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M.E.
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M.E.
13 years ago

thanks kim. i love the medical part of medical marijuana being taught !

charlie brent
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charlie brent
13 years ago

nice … posted

charlie brent
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charlie brent
13 years ago

nice … posted

Mr T
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Mr T
13 years ago

from the pic it looks like MJ works as medicine by giving advice to tomatoes.

Mr T
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Mr T
13 years ago

from the pic it looks like MJ works as medicine by giving advice to tomatoes.

Random Guy
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Random Guy
13 years ago

I’ve always been a firm believer that laughter is the best medicine…so, yeah, marijuana helps in that department, too!

Random Guy
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Random Guy
13 years ago

I’ve always been a firm believer that laughter is the best medicine…so, yeah, marijuana helps in that department, too!

Staff
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13 years ago

You’ve got it wrong. The tomato is a pot whisperer that has the bud trained to bow so that it is easier to clip off.

Staff
Member
13 years ago

You’ve got it wrong. The tomato is a pot whisperer that has the bud trained to bow so that it is easier to clip off.

Goldie
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Goldie
13 years ago

We need a leaf whisperer. fall off now!

Goldie
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Goldie
13 years ago

We need a leaf whisperer. fall off now!

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offdagrid
12 years ago

Wow! really…I work at a dispensary and after reading this, although I had limited knowledge, I feel so much more educated. I really do enjoy and find it almost euphoric to educate every single patient. Thank you for this awesome article-also enjoy reading all the comments, thanks and keep them coming.

offdagrid
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offdagrid
12 years ago

Wow! really…I work at a dispensary and after reading this, although I had limited knowledge, I feel so much more educated. I really do enjoy and find it almost euphoric to educate every single patient. Thank you for this awesome article-also enjoy reading all the comments, thanks and keep them coming.