The psychotropic effects of cannabis are due to a family of molecules called cannabinoids. Surprisingly, the brain produces its own cannabinoids, and the effects of cannabis on the brain are caused by the activation of an endogenous system (endocannabinoid) in most animals which evolved long before the appearance of the Cannabis sativa plant on earth. Download the column
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