In 1964, Israeli scientist Raphael Mechoulam isolated tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, from a cannabis plant. Hundreds of chemicals exist in cannabis, not just the high-inducing THC and supposed-wellness ...

The nervous system, the cardiovascular system, the skeletal system, the endocrine system; these are all physiological systems that have probably made it into at least 7th-grade biology. We are very ...

This article was originally published on The Cannabis Community and appears here with permission. The discovery of the Endocannabinoid System (ECS) and its effects on the human body has landed itself ...

The discovery of cannabis’s principal active ingredient is the stuff of scientific legend. In the early 1960s, a scientist in Israel named Raphael Mechoulam obtained some high-quality hashish from the ...

“For decades, scientists and mental health physicians tried to figure out how THC worked on the brain and body,” explained Dr. Paul Song, Chief Medical Officer of Calyx Peak Companies via email. A ...

At 15 years old, Sammy considered himself an expert on cannabis. When I asked what he knew about how marijuana interacts with the brain, he confidently explained, “THC activates cannabinoid receptors ...

A Short History of Cannabis and Discovery of the ECS Medicinal plants have long been utilized for their beneficial effects, because many plants produce molecules that have chemical or functional ...

Despite humans having used cannabis for thousands of years, it is only recently that we have started to work out why it affects us the way that it does. Chemicals in cannabis called cannabinoids ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover how older adults are discovering and re-discovering cannabis. Last week, Dr. Ethan Russo and business partner Nishi ...

Although you are probably familiar with Cannabis sativa, the plant commonly known as marijuana, you may not know that your brain has its very own cannabis system. This pathway, called the ...