Research Hit: Your Brain's Own Cannabinoid Molecules Calm You Down

Cannabis on the brain - are you sure?

Not cannabis but cannabinoid molecules. But yes, they activate the same receptors in the brain as those from THC - the active component in cannabis.

So, we have our own canna…thingys in the brain?

Yes, the cannabinoid system is well known but not as well researched as other systems in the brain: this is what these researchers from Northwestern University in the USA looked into with some interesting results.

Ok, and what have we discovered then?

A few things that are intriguing and interesting for all of us.