Smoke And Tell YQL

The endocannabinoid system (ECS) is an intrinsic neuroregulatory system that all humans (and many other mammals have). The ECS is composed of cannabinoid receptors (CB1 and CB2), endogenous cannabinoids (endocannabinoids), and the enzymes which help the system to work. The ECS has been said to regulate and control many of our most critical bodily functions such as learning and memory, emotional processing, sleep, temperature control, pain control, inflammatory and immune responses. The endocannabinoid system helps to maintain homeostasis and works closely with the CNS and other regulatory systems.

CB1 receptors are found in the brain and the central nervous system and CB2 receptors are found in the peripheral nervous system and immune cells. Endocannabinoids can bind to either receptor with effects depending on where the receptors are and what endocannabinoid it binds to. Endocannabinoids are similar to cannabinoids but they are made by your body. When we consume cannabis products, the cannabinoids are so similar that they are able to act on our endocannabinoid system.

The ECS has burst into the science world in the last 25 years and it still absolutely under researched. But it has been suggested that Endocannabinoid deficiency can contribute to a multitude of common health conditions. And I anticipate this area will explode in the coming years with so much research to be done and minds to be opened.