You're heard of THC and CBD... but did you know there are more than 140 natural cannabinoids in the cannabis plant; that the human body naturally makes its own versions of 'endocannabinoids' that can affect personality and mood; and that scientists have made hundreds of unique versions in the lab, some of which are now flooding the recreational market?
Read all about the highs and lows of cannabinoids in Knowable magazine https://knowablemagazine.org/article/health-disease/2023/scientific-highs-and-lows-cannabinoids
Dear Ms. Jones: I just read your article on cannabinoids and synthetic cannabinoids in Knowable, and just want to say thanks for such a wonderful article!
ReplyDeleteYou linked to Raphael Mechoulam's autobiographical piece recently in Annual Review of Pharmacology and Toxicology, which I had missed; I try to keep up with Mechoulam's work.
You note something that a lot of us try not to think about too much, 'cuz it makes us livid: how it's STILL difficult to do the scads of research that needs to be done on a plant that's used so widely already.
I really appreciate your high quality of science writing for the general public.