In From Bud to Brain, I traced how marijuana research gradually morphed from focusing on the cannabis plant (botany) to exploring the brain’s natural endocannabinoid system (neuroscience) and, ...

A study conducted by Israeli researchers shed light on how the cannabis plant’s terpenes stimulate endogenous cannabinoid receptors. Terpenes vary by cannabis strain, and each terpene has unique ...

When you're under stress, your brain may release its own cannabinoid molecules to calm you, activating the same brain receptors as THC derived from cannabis plants. But the brain activity regulated by ...

A study published in eGastroenterology investigated the role of cannabinoid receptor 1 (CBR1) in intestinal permeability, commonly called “leaky gut.” In particular, the study focused on CBR1’s ...

Corbus Pharmaceuticals Holding Inc. has described cannabinoid CB1 receptor antagonists or inverse agonists reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer, dyslipidemia, diabetes, obesity, ...

Even though cannabinoids are named for the cannabis plant, cannabinoids and chemicals that interact with our endocannabinoid system (ECS) are not exclusively found in cannabis. Research going back ...