{"componentChunkName":"component---common-build-question-tags-template-js","path":"/question-tag/endocannabinoid/","result":{"data":{"allQuestion":{"edges":[{"node":{"id":"Question_10291-markdown","title":"Do I need to get tested for endocannabinoid deficiency before I can apply for the medical cannabis card?","slug":"do-i-need-to-get-tested-for-endocannabinoid-deficiency-before-i-can-apply-for-the-medical-cannabis-card","content":"\n_____________________\nNo, there is no specific testing readily available to assess the endocannabinoid system.  To apply for a card in California or other states, you need to have one of the qualifying medical conditions specific to that state.  For instance, in California:\nCancer\nAnorexia\nAIDS\nChronic pain\nSpasticity\nCachexia\nPersistent muscle spasms, including those associated with multiple sclerosis\nSeizures, including, but not limited to, those associated with epilepsy\nSevere nausea\nGlaucoma\nArthritis\nMigraines\nAny other chronic or persistent medical symptom that substantially limits the ability of the person to conduct one or more major life activities (as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990) or, if not alleviated, may cause serious harm to the patient’s safety or physical or mental health\n\ndrbultman","image":null}},{"node":{"id":"Question_11469-markdown","title":"Is it common to have a mood lift with high CBD products due the endocannabinoid system being tapped into? ","slug":"is-it-common-to-have-a-mood-lift-with-high-cbd-products-due-the-endocannabinoid-system-being-tapped-into","content":"\n_____________________\nMany people anecdotally report CBD to help with mood disorders, and studies have also shown that pharmacological augmentation of endocannabinoid signalling can produce both antidepressive and anxiolytic behavioral responses. So, yes, evidence suggests that consuming CBD can result in mood lifts. \n\nEverybody's body chemistry is different, and more studies are still needed to fully understand the cannabis plant, but if you'd like to learn more about current research a short list of studies can be viewed here: https://www.projectcbd.org/mood-disorders.\n\namanda","image":null}},{"node":{"id":"Question_11357-markdown","title":"Can you explain what the endocannabinoid system is and why it matters?","slug":"can-you-explain-what-the-endocannabinoid-system-is-and-why-it-matters","content":"\n_____________________\nThis is a great question!\n\nThe endocannabinoid was discovered in the mid-1990s by Israeli researcher Dr. Ralph Mechoulam who also identified THC as the main active ingredient in cannabis in the early 1960s.\n\nDr. Mechoulam’s research discovered two main receptors, cannabinoid 1 (CB1) and cannabinoid 2 (CB2), that are keyed to both the endocannabinoids that our body naturally produces and phytocannabinoids (plant-based) like THC and CBD. Our bodies actually produce the endocannabinoids similar to how our body produces narcotic-like endorphins, which is pretty darn cool.\n\nThe fact that there is a system in our body that produces cannabinoids, and is specifically designed to accept just them, should be overwhelming proof of cannabis’ worth as a medicine. From the pain-killing effects of THC to the anti-spasmodic and anti-inflammatory properties of CBD, we have just scratched the surface of this amazing plant!\n\ndeniseb\n_____________________\nThe endocannabinoid (or EC) system is the reason cannabis medications work so efficiently. Present in all humans and many animals as well, this system consists of a series of receptors in the body that are configured only to accept cannabinoids, especially tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD). Watch Andrea's video response for a full description of what the EC system is and how it works.\n\namanda","image":null}},{"node":{"id":"Question_10855-markdown","title":"How does the endocannabinoid system work with marijuana? Is this system related to disease in the body?","slug":"how-does-the-endocannabinoid-system-work-with-marijuana-is-this-system-related-to-disease-in-the-body","content":"\n_____________________\nThere is a lot of information on the endogenous cannabinoid system -named after the plant that led to it's discovery (FYI). \nThis is a grood article by physician Dustin Sulak DO, who breaks it down nicely.\n\nHere is an excerpt with a link to his article.\n\n\"How can one herb help so many different conditions? How can it provide both palliative and curative actions? How can it be so safe while offering such powerful effects? The search to answer these questions has led scientists to the discovery of a previously unknown physiologic system, a central component of the health and healing of every human and almost every animal: the endocannabinoid system...\"\n\nhttp://norml.org/library/item/introduction-to-the-endocannabinoid-system\n\nakasha","image":null}}]}},"pageContext":{"limit":12,"skip":0,"numPages":1,"currentPage":1,"id":5231,"name":"Endocannabinoid","slug":"endocannabinoid","country":"US"}},"staticQueryHashes":["3949754563","4179947113","4202924991"]}