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RE: As A Cannabis Coach, I’m Not Afraid To Tell You What I Think
Boem! @rebeccaryan on fire :)
"Cannabis contains about 111 of these cannabinoids (or specific medicinal compounds) which are contained within the plant’s flowers. They can and do bind directly to the body’s own receptor sites, when the body can’t make enough of its own.
And correct me if i'm worng, cannabinoids from Cannabis are the only ones who can activate the endocannabiniods system? Like a key to a lock and they are simply no other keys.
Or in other words me and Mary Jane are made for each other :)
Exactly @markush! Just like a key fitting into a lock and then being able to open the door and walk right in like they own the place. Then, they start to clean house and restore order, again like they own the place. There isn't any other plant that I know of that uses the endocannabiniod system. I have read that when you have traditional Chinese acupuncture, it stimulates the cb2 receptors with the insertion of acupuncture needles....that would be the only other thing that would come close...other than some other foods that can prime the receptor sites and get them ready to bind with the cannabinoids found in cannabis. If you eat these foods about 45 minutes before smoking, eating or vapourizing ,they will actually heighten the effects of cannabis. (Basil, hops, mango, lemongrass, hemp seeds and hemp oil are a few of these foods.)
At the end of the day the herb came first and it fits us biologically just like a glove. ;)
There are also the endocannabinoids (cannabinoids made by the body), such as anandamide and 2AG. They're also perfect fits for the cannabinoid receptors. These cannabinoids are responsible for many basic health functions in the body, for part of the conception process, and they're found in breastmilk.
But you and Mary Jane are DEFINITELY made for each other, too, no doubt about that! Humans have evolved right alongside this plant, eating it, smoking it, wearing it, living in it. It was the first domesticated crop. It's part of us and our chemistry has evolved with the plant. One love <3