Re: endocannaboidsCannabinoids can remain in the body for a long period, they are fat soluble
and the brain's dry weight is 60% fat. A heavy smoker will take up to one
month, and probably longer given the potency of cannabis these days, to
eliminate the exogenous cannabinoids. A light smoker in two weeks.
Cannabinoids are also amongst the most powerful antoxidants and
neuroprotective agents available. Hence I would not be at all suprised if
cannabinoids conferred some symptom relief for ALS
Endocannabinoids are mainly 2 AG and anandamide (sanskrit for bliss). They
act as retrograte inhibitory transmitters, a technical definition which
basically means endocannabinoids have a slight braking effect on the brain,
hence it is not surprising that a recent study found cannabis useful for the
movement disorders arising from dopamine therapy in Parkinson's treatment.
All cannabinoids also have effects on appettite (via hypthothalmic CB1s,
immune function (suppresses inflammation and cell differentiation via CB2),
and probably some endocrine effects as well. It tends to be like that, a
single molecule can have such varying functions in the body it's a damned
bloody nuisance I tell you.
"Honorato Echavez" <hechavez@earthlink,net > wrote in message
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> On Mon, 21 May 2007 04:18:41 +0000, Honorato Echavez wrote:
>
> > Has anyone heard of the subject term?
>
> Oh well, the reason I am asking is about two weeks ago I stopped smoking
> or eating the plant version of cannabis; but every day I have been waking
> up I feel full of medication; my veins are very thick and very noticeable
> so that some folks call the police about me and they answer you are
> seeing a person who has ALS and does not get stoned on strong marijuana
> and the marijuana is saving that person's life. Everyday I feel as if I
> have smoked or eaten cannabis - but I have not. I still feel the
> cannabis working on the back of the brain, on my spine, my arms and legs,
> my swallowing muscles, and my sexual organs.
>
> So to try to understand what is happening to me, I did some research and
> basically found that all human beings are born with endocannaboids.
> Endocannaboids help new born babies become hungry until their brain takes
> over then it becomes latent.
>
> I also know I have the munchies all day even though I have not smoked or
> eaten the plant version of cannabis.
>
> Perhaps, I got lucky and my brain reactivated the endocannaboids, making
> my medication very inexpensive.
>
> Can anyone else share some information about this subject.