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This episode explains the endocannabinoid system and its role in regulating various bodily functions in relation to cannabinoids.

Send us Fan Mail Your body has a built-in system designed to work with cannabinoids, and once you understand it, edibles make a lot more sense. We’re talking about the endocannabinoid system (ECS): what it is, why scientists only officially identified it in the 1990s, and how it quietly regulates mood, pain modulation, sleep cycles, appetite, memory, and immune function in the background every day. If you’ve ever felt like cannabis “randomly” hits differently, the ECS is a big part of that st...

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Host: Margaret

Topics covered

• endocannabinoid system
• cannabinoids
• mood regulation
• pain modulation
• sleep cycles
• appetite
• immune function

Keywords

• endocannabinoid system
• cannabinoids
• mood
• pain
• sleep
• appetite
• memory
• immune function

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