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Unknowingly to most, your body produces cannabis like chemical compounds known as endocannabinoids. Endocannabinoids are molecules that are similar to cannabis molecules (cannabinoids) except……... YOUR BODY PRODUCES THEM!!! Crazy right??? 

Your body then uses these molecules to attach to cannabinoid receptors (CB receptors) throughout the body. Hold up now...What is a cannabinoid receptor you ask??? These receptors are tiny cells all throughout your body that are able to accept cannabinoids and process its information to your body, releasing the effects of cannabinoids. CB1 & CB2 are the two only known receptors in the body. These receptors act as a lock and the cannabinoids act as a key to unlocking the effects of cannabinoids. BAZINGA!!! It is at these receptors THC & CBD attach and the chemical effects are experienced. 

No matter how cannabis is introduced to the body (topically, ingested, smoking, vaping) these are the same receptors that cannabinoids and endocannabinoids attach to, there is no difference. Your body produces endocannabinoids because in conjunction with the network of cannabinoid receptors it is used to regulate; your mood, pain relief, inflammation, appetite and sleep patterns to name a few. If you did not not have these receptors or endocannabinoids, your body would not function properly. With understanding all of this, let us break it down even further. 

CB1 & CB2 receptors are distinctly different, so don't confuse them. CB1 receptors are found primarily in the brain and central nervous system, where CB2 receptors are found throughout the cells in your body and the immune system. The most known endocannabinoids are AG-2 and Anandamide. AG-2 molecules bind to CB2 receptors. It may be possible that CBD is so beneficial in pain relief due to your body having CB2 receptors located throughout it. Pairing with CB1 receptors, Anandamide is found primarily in the brain and has effects comparable to THC, Oh La La. No wonder, Anandamide is coined after the Sanskrit word ananda, meaning bliss, delight, and joy. 

It is maddening to think that this plant and cannabinoids have been so misunderstood, when in fact your body produces these chemicals (endocannabinoids) that are used to regulate your body. Research is still ongoing to further understand endocannabinoids in the human body, but ask yourself, does your body produce tobacco chemicals???? NO