Affective Neurotransmitters and Anxiety

A cell-signaling mechanism known as the endocannabinoid system (ECS) helps regulate many physiological processes, including stress, anxiety, and mood. Cannabinoid receptors, enzymes, and endogenous cannabinoids make up the ECS. A class of chemicals known as endocannabinoids is one that the body makes on its own. Anandamide (AEA) and 2-arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG) are the two endocannabinoids that …

Depression Treatment with Cannabis

For ages, people have used cannabis to cure depression. There has been a growing corpus of scientific studies on the use of cannabis for depression in recent years. According to this study, cannabis may be a valuable therapy for certain patients suffering from depression. Cannabis interacts with the endocannabinoid system, which is one of the …

How Cannabis Can Help with PTSD

Research into cannabis’s ability to help post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is growing. PTSD is a mental illness that can happen after someone has been through a stressful event. PTSD patients may have several symptoms, such as dreams, flashbacks, anxiety, and sadness. More and more evidence suggests that weed may help people with PTSD. For instance, …