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Dr. Bob Melamede – Evolution and the ECS

Dr. Bob Melamede speaks at Cannabis Hemp Conference & Expo – Evolution and the Endocannabinoid System  Dr Bob Melamede is the retired Chairman of the Biology department, University of Colorado Colorado Springs. He is also the retired Founder, President, and CEO of Cannabis Science. Some of his other achievements include: Scientific advisor Phoenix Tears Foundation, […]

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EndoCannabinoid System 101

(Article previously appeared at Canlio.com) Owen Smith During the 20th century, as modern pharmaceutical products began to replace herbal formularies, cannabis medicines came up against severe opposition in the form of an international prohibition. Doctors were jailed for prescribing it as 1940’s propaganda rippled out across the radiowaves. Cannabis was pushed into the shadows as […]

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French Drug Trial Death Caused by Blocking the Endocannabinoid System

  Media Statement; Kush Inc. David Allen MD Chief Medical Advisor. 1/17/16 Two pharmaceutical synthetic drugs aimed at blocking the function of the Endocannabinoid Signaling System (ECS) cause death, disease and dysfunction. The recent clinical drug trial in France that ended in death highlights the importance of a previously unknown regulatory mechanism that controls all […]

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Synchronicity in Whole Plant Medicine

By Owen Smith Abbreviations: D9-THC, D9-tetrahydrocannabinol; D8-THC, D8-tetrahydrocannabinol; CBN, cannabinol; CBD, cannabidiol; D9-THCV, D9-tetrahydrocannabivarin; CBC, cannabichromene; CBG, cannabigerol; D9-THCA, D9-tetrahydrocannabinolic acid; CBDA, cannabidiolic acid; TRPV1, transient receptor potential vanilloid type 1; PPARg, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor g; ROS, reactive oxygen species; 5-HT1A, 5-hydroxytryptamine receptor subtype 1A; FAAH, fatty acid amide hydrolase.(+), direct or indirect activation; “, […]