Cannabinoid receptor

In previous studies, researchers seem to agree that there is a midst of an opioid epidemic, and although, prescribed opioid are considered a drug, including opiates, several are legal for prescription for medical use and has accepted medical benefits and risk while some opioid or opiates may not share those mutual benefit or risk. Cannabis (Marijuana) is becoming legalized in several states for various medical reasons and use illegally for recreational use amongst youth, being that opioids have…

found that the tumor cells have been shrunk to half of its original size. There is no clear reason of why the THC compound is inhibiting cancer growth, but it could be the possibility of it stopping the cell cycle. THC activated the Cb1 and the CB2 receptors which when used effectively, can treat the lung cancer. ( American Association for Cancer Research. "Marijuana Cuts Lung Cancer Tumor Growth In Half, Study Shows." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 17 April 2007.…

Should We Decriminalize Cannabis? For every action there is a reaction, the decision to legitimize or repudiate the use of cannabis goes beyond ethical opinion. When weighing the data provided, could the use of cannabis become more detrimental or become an aiding factor into society? Just like everything else that had its time in prohibition, could there be more uses of cannabis than thought to be? Might it be possible to provide and instruct the use to the masses in order to ensure safety…

Throughout centuries of human existence on earth, the use of marijuana has been debated frequently. Dating back to about 2737 B.C. the herb was used for anesthetic purposes during surgeries and other types of procedures. Now, in 2016 it has been legalized medicinally in twenty-eight different states and recreationally in eight states. The conflict of this plant is essentially the effect which is known as “getting high”. Although a lot of people believe it to be harmful and dangerous, what if…

1) How you plan to stay engaged and connected to others in the program? I have been at Fielding Graduate University for a year now, and I realized that staying connected is imperative to my success. I plan on staying engaged and connected in the program by logging on daily, completing assignments on time, asking questions, ensuring that I mastered navigating in Moodle, myFielding and FELIX, reading all emails, and ensuring that I have a welcoming attitude. Logging on daily will decrease the…

Corey-Bloom studied 30 multiple sclerosis patients with painful muscle spasms. These patients previously didn’t respond to other treatments, but responded after smoking marijuana for a few days, and they were in less pain. The THC binds to brain receptors in the nerves and muscles, thus relieving pain. Other types of muscle spasms may be helped with the use of marijuana. Gupta found a teen named Chaz, who had been using medical marijuana to treat his diaphragm spams that couldn’t be treated any…

When people envision their immune system, they picture an army inside their body fighting off harmful diseases to protect you. One does not imagine the immune system attacking your own body the thing it is meant to protect. Unfortunately, when this happens it causes your body to break down as your central nervous system (CNS) begins to degenerate over time. This ill-fated reality is the result of the chronic disease Multiple sclerosis (MS). Which is an autoimmune disease that causes irreversible…

Marijuana One in ten teens aged twelve to seventeen currently uses marijuana in the United States (Laliberte, ). Legalizing marijuana is an incorrect decision. A few reasons the government should not legalize marijuana is because it’s very addicting, there are bad effects on the body, and states that have already legalized marijuana aren’t going over well. Marijuana should only be legalized under medical purposes if they are beneficial. Marijuana is the most widely illicit drug used in the…

a crime. But why exactly was it criminalized? And what exactly is cannabis? (Cannabis, A, Web; How, Did, Web; Block, Bruce, Web) Cannabis is a dioecious and flowering herb. Within cannabis are four hundred and eighty three known compounds and cannabinoids, but the most essential one of those four hundred and eighty three is tetrahydrocannabinol also known as THC. Tetrahydrocannabinol is the main contributor to…

Once there was a clerk, a 7-eleven employee, a quiet, soft spoken, mild mannered man, a non-drinker; no alcoholic, no coffee, or stimulants, absent of drug involvement, a refugee, fired. “God loves you, God bless you,” his familiar greeting, frequently seen as a traveler through Bum Park, at the shelters along Falls Way. When I asked him how he was, he replied, “not well,” he said he was still homeless. Now overcome by the havocs of K2’s, analog of cannabis delta-9-THC, JWH-018. Entangled by…