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A study conducted by the Aquaculture Institute looked into the effects of cannabis oil on the metabolism and immune system of the Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). They found that cannabis has no measurable effect on the white blood cell count or plasma protein concentration, and therefore has no effect on the immune system of the Nile tilapia.
A dried cannabis flower. The short-term effects of cannabis are caused by many chemical compounds in the cannabis plant, including 113 [clarification needed] different cannabinoids, such as tetrahydrocannabinol, and 120 terpenes, [1] which allow its drug to have various psychological and physiological effects on the human body.
While found only in the peripheral nervous system, a report does indicate that CB 2 is expressed by a subpopulation of microglia in the human cerebellum. [20] CB 2 receptors appear to be responsible for immunomodulatory [19] and possibly other therapeutic effects of cannabinoid as seen in vitro and in animal models. [18]
Marijuana's official designation as a Schedule 1 drug — something with "no accepted medical use" — means it is pretty tough to study.. Yet both a growing body of research and numerous ...
Marijuana addiction may raise the risk of a first heart attack or stroke by 60% The dangers of driving high —and why so many believe it’s safe when it’s not This story was originally ...
“The effects were small but reliable, so it won’t turn Einstein into Fred Flintstone, but it could add a few clouds into an otherwise clear sky,” said Gowin. Heavy cannabis use may also ...
The endocannabinoid system is also involved in mediating some of the physiological and cognitive effects of voluntary physical exercise in humans and other animals, such as contributing to exercise-induced euphoria as well as modulating locomotor activity and motivational salience for rewards.
Psychoactive plants include, but are not limited to, the following examples: Cannabis: cannabinoids; Tobacco: nicotine, anabasine, and other Nicotinic agonists, as well as beta-carboline alkaloids