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tridim

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9. The mammalian endocannabinoid system is the key to good immune health.

Reply to RainDog (Original post)

Wed Jul 24, 2013, 09:28 AM

Jul 2013

And yet because of prohibition, most people don't even know that they have an endocannabinoid system. It is every bit as important as any other system in our body, maybe more so.

Doctors and drug dealers.. I mean drug companies certainly aren't telling anyone.

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Marijuana Causes Remission in Crohn's Disease [View all] RainDog Jul 2013 OP

k and r--thank you for posting this. as I have several friends with crohn's--will definitely be niyad Jul 2013 #1

And all of these patients had severe, intractable Crohn's RainDog Jul 2013 #6

Thanks for posting this. kath Jul 2013 #2

I'd be interested in seeing a larger sample size Fearless Jul 2013 #3

Yes. But another study noted smoking is an effective delivery system RainDog Jul 2013 #7

Exactly! Fearless Jul 2013 #10

This is the NIH, not a study sponsored by High Times. AllyCat Jul 2013 #4

The research was done in Israel RainDog Jul 2013 #8

Pot is the only thing that makes you want to eat when you're on chemo. SunSeeker Jul 2013 #5

The mammalian endocannabinoid system is the key to good immune health. tridim Jul 2013 #9

Bio. Prof. Dr. Robert Melamede thinks so RainDog Jul 2013 #11