JAN 22 - JAN 28, 2020 THE ULTIMATE QUEER GUIDE THIS WEEK

COVER
After several decades
of personal drug
research in the
pharmaceutical
industry, genetic and
personally observing
the effects of
marijuana on
many friends and
associates, Yes, and I
and other scientific
communities are
begging to know what
Cheech and Chong
have been telling us
for decades. This is a
wonder drug. During
these decades, we
learned about the
active ingredient
in marijuana and
also discovered
how it works in
the brain—via the
endocannabinoid
(EC) system. The
EC system—named
after the marijuana
plant. Its active
ingredient delta-9-
tetrahydrocannabinol
(THC)—that affects
many important
human functions,
including how
a person feels,
moves, and reacts to
neurotransmitters.
Am I in your brain
yet?
But this is about
Cannabidiol (CBD)
its more mature,
cooler brother but
without the high.
May have even seen it
as an add-in booster
to your post-workout
smoothie or morning
coffee. BUT
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