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Cannabis is the oldest and most versatile medicine known to man.
Cannabis is the oldest and most versatile medicine known to man.
[[File:Marijuana.jpg|thumb|right|420px|Rare 11-leafer [[w:Cannabis sativa|Cannabis sativa]]]]
[[File:Marijuana.jpg|thumb|right|420px|Rare 11-leafer [[w:Cannabis sativa|Cannabis sativa]]]]
 
== Endocannabinoid system ==
== Endocannabinoids ==
''' Main article in wikipedia [[w:Endocannabinoid system|Endocannabinoid system]]'''
=== Endocannabinoids ===
Endocannabinoids are produced by our own bodies.
Endocannabinoids are produced by our own bodies.


[[w:Anandamide|Anandamide]] was discovered in 1992 and [[w:2-Arachidonoylglycerol|AG-2]] was discovered in 1994-1995.
[[w:Anandamide|Anandamide]] was discovered in 1992 and [[w:2-Arachidonoylglycerol|AG-2]] was discovered in 1994-1995.


== Endocannabinoid receptors ==
=== Endocannabinoid receptors ===
Human cells may have either of 2 types of endocannabinoid [[w:Cannabinoid receptor|receptors]] [[w:Cannabinoid receptor type 1|CB1]] and [[w:Cannabinoid receptor type 2|CB2]]. These receptors are present also in cells far away from the brain.
Human cells may have either of 2 types of endocannabinoid [[w:Cannabinoid receptor|receptors]] [[w:Cannabinoid receptor type 1|CB1]] and [[w:Cannabinoid receptor type 2|CB2]]. These receptors are present also in cells far away from the brain.


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