The Endocannabinoid System

Diagram explaining the human endocannabinoid system, showcasing CB1 and CB2 receptors in the body, with labeled components and functions.

Human beings have been using cannabis for its medicinal and psychoactive properties for thousands of years, but there’s always been a veil over information regarding how and why cannabis works so well with treating such a wide variety of medical conditions. For decades, we have known that cannabis can be very helpful in treating glaucoma by lowering the intraocular pressure of the eye, which means that it can lower the fluid pressure and prevent optic nerve damage. But how does it work?