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Scientists Figured Out How to Block Pot’s Effect on Memory

Submitted by Marijuana News on Sat, 07/18/2015 - 10:13

Recent work published by researchers in Barcelona has just uncovered more details about the neurochemical pathway that leads to marijuana’s psychoactive effects, specifically its effects on memory. Not only did they make a breakthrough in the neurochemistry of cannabis, they also designed a compound that was able to block THC’s effects on memory in mice.

Since the discovery of the cannabinoid receptor by Raphael Mechoulam and colleagues, medical scientists have continued to investigate this newly found receptor and have found that it has a presence all over the body, not just in the brain. In fact, two cannabinoid receptors exist: CB1 and CB2. While the CB2 receptor stills retains some of its mystery, scientists have know for a while that the CB1 receptor is the one responsible for the “high” in cannabis.

More recently however, neuroscientists have found links between the certain serotonin receptors and the cannabinoid system. Not only do these receptors...

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