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Cannabis Aids to REM

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Has there been a case that you consumed the prescribed amount of marijuana and fallen straight to sleep? The researchers suggest that marijuana is good for health and can effectively aid in treating insomnia. REM sleep REM is the deep sleep where an individual dream; in other sleep phases, it’s much easier to wake up as other phases are lighter as compared to REM. During the phase of a deep sleep, your body repairs, and the tissues regrow; thereby strengthening the immune system and building the muscles and bone. Moreover, if an individual isn’t dreaming at night, then that person might be missing out on REM sleep. It is a common experience disoriented when you wake up; it’s probably due to the state of deep REM sleep. The people suffering from lack of sleep or insomnia reported that after taking a prescribed amount of medical marijuana helped them overcome this problem by getting a sound sleep. The Effect of Medical Cannabis on Sleep Most of us

The Future of Medical Marijuana vs. Morphine

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“ In the U.S., chronic pain is a widespread concern, and nearly one-quarter of the population in the states is affected by this medical condition. ” Presently, the most commonly prescribed drugs for treating chronic pain include opioids, which have one or the other risks like addiction or overdose. Meanwhile, many doctors and patients are now supporting other alternatives, especially cannabis. Medical cannabis is serving as an effective as well as a popular alternative painkiller with negligible or very few side-effects. Working of Morphine on Brain Since a long time, morphine has maintained a strong position as one of the popular painkiller. Morphine is a narcotic that belongs to a family of drugs, which is known to suppress some of the brain functions. Once absorbed into blood vessels, the veins carry the opioid compounds to the brain; where they bind themselves to the specific receptors to suppress some of the brain functions. Over time, with continuous use of opioids such

The Endocannabinoid System and Skin Conditions

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Even though, most of the research on the endocannabinoid system focuses on the involvement of cannabinoids with the central nervous system and immune system. Over the past 20 years, a significant amount of research demonstrated that cannabinoids play an effective role in maintaining the several essential functions of the skin. The endocannabinoid system comprises a variety of endogenous ligands, a transporter apparatus, a complex enzyme, and their receptors. Each and every endocannabinoid system’s component is either involved in synthesizing, transporting, releasing, or degrading the various endocannabinoid molecules throughout the body. Moreover, these molecules exhibit a cannabinoid-like role. The naturally existing cannabinoids present in our body are considered as the second class of cannabinoids- known as the phytocannabinoids. Till date, there are more than 100 different kinds of phytocannabinoids that have been identified. Amongst which the most notable and the primary active c