What integrative providers need to know about medicinal cannabis

We need to end the stigma around cannabis use, said Carey Clark, PhD, RN, AHN-BC, at the 2019 Integrative Healthcare Symposium in New York City. The endocannabinoid system is a signaling system composed of cellular cannabinoid receptors CB1 and CB2; endogenous agonists of the receptors, mainly anandamide and 2-arachidonoyl-glycerol; and other enzymes and proteins that regulate endocannabinoid levels. Endocannabinoid receptors are active mainly in the brain, peripheral nervous system, and the…