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Cannabinoids act backwards

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Cannabis is useful for treating many ailments, but has unwanted side effects. Drugs that control signalling by cannabinoids found naturally in the body might be more useful.

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Figure 1: Cannabinoids found naturally in the body (endocannabinoids) act as retrograde messengers within the brain.

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Christie, M., Vaughan, C. Cannabinoids act backwards. Nature 410, 527–530 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1038/35069167

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