This Is Your Body On Cannabis 

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As a mj patient who suffers from "regular ass adult stress", and "had a long day" syndrome. I can say that cannibas has certainly helped my symptoms.

I suffered severe depression several years ago. I could remember several years ago after divorce with my wife which brought me into my disastrous journey on Alcohol and cigarettes. I suffered severe depression and mental disorder. Got diagnosed with cptsd. Not until a friend recommended me to psilocybin mushrooms treatment. Psilocybin treatment saved my life honestly. 8 years totally clean. Much respect to mother nature the great magic shrooms.

It is so refreshing to see an educated, non-emotional, non-political discussion about these substances. I agree that we need to stop vilifying them and start really studying them so we can learn their risks and benefits. Love your channel.

As a physician I've been prescribing phytocannabinoids almost everyday with plenty of results amongst a long sort of diseases, symptons and health conditions. Your video is golden piece of work!

I’ve had a severe eating disorder for 8 years and I entered a treatment program and THC has been the only appetite stimulant that not only helped me develop a sense of hunger, but eased my anxiety surrounding food. 10/10 Edit: firstly, thanks so much for the likes and supportive comments! And I know a lot of comments are calling the hunger munchies, which was accurate at first, but I need to clarify something. I was (technically still am but in recovery) anorexic for 8 years, which made me lose my sense of hunger. I had not experienced a hunger cue until I started treatment, even when smoking. Developing a consistent eating schedule was what created a distinct sense of hunger that was beyond munchies. I honestly thought it was more painful than anything. It was so odd that I described the feeling to my partner and he was like confused because it was normal to feel hunger for him. THC was more for my anxiety about eating food, but it did give me the munchies when I started eating regularly. I hope this answers some of the confusion

I know this vid has been out a long time, but as a nurse and lifetime learner, I absolutely love this channel! One of my favorite parts of medicine is the long and sometimes difficult names of things. I also know that we pronounce things very differently than other people in the same fields. I just have never heard this term (cannabinoids) pronounced the way you do. I hear yours as 'canna-buh-noids'. I've most frequently heard it pronounced 'cuh-NAB-uh-noids'. Isn't it funny how differently they can sound? Sort of like aluminum being pronounced so differently within the English language. This was a very interesting video. My brother went from 25-30 seizures a month to only 4 in the last 6 years since beginning regular use of cannabis. It has literally changed his life when all the pharmaceuticals failed him for nearly 20 years! Food for thought 😊

I’m an EMT and I absolutely love and adore this channel. Understanding the human body is extremely helpful for my job, but not only that, the amount of similarities in our bodies and astronomy is astounding. Not just that, but life all over earth in all forms. Really makes you think. Thanks for this info

Woah dried body parts? Hold up, I need to roll a joint for this convo 🌿💨 Edit: 6.1k potheads in 2024 Y'all are wild 😆

I am a 67 YO Army vet who fractured his sacrum in a UH-1 "hard landing" in 1977 effectively ending my hoped for career in 1980. Cannabis has kept me off opioids and now the psychotropics the VA hands out like M&Ms. This is a great channel for those interested in health sciences and a great video.

Props to the brave volunteer who let us see the insides. I hope he’s back alive and well.

As a 67 year old lifelong user of cannabis starting in my early twenties, I found this video very informative with understanding how cannabis works and affects my body. Health wise, I am doing very well for my age. I even had my medical doctor tell me that he could tell that I had never smoked cigarettes after listening to my lungs. I told him that he was correct. That was about ten years ago. Anyway, your non bias attitude coupled with providing facts that educate, made the decision to subscribe to your channel a no brainer. I will look forward to other cannabis vids as researchers discover more about this amazing plant and it’s properties. 🍻

Psychedelics saved me from years of uncontrollable depression, anxiety, and illicit pills addiction. Imagine carving heavy chains for over a decade and then all of a sudden that burden is gone. Believe it or not, in a couple of years they'll be all over for treatment of mental health related issues.

I've been consuming THC for about a decade and this video explained a lot to me, especially the difference in receptors between species. My medium sized dog got a hold of my 50mg (that would be like consuming 2500mg or 2.5g's for an adult human with no tolerance) edibles and poor guy couldn't move for 12 hours. We called the vet and said to make sure he would keep breathing. He did fine and was super energetic once he fully came back to Earth.

I'm a disabled veteran and I've been using cannabis for decades to treat inflammation from a myopathy, as well anxiety from PTSD. Thank you for so clearly explaining the science behind how it works!

I just started after not smoking for 41 years. Cannibus has helped me relax. And that is what I need right now in my life

As an adult I see my childhood abuse an over reliance and use of the fight and flight syndrome. When your living in this syndrome having to fight or flight or weighing up situations in this heightened level of fear you end up scarring your mind. Look at it like this, your life is a field of grass most people stroll through the field aimlessly, sitting, picking flowers, climbing trees having the great picnic of life. In my formative years I ran over the same path, the shortest, easiest, safest path and I wore away the grass and carved a runway into the earth. I did this because it saved my life and hurt others before I got hurt. I fought or I ran. It put a scar into the Earth of my mind and soul. But as an adult, in charge of my choices, I know this and this awareness keeps me away from the path and the potential dangers that could make me stray close to the path. It's still there, muddy and filled with pitfalls but my knowledge of it keeps me clear. Although, metaphorically its explainable, unless you "know" you can never really know.

Thank you so much for this video. A bit of background as to why this is so meaningful to me. I was diagnosed with a tumor growing on my vagus nerve, scientifically a Glomas Vagale Paraganglioma. It is very rare, but thankfully it is slow growing and not cancerous. The tumor is over 8 cm × 6 cm x 3 cm, with tentacles that grow out of it. It s I'm a very small space, and presses on my brain stem and my spinal cord. Needless to say it is extremely painful. I lost the use of my left side, lost my ability to swallow because my left vocal chord is paralyzed, and more. I had to retire from my job as a federal law enforcement officer. Doctors prescribed lots of opiods and Benzodiazepines to help with the anxiety of knowing there is something in your head that is going to kill you.. after years of this, I was a veritable zombie, and so I quit using them. But that really brought back the pain. I didn't even get much sleep, because no matter how I laid on my pillow I was putting pressure on the tumor and surrounding nerves. I could sleep for about an hour. I was constantly exhausted and in terrible pain. Enter cannabis, in edible form. I grew up in the 70s and 80s, yet I had never even tried cannabis. My job, plus my time in the Army precluded any cannabis use. About 5 years ago, my doctor and I had a very long conversation. I was at my wits end and contemplating ending my life. We began talking about cannabis, I did tons of research, and my doctor wrote a prescription for me. It has literally saved my life. I can manage the pain, with no addiction, no feeling like a zombie, and the THC is a little bonus, since I don't drink alchohol. I have become an advocate for its use , especially for older people, my age or older. (I'm 56) we grew up being taught it was the devil's lettuce. It was a gateway drug, which it is not. I've never had the slightest desire to stick a needle in my eyelid and shoot up heroin. I make all of my own edibles, from butter, to candies to MCT oil infusions, all made with natural ingredients. And a freely will give them to others I know who are suffering from chronic pain. I do always tell them to talk with their doctor first. I have even begun growing my own Indica strains to use in my edibles. Cannabis has such amazing properties, and I am so grateful you made this video. Science rocks. So does your channel by the way.

I had decided years ago that my body is going to science when I pass, but now I've found your channel its truly fascinating to see what will happen with my body and how it will be used to teach people

I have PTSD and I’m smoking a bowl right now watching this video. Loving every minute of it. Love the video. Had A lot of info.

For me it really does help me relax. I have bad anxiety and it helps quiet my brain.

This was a beautiful, unbiased and very educational approach towards looking at the endocannabinoid systems. It also explains why Indica cannabis which has a higher level of cb2 binding is so successful in the treatment of auto immune issues and cancer.

My grandma had cannabis oil when she got a malignant tumor on her left lung, now I know why she got it because it probably helped to ease the pain and treatment. Unfortunately she passed away in 2018

*I smoke 50yrs now and im only 38*

Awe cool, I'm a vet to. ARMY, OIF6, spent 14 months in Iraq. I was in 5 and a half years. 3 active and 2 and a half in the reserves. That's awesome man, I like your videos.

I always had a good laugh when they would call cannabis, "a gateway drug." I promise you at least 95% of cannabis users drank alcohol first, long before using cannabis. You didn't hear the lawmakers trying to make alcohol illegal, now did you.

Man, I wasn't expecting a channel to actually show human anatomy. Glad you're able to do this and not get taken off of here. This shit is so important and it's annoying that medical things get labeled as "gore" so often.

I suffered from some of everything, weed, alcohol, cigarettes, anxiety, depression, prison Institutionalized. I started praying 5 times a day like a Muslim should and asking to be healed from all i listed. Made a real commitment to the higher power and i have been healed. Don't forget to fast and stay away from people who triggers you. Regular exercise every day also

I grow 6 plants a year (Autos) to produce the oil to help with my Insomnia, a dose of around 2 match head drops is all I need, take it at 6.30pm and about 9pm I'm dizzy and very tired and to sleep I go, It's been a life saver for me, especially because my GP wouldn't give me anything to help me sleep.

As a dutch man i must say that cannabis is the greatest thing I've ever used. as someone with tourette I can just lower the amount of input my brain gets and my tics are just gone 90% of the times I use it. I don't get why people are against this in other countries.

This is the best explanation of how THC and CBD affect the brain on the whole internet. This channel is one of the channels where you can find the most useful information and the best explanations on RU-vid. I have a feeling that you're making history with these videos and they'll be watched by future generations more than 100 years from now. Good job! 👏

Thank you for all of your hard work. I appreciate your videos for so many reasons! I am able to educate my friends and family about my addiction. The fentanyl video is unlike any video I’ve seen on this topic. Keep going!

The pain suppression of Cannabis can be incredible. I had a truly horrible tooth infection - one of the most painful things I've experienced, and nothing like Ibuprofen or even Codeine helped. When I took a couple puffs of Stonewall (Indica, through dry flower vape), within minutes I could feel the pain melting away to nothing, and lasted about 4 hours. No waiting for medication to kick in, no dangers of opiate use. Truly remarkable. My brother also used Cannabis during his bout of cancer to successfully deal with pain, to stimulate his appetite, and suppress the nausea from treatments.

I've been consuming cannabis for over 50 years, saying nearly as long that it was good for my health. My doctors seem to agree, finally. It is refreshing to see psychedelics, a class of drugs once considered the most dangerous to society, being decriminalized for the same reasons applied to cannabis. Nice to see another 50+ year activity vindicated.

So I’m not brainy like everyone else who watches these videos BUT I still been able to understand parts of the teachings from this two great guys. I’m certainly feeling more educated about my body than I used to be (knew very little) and honestly, I feel pretty smart and blessed to have found two great teachers.

I'm bipolar and I love my THC. It gives me back the creativity stolen by the psych meds and helps me keep a consistent sleep/wake cycle.

Such a smooth transition to that add! probably one of the only ones i ever havent skipped and he presented such a good case i genuinly might go for it if its not too late lol

I have been watching this channel for over a year. Now I am a nursing student and this channel has taught me so much. Thank you for everything

i smoked weed heavy for over 50 years. i am still healthy at 63. i work hard and stress my body hard. i am not on any medications. i remember my past very well. when i went for my ged i passed it with no problem. as for my reaction time i am still very fast. i worked at an auction selling cattle. your either fast or your going to the hospital. I don't have ptsd living outdoors most of my life. yes i had stress but its just a part of life growing up. been in car wrecks, still no ptsd. tragedies with family dying and still no ptsd. I drank heavy as a kid running away from home at 9. still no ptsd. at 18 i made a choice. weed or alcohol. the alcohol made me fight at the drop of a dime. wasn't much thinking there. the weed gave me the ability to think. sit back and relax. chill out. many of you who crossed my path can be thankful i chose the weed. I would have been on death row had i kept drinking. and now i quit smoking weed i feel my anger rising. it cost too much. and when i do things for free i can't afford it. My driving is excellent. i do not swerve and i am aware of all the drivers around me. i don't want to be hit by a distracted driver. and we all know there are plenty of them out there on the road. besides i do not have health insurance. i don't need a doctor bill. i speak my mind whether people like it or not. as for being poor i hate the thought of that dollar in which holds misery. lying, cheating, stealing, begging. and killing for it. even degrading yourself for it. it holds the blood of all who suffered for it. That is weed showed me as i contemplated life. lets just say i see the world because i do. weed just keeps me from hurting people. i don't have children but i hear the cries of the children of the future as governments keep borrowing putting the burden on your children making them a slave to the nation. i hear the soft voices of the preachers trying to get people to come to church. only for the money they live on. i am different. without the hell fire and brimstone of old i will not listen to them. condemnation is what people really need. i wish i were a preacher. i would not want your money. i think it would be an honor to speak for the lord. take that money and help someone. i come last in life.

You did a very nice job of explaining what I thought I knew, but now know a whole lot more.

Brilliant & Beautiful Work Young man. LUV YOU'RE VIDEO!

i almost lost my life from sever depression, this helped me cope again and bring back my appetite and well being.

Being as young as I am this beautiful plants has healed my back pain and helped with my IBS this is the next level of modern medicine

I’ve been using cannabis to enhance my retro gaming and it has made everything 10X better. I even play the soundtracks to some of the games while I drive. It’s been amazing for me. Hope it’s been great for you.

You are a fantastic teacher and presenter. Enjoyed this video.

I used to watch your videos when I was in college to be a Medical Assistant. Talk about LIFE SAVER! I love your videos and have learned so much from them. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge in an unbiased, scientific and fact based way!

As a veteran who suffers from ptsd and uses cannabis to help with sleep and anxiety I appreciate this unbiased look at how it effects the mind and body well spoken and very informative

Thank you for sharing all your knowledge. Its very helpful.

Thank you for your very interesting video. You have the big ability to explain with many details and still easy to understand it.

As someone who was in prison by the age of 18 for marijuana and discharged 2.5yrs later I think it's great that the positive affects of this plant are finally getting out! I have not used it in over 15yrs but have considered possibly using it again medically for my chronic pain and to help sleep. This should have never been illegal! Legalized weed will also reduce drunk drivers and many people will choose it over alcohol when it's as easy to get as beer.

Thanks for making this! As a medical mj patient, I can tell you that for *me*, my chronic pain and my ptsd, it has helped me SO much! Reduced my need for other prescriptions, and I can sleep all through the night. I hope everyone's journey is as successful as mine has been. We can finally get some really studies done!

Was cool to see your passion and enthusiasm for the potential medicalimplications of THC and CBD near the end of the video. Shows you give a damn and are striving for people to prevail past traumas let alone all the other potentials.

Thank you for your service.

This explains why, despite all the various pain meds, arthritis meds, Lyrica, and muscle relaxers, the moment I smell marijuana, walking down the street, I can literally feel my body go, ahhhh, from the relaxation my body instantly feels, from one smell, when I have not been smoking recently. I was finally diagnosed with Hashimoto's Disease 11/2020 and have changed my diet to help control the symptoms. But medical marijuana is a daily part of my medical care.

Thank you for the unbiased lesson on Cannibus. As a disabled vet, I know it helps with my depression, anxiety and PTSD (the trifecta). I have family members who have Restless limb syndrome and it helps them immensly. I hope we can curb the stigma attached to using THC (D9) and the vast number of other cannabinoids to really propel mental health research amd treatment as well amd muscleskeletal treatment.

I'm always blown away by how complex our bodies are. and how much our bodies do with almost zero input from us. Like, breathing. and our hearts pumping blood.

Thank you for making this video!

Thank you for educating people about cannabis. I’m considered a “criminal” because I have a possession of marijuana on my record. I think it’s so stupid how this isn’t legal, and cigarettes with hella chemicals and rat poison is…the US government needs to open their eyes.

Broke my hip from a fall, used morphine in the hospital for 10 days, didn't want it so I got off of it. Once out of the hospital used indica cannabis and it helped me much more than morphine. I never had pain like that before and was pleasantly surprised to experience cannabis working better than morphine for pain.

So helpful with my acne inversa and inflammation of hair folicles!

I just learned that CBD's in a capsule form gives me a bad allergy reaction. I took my first one 300mg (Botanical Farms brand ) yesterday, and a few hours after taking it, I began itching and had bumps (hives) showing up on my upper torso, the side of my neck, under my chin, even on my head. I didn't connect this outbreak with the CBD. So I went to sleep without thinking much of it, except thinking I had a pollen reaction of sorts to something or another. But, when I woke up this morning, my whole upper torso had broke out in hives and I was itching so bad. Now I'm concerned and putting more thought into what I may have done lately differently, like eating, soaps, washing powder, even thinking it to be connected to stress or anxiety. You see, I quit smoking pot 26 days ago, so that came to my mind too. But, I still took another CBD capsule in this morning. It made me sleeping, so I ended up taking a nap. When I woke up out of that nap, I had even my hives on me itching like hell, and now they're also popping up on my back, my boobs and the back of my neck. I was having a slight whizzing in my blowing out air, not so much breathing in,l. Well, then it dawned on me, THE DAMN CBD's!! Sure enough, my neighbor is an RN, and one look at me, she told me I was have an allergic reaction to something. Ta-Da mystery solved. Benadryl is doing wonders now. No more CBD's for me. And I'll be staying pot smoking free, as well. 🫡 Peace out folks. ✌️❤️☺️

I've been using cannabis heavily since I was 11 and I'll be 30. Doctor says I'm in great health and I run 4 miles every morning. Not overweight and the best of all I'm not overwhelmed😅

as someone with borderline-personality-disorder, depression and anxiety, i am lucky that cannabis helps me without having to take pills. i was able to reduce 150mg sertraline down to 50mg a day thanks to that.

Thank you for the curiosity stream idea

As a cannabis consumer myself, this video was amazing to me. There was so much I didn’t know about cannabinoid receptors. For the longest time I believed the receptors were only found in the brain. I never knew that we actually have cannabinoid receptors all over our bodies and what the effects of cannabis flower has on all these types of receptors. This is honestly one of the coolest videos I’ve watched in a while.

I absolutely love you guys! As a student/future RRT you guys have taught me more than my hour long lectures/labs. And I deeply Thank you

Nice job. Helpful. Also, I watch Curiosity Stream every night and have since they started. I hope they get more shows on particle physics, but I love it.

Let's thank the man who lent his organs for this video

This plant has kept me working, improved my home life and has had none of the serious side effects associated to long term opioid use. It was a life changing medication for me and I recommend it for anyone who has had failed back surgeries.

It's crazy that those brains he keeps picking up were people's lives and memories.These had families and hobbies.While watching this I could stop thinking about that. Great video dude.

Such great videos. Top notch guys!!

Very much enjoy your information and really appreciate all of it. Thank you so very much.

I had a public speaking class in college that I absolutely dreaded. I decided to try smoking a little bit before the class and it helped my anxiety before and during my presentations.

I use to be a daily user for about 7 years. Around year 6 or 7, with occasional breaks, I noticed my speech became slower and I had lower processing power overall. I still use on occasion, and have cut back a lot because of its long-term effects. Still love it, but I am hopeful new information will shed a light on what many perserve as a non-drug

Wow, such a great presentation!

Very great video I learned so much THANK YOU SO MUCH

My father has terrible PTSD from the military so I'm really glad you mentioned it at the end. He uses cannabis as a remedy and even I have been able to tell the difference between when he didnt smoke nearly as much compared to now when he smokes everyday. It really helps him, even if he doesnt smoke for a few days I can tell he still feels better.

I'm a Med/Surg hospital floor nurse and I love your videos! I learn something new everytime I watch. I find myself recalling things from your videos with things I do on the job! Always educational, yet entertaining as well... I'm a forever subscriber!

I have a severe case of ADHD in Adult age, and never smoked or took stuff in my teenage years, meanwhile i tried cannabis and I got to admit, that Cannabis is actually noticeably lessening the symptoms of my ADHD temporarily.

Love this video. Very informative presentation.

Man this video made me want a joint. As an arborist my days are long and hard, rewarding, but hard, and a knowing there's a nice joint waiting for me at home is what keeps me going sometimes. You never feel like you've earned it more than after a long days work

I smoke cannabis from 1998 almost every day, 5 times per day. I smoke 3 minutes ago. God bless from Poland Brothers and Sisters 🖐️

I REALLY liked this video. Subscribed!

Grateful for your video.

As someone with PTSD as well a bunch of other problems, this helps me settle my anxiety down so My brain isn't boiling with noise. I can start thinking, start focusing on what's bothering me, look at it, take it apart, put it back together in a different order, take it apart again and put it back into the original state. In short, it allows me to deal with trauma normally. Before? I was very reactionary to my emotions. My brain taught me not to think, because every time I did, the traumatic event was still recent. Compounded by the fact that I have Obsessive Disorder, which is OCD without the compulsory desire to exhibit a tick to deal with the obsessive thought. Basically, I am a chronic circle thinker.

I come from a country, Italy, where cannabis is still illegal, so there's a possibility my comment and my thoughts are born on the social conditioning I'm in rather than objectivity. That said: this was super interesting and I commend you guys for speaking freely about a topic that is seen as a taboo in many countries. I think it's wrong that scientists and researchers might find themselves inhibited studying similar fields because of a social stigma, and this is why this video's importance goes beyond information. Great job, thanks for sharing your knowledge and thoughts on this, and thanks for your time and effort in doing so, keep it up ! We need free thinking people !

While studying for the MCAT I made the decision to smoke and manage my emotions. I found it was very helpful after studying for 7-8 hours a day to smoke, and towards the end of my studying sessions I stopped entirely but weirdly found an awful craving for it. I did in fact become addicted to the feeling of being high

Super educational thank you!!

50 years and still smoking. Sure helps with life's difficult journey

My brother in law, a Marine, used CBD and maybe THC for PTSD. It wasn't enough in conjunction with the rest of his therapies provided by the VA. He still ended up committing suicide on this day, April 15, in 2018. Rest in peace.

You did a great job & I learned alot

Always good content.

As a smoker that has smoked for 30 years it really does help with stress anxiety ptsd as well as a bunch more. This video was really educational and informative. Thank you so much. God bless you and thank you for your service. From one vet to another.

Interesting video. As an MD and researcher in cannabinoids, I'd like to clarify that its important to reiterate that the cannabinoid receptors, although spread throughout the body, are highly centralized in the brain. Thus, as opposed to opioid receptors which are also spread through the body, but the mu receptors are located in the brain stem and control such things a autonomic functions such as respiratory response. This is why overdose occurs with opiates (in various doses related to tolerance) as is shuts down this system, and in my experience, it there has never been documentation of someone ingesting a fatal dose of cannabis, no matter how much is ingested (by common means). Great video though!

I just quit 3 days ago. I'm ok right now. Thanks for this. I'm not against the use. I used it to help me heal and now I'm done, so getting off it now. Dependency on drugs is not good.

Great information, thank you.

Thank you. Thank you. Thank You. Excellent work. My therapy started just in time for Woodstock . I always thot thc saved my life, now I understand how that occurred. I’m 80& very healthy. And I approve this message.

I love y'alls videos and am super happy on this one, it validates for me the real reason weed is class 1 drug ranked over meth. It's because it works! I smoke weed and am amazed with all the benefits I am receiving. I have had the same manual labor job for 34 years and have quite a few physical problems from it. I started my recovery at 250 lbs, lazy, fat and tired, today I am 205, I kickbox everyday, just completed my first Spartan race and am in the best shape of my life. I've been off alcohol and coke for 500 days today and I've smoked weed everyday during, I couldn't be happier with how weed has helped me regain my life back.

Thank you for making this video. It would be great if you could make a video discussing cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome

Thank you for sharing please keep sharing