The medicinal and psychoactive effects that we associate with marijuana are caused by unique chemical structures called cannabinoids found in the actual plant. To date, there have been 86 cannabinoids identified in nature and others have been synthesized chemically. The major psychoactive ingredient in marijuana is delta-g-tetrahydrocannabinol, commonly referred to as THC (although other naming systems refer to it confusingly as delta-t-THC). Other cannabinoids, in addition to THC, have medicinal or psychoactive elements.

Smoking is the most common forum of administering marijuana, but for those who do not choose to smoke it, there are numerous alternative forms, such as marijuana based products, foods, synthetics, inhalation via vaporizer and more.

Some medicinal properties and benefits of marijuana. Some topics include marijuana's anti- properties as well as being appetite stimulant or treatment for nausea.

CBD and THC found in cannabis have been used to treat and sometimes cure an extremely wide variety of illnesses. Today doctors prescribe medical marijuana for various issues. This forum provides information on various studies on various ailments that medical marijuana can treat.

Various studies and discussions on positive and negative general effects of marijuana on the body.

Miscellaneous general other studies on Marijuana and society.

The endogenous cannabinoid system, named after the plant that led to its discovery, is perhaps the most important physiologic system involved in establishing and maintaining human health. Endocannabinoids and their receptors are found throughout the body: in the brain, organs, connective tissues, glands, and immune cells. In each tissue, the cannabinoid system performs different tasks, but the goal is always the same: homeostasis, the maintenance of a stable internal environment despite fluctuations in the external environment.