Endocannabinoid Mechanism Found to Mellow Out Intestinal Inflammation

Cannabis users report that the drug relieves symptoms of inflammatory bowel disease. Although the drug’s soothing effects may seem real enough to cannabis users, scientists have struggled to pin down a molecular mechanism that could explain how cannabis could calm the sometimes-harsh intestinal environment. In particular, scientists have sought a “counterbalance pathway,” a molecular mechanism that could resolve the kind of inflammation that occurs in ulcerative colitis and Cro