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Get Ready for Endocannabinoid System (ECS) Week

Published on December 9, 2016 · Last updated July 28, 2020
Endocannabinoid System Week

Whether you’re an adult-use consumer interested in cannabis consumption or a medical patient looking for symptom relief, the effects you’re after likely depend (at least in part) on your endogenous cannabinoid system. But what exactly is the endocannabinoid system (ECS) and why do we have it?

Similar to our CBD Week, we’ll be publishing articles all week exploring topics related to the endocannabinoid system (ECS):

Questions About ECS Week? Let Us Know!

Do you have questions about the ECS, or any of the ECS-related content you read next week? Post your questions in the comments section of these articles. Look for the “ECS Week” tag at the bottom of articles, and click on it to see all the ECS Week content for this series as it goes live next week. We’ll be answering your questions through Monday, December 19.

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Nick Jikomes, PhD
Nick Jikomes, PhD
Nick is Leafly's Director of Science & Innovation and holds a PhD in Neuroscience from Harvard University and a B.S. in Genetics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is the host of a popular science podcast, Mind & Matter: https://mindandmatter.substack.com. You can follow him on Twitter: @trikomes
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