WHAT IS SO SPECIAL ABOUT THE EC SYSTEM? New research update from May 2016

One never seems to hear about the cure for cancer or epilepsy or autism on the television so we give thanks for the internet because this is how most people came to hear about this ‘new’ physiological system we have inside of us now known as The Endocannabinoid System (EC System) which was identified officially by scientists in the early 90’s.

The first time ii ever heard that Cannabis can cure was as a young girl from my Elders who used to refer to this system as “The THC Receptors” and ii can honestly say that the only reason ii came to know about the healing properties of Cannabis is through the teachings of my Elders.

My first experience with the neuro division at Groote Schuur Hospital was in 1987 when on my first day aged 17 and a half, ii paraded into neuro with a hand drawn picture of the human brain and ii demanded to know where the “THC Receptors” were situated in the brain…needless to say ii was promptly chased off the floor being accused that ii knew nothing of what ii spoke. Little did ii care back then since ii was convinced that ii had the cure for cancer and ii would save the world and truly to this day ii am still using this plant for healing.

The truth is that THC acts on every single Cannabinoid Receptor and this is why we remain sceptical of products that claim to contain ‘zero THC’ because THC is the main pharmacological agent and in fact many of the other 110 known Phyto Cannabinoids would not work or even exist in the absence of THC.

According to Professor Mechoulam only THC actually binds to Cannabinoid Receptors CB1 and 2 none of the others have binding affinity not even CBD which is why he had to administer the substance via the Serotonin Receptor 1A in lab rat studies. Professor Mechoulam is personally actively working on CBD isolation in lab and he is having success especially with bone therapy. Research of this nature doesn’t resonate well with me as a healer especially when ii have read reports from the Prof stating categorically that whole herbal Cannabis medications are superior to synthetic Cannabinoids.

So ii do still believe the wisdom of my Elders to this day and to be very fair ii do believe that CB1 and CB2 should be renamed as THE THC receptors because no other Cannabinoid can bind to these receptors yet all the Cannabinoids are able to bind to other receptors and this is what is leading the science world to believe that there are more Cannabinoid Receptors when in fact we believe that there are only 2 THC receptors in the EC System.  Our healing philosophy is based on this realisation.

Many Cannabinoids from different plants, not only Cannabis can interact with these newly identified ‘orphan’ receptors which we are starting to learn about.

We will continue to study these receptors and new Cannabinoids and how they interact with each other but all indications are that THC is the main operator and truly no one can deny this.

As ii have said many times ii believe that we have always had this system and further ii believe that the only creature on earth that does not have this system is the bee but ii will discuss this thought more intensely when ii deal with animal treatments.

Personally ii have always found it fascinating how humans and animals have always managed to find the plants in nature which appear to focus on certain receptors for healing.

So yes, Cannabis is therefore the best source of natural Phyto-Cannabinoids and is the only plant which contains THC.

Even though this system got its name from the Cannabis plant, this system doesn’t actually exist because there is a plant in the garden called Cannabis the system exists because we have natural Cannabinoids produced inside our bodies which mimic the properties of THC in the body.

A brief word on man made Cannabis Medicine

A brief word on man- made Cannabinoids…

From what we have seen so far from the pharmaceutical industry ii am not convinced that they are able to reproduce this medicine effectively and safely in a lab.

Whilst they might be helping some people they are also the cause of all kinds of other problems like bacterial infections, seizures, severe psychosis and suicidal thoughts as we have already seen with many synthetic products being recalled over the years.

Drugs must have side effects in order to be approved…Really???

In an interview with Professor Mechoulam regarding CBD (Cannabidiol) medications he stated that “because a drug has to have side-effects. …There is no possibility of a drug not having a side effect. Aspirin would not be approved today”.

Naturally ii tried to find information to support this statement which was in vain but ii don’t need convincing. It seems there are actually gazette laws in place to effect this requirement of side effects for drug approval.  This ii came across when ii was studying the pharmaceutical takeover of the hoodia plant and ii questioned why they insist on altering whole herbal plants like hoodia and Artemisia for example and besides the costing factors this point came up as reasoning for having to chemically alter natural herbs.

So it is interesting to learn that in order to have a drug ‘approved’ there has to be some side effects…and since natural whole herbal Cannabis really doesn’t have any long lived or dangerous side effects and no one has ever died from Cannabis there simply are no side effects.  

It does make sense if you consider the resistance we are experiencing to giving legal and free access of this plant to ordinary people. So we are seeing a clear picture of world government’s insistence in only granting us access to this medicine via the pharmaceutical industry which means that it will not be natural whole herbal Cannabis because the pharmaceutical industry is governed by some sneaky laws which state that nature must be altered in order for natural medicine to be ‘approved’ by humans. In the Bible in Corinthians it states that “Sin gets its power from the law.”

Right now in Cannabis history is the time to keep a very close eye on world- wide ‘distractions’ because in my experience when they create distractions they are actually busy passing unfair laws into existence without consulting us and this is why ii will never accept these Cannabis laws because they did not speak to me about these decisions and my life is at risk if ii do not have whole herbal Cannabis daily in my system grown by myself.

So in order to get their synthetic drugs approved they have to alter the chemistry to include side effects.  Do no harm they said…

The reason why synthetic Cannabinoids can cause everything from seizures to psychosis is because of how they work on the brain which is completely different to how whole herbal natural Cannabis works on the different brain pathways.

When synthetic THC binds to the Cannabinoid Receptors it acts as a full agonist instead of a partial agonist which is how the Phyto Cannabinoids work in nature.  

This then means that it is much more potent than natural Cannabis and it can activate the CB1 receptor with maximum efficacy. So the effect on the brain might be similar but it takes its toll physically with very different effects than produced by natural Cannabis.

Synthetic Cannabinoids are engineered to target the Cannabinoid Receptors and they hit them hard.  Much harder than Mother Nature intends which is the first problem in man’s quest to cultivate super high THC strains because in their effort to breed higher THC levels they are in reality contributing to outbreeding other essential Cannabinoids such as CBD and THCV for instance.

These products are not true or natural Cannabis products and their potency is often times more than 100 times stronger than natural plant Cannabis.

We know that the whole brain is full of CB1 receptors so when you introduce a strong-binding and long-lasting substance which is going to all regions of the brain then yes for sure you are going to have some nasty side effects like psychosis, seizures and suicidal thoughts being a common one for recall programs.

People are having severe blood pressure and heart problems because of tachycardia. People are dying from fake Cannabis and this is a fact.

It is really sad that we even have to discuss unnatural Cannabis with serious toxic effects when we could all be simply growing the real thing right in our back yards.

So for me personally the proof that synthetic Cannabis is nothing compared to whole herbal plant Cannabis is in the so called ‘overdose’.  We all know by now that you have to consume a lot of natural Cannabis to ‘overdose’ and ii have read hundreds of studies and reports on the increase of emergency room visits due to synthetic Cannabis, medicinal and recreational. 

All indications are that the actual patient does not in general depict the typical Cannabis consumer who is mellow and in high spirits.  The majority of people admitted for synthetic Cannabinoid side effects were the opposite in behavioral nature in that they would be sweaty due to the tachycardia, agitated and angry which are not the effects of natural plant Cannabis or its chemical compounds. Most reports say these patients more likely seem to be amphetamine users. Again it simply is not the real thing.

The other thing about ‘overdose’ is that even now most scientists will agree that the side effects of natural plant Cannabis is short lived but with synthetics the effects can go on for days and even weeks depending on the dose.

Parts of The EC System do not recognize synthetic Cannabinoids so the ligand-metabolizing enzymes which naturally break down Endocannabinoids and Phyto Cannabinoids once they have done the job do not recognize these synthetic substances and therefore cannot break them down.

So the metabolites of the synthetic Cannabis stays in the system longer causing more damage and the body is unable to deactivate them quick enough as is done automatically in nature.  

All of this is unnatural and not the way in which natural pure herbal Cannabis works within the body.

Another problem with synthetics is that their CBD THC ratio is not naturally aligned because in nature CBD naturally curbs the effects of THC so we can see that a lot of these products are not even being checked or tested because we are having these side effects all around the world because of insufficient CBD in synthetics.

So truly my advice is to make very sure that you know where your Cannabinoids are coming from whether you are puffing or consuming for medicinal purposes. If we are not growing our own medicine then we really do not know what is happening with it what it was sprayed with what nutrients it was given or how it was grown you will never really know.

This is exactly why we are fighting for our right to grow our own medicine.

Professor Nutt gave excellent expert evidence that Cannabis does not cause any form of psychosis...the case was postponed to 2018 due to sly tactics on the part of the South African government.  

Cannabis now has a serious court consciousness and honestly it is ludicrous to see our present new leaders desperately fighting to uphold antiquated apartheid laws which led to prohibition in our country in the first place.

THE TRUTH ABOUT THC - ONLY THC BINDS TO CANNABINOID RECEPTORS 1 & 2

THE TRUTH ABOUT THC…ONLY THC BINDS TO CANNABINOID RECEPTORS

Today ii read a Cannabis Medicine article which ii was unable to save at the time...but it incorrectly stated that CBD and other Cannabinoids bind to Cannabinoid Receptors...this is incorrect and ii really need people to understand that only THC binds to the Cannabinoid receptors and this is why the Ancient Rastafarians used to refer to the EC system as the "THC receptors"

According to Professor Mechoulam "THC and ONLY THC binds to the Cannabinoid Receptors CB1 and ": (there are others we are studying).

So for example when he first started testing CBD (which was identified before THC) on lab rats he administered the CBD via the Serotonin receptor because CBD has affinity with other receptors but not with the two CB receptors which have been cloned todate.

All of this makes the EC System more and more complex to study but definitely fascinating...right now in Israel at Hebrew University intense studies are underway where they have now actually managed to isolate CBD and especially in their bone laboratory they are proving me wrong in that ii believe that THC is necessary to effect this medicine...It is also proving that Phyto Cannanbinoids have the ability to interact with other receptors in the body to produce healing…into the future...blessed be...