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The Brain’s Own Marijuana

In the December, 2004 issue of Scientific American: “The Brain’s Own Marijuana: Research into natural chemicals that mimic marijuana’s effects in the brain could help to explain–and suggest treatments for–pain, anxiety, eating disorders, phobias and other conditions” by Roger A. Nicoll and Bradley N. Alger

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