Dr. Matthew Hill: How Cannabis Impacts Health & the Potential Risks

1487.572 - 1504.56 Dr. Matthew Hill

So there's an opportunity for indirect response. Exactly. So what you have is those neurons that regulate the dopamine neurons are very rich in cannabinoid receptors. This is actually kind of similar to how mu opioid receptors work for things like morphine or heroin. And essentially what the cannabinoid receptors will do is when they're activated, they'll turn off that inhibitory control.