Human Brains Make Their Own 'Marijuana'

scientists have discovered that the brain manufactures proteins that act like marijuana at specific receptors in the brain itself

"everybody must get stoned"-- is correct

This discovery may lead to new marijuana-like drugs for managing pain, stimulating appetite, and preventing marijuana abuse.

Ideally, this development will lead to drugs that bind to and activate the THC receptor, but are devoid of the side effects that limit the usefulness of marijuana

our findings raise the possibility that this will lead to effective drugs with fewer side effects."

The War on Drugs has hit very close to home," said Gerald Weissmann

Last year, scientists found that our skin makes its own marijuana-like substance

Now, we see that our brain has been making proteins that act directly on the marijuana receptors in our head. The next step is for scientists to come up with new medicines that eliminate the nasty side of pot—a better joint, so to speak."