Over recent years we have witnessed a mass surge of interest in cannabis and its cannabinoids. The cannabis plant has been in widespread use for centuries as alternative medicine, however, it wasn’t until the twentieth century that we became to understand why cannabis possessed such an abundance of healing powers. Before cannabis prohibition began in the twentieth century, the plant had been in bountiful supply, particularly the species, Hemp. But what is it about cannabinoids? And why do they offer such an array of medical benefits? Cannabinoids – The basics Across the many species of the cannabis plant, there are…
