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Daniel Amen: “It [marijuana] works on CB1 receptors. So there are cannabis…”

Featuring: Daniel Amen, Founder and CEO of Amen Clinics | National

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But that's because it slows your brain down. Because it slows your brain down, it certainly alters your brain. It [marijuana] works on CB1 receptors. So there are cannabis receptors in your brain, endocannabinoid receptors. And it activates dopamine, which means you feel high, y it feel rewarded, want to do it again for sure. And in vulnerable people, it actually disrupts dopamine, so it doesn't work work consistently, effectively. (00:23–17:02)

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Asserts that marijuana affects CB1 receptors in the brain.

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