Ask Dr. Leigh: What is the Endocannabinoid System?
Q: What is the endocannabinoid system and what does it do? I first heard the term endocannabinoid system (ECS) in 2008 from a colleague doing research. It wasn’t something we learned about in medical school and residency training. Even though its discovery was in the late 1980s to early 1990s, many medical schools today do…