Transcription to follow: Endocannabinoids this is the short name for endogenous cannabinoids. Cannabinoids is a compound, which acts on two receptors. One receptor is found mainly in the brain, the other receptor is found mainly in the periphery. But, surprisingly, or maybe not so surprisingly, during certain diseases the second receptor that is not present in the brain starts to pop up. All of a sudden it is available there. So the suggestion has been made by many others, and us that actually this receptor, the Cb2 receptor, is part of a protective mechanism. We have protective systems in our body. The immune system is a protective system. It guards us against microbes and viruses things like that. If we didnt have an immune system, we would be dead in a week. Probably eaten up by microbes. Well, but we do have an immune system, and it guards us. But not everything, and not all attacks on us are by things like microbes or viruses or proteins. There are other things, breaking a bone, having your head smashed or something like that. These are major things. Well actually the body has developed protective systems of this type and indeed endocannabinoids are part of this protective system, acting trough the Cb2 receptor. Probably also through the Cb1 receptor, but through the Cb2 receptor most defiantly. And we have seen for example in brain trauma, that both the Cb1 and Cb2 receptors start working overtime trying to reduce the damage that has been caused by a head injury. We …

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