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Tag Archives: Endocannabinoid System

Cronos Group Inc. Partners with Technion Research & Development Foundation for Cannabinoid-Based Skin Care Treatments

Research will be led by Technion faculty members Dr. David "Dedi" Meiri, Head, Laboratory of Cancer Biology and Cannabinoid Research and Dr. Yaron Fuchs, Head, Laboratory of Cancer Biology and Cannabinoid Research, two of the world's leading researchers in cannabis and skin stem cell research, respectively. Dr. Meiri heads the Laboratory of Cannabis and Cancer Research with vast experience in cannabis and endocannabinoid research. Dr. Fuchs heads the Laboratory of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine with years of experience in the biology of the skin and its pathologies. Development and implementation of the research will be conducted at Technion's Laboratory of Cancer Biology and Cannabis Research and the Lorry I. Lokey Interdisciplinary Center of Life Sciences and Engineering in Haifa, Israel.
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Water-Soluble Cannabinoids Change the Cannabis Delivery Game — CFN Media

Cannabis is a plant with over 100 currently known active compounds, known as cannabinoids. These compounds interact with the human body’s endocannabinoid system to moderate a number of bodily functions. Since cannabis has been illegal for so long, scientists and researchers are just now discovering how many of these compounds work. But one thing has been pretty much settled - cannabinoids are lipophilic and hydrophobic. They ride along with fats but won’t jump in the car with water.
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