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The Curious Case of Cannabis and Autism: The Data Your Doctor Isn’t Telling You About

Here’s something that should fundamentally change how we think about autism and cannabis: autistic children have significantly reduced plasma levels of endocannabinoids. The endocannabinoid system (ECS) is a ubiquitous neuromodulatory network that regulates socioemotional responses, cognition, seizure susceptibility, pain perception, and neuronal plasticity. In other words, it governs precisely the areas where autistic individuals struggle most.

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