Hello and happy almost Thanksgiving to folks in the USA! In honor of a holiday that features stuffing yourself, we're covering the muchies-inducing plant, Cannabis, and the chemicals it produces. With more and more locations around the world decriminalizing and legalizing marijuana, this is a great time to ask yourself "what the fuck does this shit actually do, like real science-wise"? This episode, the first half of a two-parter on cannabinoids, covers info about the plant itself, the chemical class of compounds that includes THC and CBD, your own internal endocannabinoid system, and a fast run-through on what the current science says about medical benefits of cannabinoids! And tune in next week for the second part, where we dive into the current science of whether cannabinoids help with fighting cancer, treating glaucoma, and fighting addiction to other substances. If you like (or don't like, or really have pretty much any feelings about) what you hear, let us know on twitter @dishpodcast and/or via email: petridishpod -at- gmail.com! Also, feel free to hit us up on patreon at www.patreon.com/petridish !References:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4740396/https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6340993/https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=FTW9DgAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PR1&dq=cannabinoids&ots=-if-4V8guT&sig=UwmXmKmGlUs4DUl6q47FM0I-RzY#v=onepage&q=cannabinoids&f=falsehttps://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11920-017-0775-9https://www.nature.com/articles/npp2017162