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Natural health products jump on bandwagon of hype over endocannabinoid (Dr. M-J Milloy)

Emerald health naturals brand phytocann products are seen in a photo illustration. Photo courtesy of the Canadian Press / Giordano Ciampini.
Emerald health naturals brand phytocann products are seen in a photo illustration. Photo courtesy of the Canadian Press / Giordano Ciampini.

When it comes to cannabis and health, buzzwords abound: CBD and THC are chief among them, as well as the endocannabinoid system, which is the body’s network of receptors that these cannabis compounds unlock.

Gaetano Morello, head of a Vancouver-based supplements company, is somewhat averse to that last one. He prefers to call it the body’s “wellness system.”

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Consumers should be very skeptical of such claims, warns cannabis researcher Dr. M-J Milloy, who doubts any shampoo could offer more than clean hair.

Read the full story on the Kelowna Daily Courier.