{"id":2681,"date":"2017-12-29T00:52:10","date_gmt":"2017-12-29T00:52:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weedmaps.com\/learn\/dictionary\/endocannabinoid-system"},"modified":"2021-06-09T20:50:46","modified_gmt":"2021-06-09T20:50:46","slug":"endocannabinoid-system","status":"publish","type":"dictionary","link":"https:\/\/weedmaps.com\/learn\/dictionary\/endocannabinoid-system","title":{"rendered":"Endocannabinoid system"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A system of cannabinoid receptors, lipids, and enzymes that performs a large role in maintaining homeostasis, or internal regulatory balance, in many bodily functions. All mammalian vertebrates have an endocannabinoid system, which interacts with endocannabinoids and phytocannabinoids that are found in cannabis. 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