Enzyme Could Lead to Medical Marijuana Alternative: “In findings that could one day offer an alternative to so-called

medical marijuana, scientists have discovered that blocking a particular enzyme in mice allows a

natural marijuana-like compound in the brain to trigger pain-numbing effects comparable to the

drug’s.

…These findings, (the investigator) said, hold out the possibility that a drug that blocks the FAAH enzyme in

humans will allow the natural anandamide system to work as a painkiller–but without making

patients inhale the toxic compounds in marijuana smoke or experience the drug’s mind-altering

effects.” Reuters via Yahoo!