What sets topicals apart from other cannabis products is that they do not enter the bloodstream. Cannabis intoxicates us when we smoke, vape, or eat an edible and activated cannabinoids enter our bloodstream.
CB1 & CB2 receptors can be found throughout the body’s organs and immune system. Both of these receptors are also found in the skin, though they interact with cannabinoids differently. Our top skin layers, the epidermis and dermis, protect our bodies from chemicals and debris, and make it challenging to absorb cannabiniod. But while you won’t get high from most topicals, they’re made to reach local cannabinoid receptors in the skin. What cannabis topicals can offer that other products don’t is a targeted, site-specific healing and soothing relief from inflammation, nerve, muscle, and joint pain, strains, soreness & stiffness.