# Why Anandamide Rules Balance #substack #shorts

> **Author:** Benjamin Caplan, MD (ABFM Board Certified, MA Lic. #240562, NPI: 1962722637)
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> **Published:** 2026-06-30T07:20:59-04:00 | **Last Modified / Clinically Audited:** 2026-09-28T17:13:47-04:00
> **Clinical Summary:** How anandamide regulates mood, pain, and stress. Clinical implications of endocannabinoid balance for cannabis therapy.

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Clinical Perspective

💊 While anandamide, an endogenous cannabinoid, plays important roles in mood regulation, appetite, and pain perception, the popular assertion that it “rules balance” oversimplifies complex endocannabinoid signaling in which anandamide acts alongside 2-arachidonoylglycerol and numerous other neuromodulatory systems. The clinical relevance of anandamide physiology remains largely theoretical for most providers, as direct therapeutic manipulation of anandamide has not yet yielded established clinical treatments, and most available cannabis products affect the [endocannabinoid system](https://cedclinic.com/endocannabinoid-system-fear-extinction/) through exogenous phytocannabinoids rather than endogenous anandamide pathways. Patients increasingly reference endocannabinoid “balance” as rationale for [cannabis use](https://cedclinic.com/cannabis-cardiovascular-health-insights-2024/), yet evidence for cannabis as a homeostatic tool remains mixed and context-dependent, with potential for both therapeutic and adverse

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### Verification & Medical Governance

- **Lead Clinical Author:** Benjamin Caplan, MD
- **Credentials:** Board Certified in Family Medicine (ABFM), Former CMO Canna Care Docs (250,000+ patients supervised), Founder & CMO CED Clinic & CED Foundation, Author of *The Doctor-Approved Cannabis Handbook* (Penguin Random House).
- **Clinical Scale:** 350,000+ lifetime evaluations overseen; 81,008-patient Real-World Evidence Registry (`~/.ced_rwe_vault.db`); 125,000+ peer-reviewed study literature observatory (`http://localhost:8768/api/explorer/terminal`).
- **License Verification:** Commonwealth of Massachusetts License #240562 (https://checkahealthlicense.mass.gov/).
- **NPI Registry:** 1962722637 (https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/provider-view/1962722637).
- **Ethics & Data Privacy:** Clinical registry observations adhere strictly to HIPAA Safe Harbor de-identification (45 CFR § 164.514(b)) and criteria for secondary research exemption under 45 CFR § 46.104(d)(4).