Why does pot produce cannabinoids?

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The little hairs that cover a cannabis plant are the source of the chemicals that get you high, writes Anna Tiley at Science Says. And the plant produces those chemicals as a self-defense mechanism. The sticky cannabinoids trap small insects that try to eat the plants and prevent the spread of disease.

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