But our endocannabinoid system can help us soften those haunting memories. It lets us “temporarily forget most of the baggage we usually bring to our perception,” Michael Pollan explains. “[It] restores a kind of innocence to our perceptions of the world . . . the cannabinoids open a space for something nearer to direct experience. . . . There is another word for this extremist noticing . . . and that word, of course, is wonder.”
