AJ Irving, MG Rae, AA Coutts - The Scientific World Journal, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Cannabis has a long history of consumption both for recreational and medicinal uses. Recently there have been significant advances in our understanding of how cannabis and …
In the last decade, a large number of studies using Δ 9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the main active principle derivative of the marijuana plant, or cannabinoid synthetic derivatives …
A review of the scientific evidence on the effects of cannabinoids on brain and behavioral functioning, with an emphasis on potential therapeutic use. The cannabis plant has been …
GT Carter, P Weydt - Current Opinion in Investigational Drugs …, 2002 - europepmc.org
Marijuana is a complex substance containing over 60 different forms of cannabinoids, the active ingredients. Cannabinoids are now known to have the capacity for neuromodulation …
S Esteban, JA García-Sevilla - Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and …, 2012 - Elsevier
The endocannabinoid system and CB1 receptors participate in the control of emotional behavior and mood through a functional coupling with the classic monoaminergic systems …
The psychoactive constituent in cannabis, Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), was isolated in the mid-1960s, but the cannabinoid receptors, CB1 and CB2, and the major endogenous …
Mammalian tissues contain at least two types of cannabinoid receptor, CB 1, found mainly on neurones and CB 2, found mainly in immune cells. Endogenous ligands for these …
NM Kogan, R Mechoulam - Dialogues in clinical neuroscience, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
Cannabis sativa L. preparations have been used in medicine for millenia. However, concern over the dangers of abuse led to the banning of the medicinal use of marijuana in most …
The active compound in herbal cannabis, Δ9‐tetrahydrocannabinol, exerts all of its known central effects through the CB1 cannabinoid receptor. Research on cannabinoid …