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Cannabinoids

THE ENDOCANNABINOID SYSTEM

January 2, 2011

· There are many cannabis species and >460 known chemical constituents. ∆9 THC is the principal psychoactive component. · Therapeutic properties of cannabis were described as early as 200 A.D. in Chinese medicine writings. · Cannabinol was discovered and synthesized in 1940. · THC was discovered in 1960 by Dr. Mechoulam of Hebrew University. · THC binding sites in the [...]

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