Sometimes referred to as the “mother of all cannabinoids,” the minor cannabinoid CBGA is the foundation of a number of other major cannabinoids, namely THCA, CBDA and CBCA. It’s considered a more scarce cannabinoid for this reason: Once a harvest is over, most cannabis plants have alread...
Still, since it is the precursor of THC and shares many of its benefits, there is great potential. THC-V Tetrahydrocannabivarin (THCV) is found in certain strains of cannabis and is a minor cannabinoid on the cannabinoid chart. It is also a distant relative of THC. Their chemical st...
THC and CBDare the two main types of cannabinoids. Cannabinol (CBN) is a less popular type of cannabinoid.1Medications that contain cannabinoids typically include THC, CBD, or both.3 THC is mainly responsible for the psychoactive (mind-altering) and intoxicating effects that are commonly associate...
The ECS is hard at work all the time managing your endocannabinoids. In some cases, your body may not produce enough of them naturally. In the case of people with depression, they tend to produce less anandamide, a happiness chemical. By introducing THC, a phytocannabinoid that closely resemb...
Cannabis addiction is: The compulsive use of cannabis, despite experiencing negative consequences such as psychosis and poor concentration Physical tolerance - cannabinoid receptors habituating, typically from average use of 1-4 joints/day [1] Experiencing cannabis withdrawal symptoms, notably nausea and ...
HHC, or hexahydrocannabinol, is a psychoactive cannabinoid that can be processed from compounds found in legal hemp plants.
Cannabigerol (CBG) is a cannabinoid found in hemp. CBG doesn’t produce the high associated with cannabis — that is due totetrahydrocannabinol (THC). CBG is said to block the psychoactive effects and the metabolic action of THC. CBG stimulates brain cell growth (neurogenesis), fights tumors...
(2-AG). Anandamide has a chemical structure that is different from that of tetrohydrocannibol (THC), the main active ingredient in cannabis. Its effects are very similar, but are much more short-lived. This compound primarily binds to cannabinoid receptor type 1 and exerts its effects in ...
“THC” is a common colloquial catchall, but there are several states of the cannabinoid relevant to the use of cannabis. What many people don’t realize is that cannabis plants don’t produce THC, they produce tetrahydrocannabolic acid, orTHCA. This is the non-psychoactive precursor to THC...
However, the clinical use of Δ9-THC and additional cannabinoid agonists is often limited by their unwanted psychoactive side effects, and for this reason interest in non-psychoactive cannabinoid compounds with structural affinity for Δ9-THC, such as cannabidiol (CBD), has substantially increased in...