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Cannabis is widely used as an illegal drug in the UK, while other strains lower in THC have been used industrially for over a thousand years for fibre, oil and seeds. Cannabis has been restricted as a drug in the United Kingdom since 1928, though its usage as a recreational drug was limited until the 1960s, when increasing popularity led to its ...
Close up of a Cannabis plant. Cannabis (/ˈkænəbɪs/) is commonly known as marijuana or hemp and has two known strains: Cannabis sativa and Cannabis indica, both of which produce chemicals to deter herbivory. The chemical composition includes specialized terpenes and cannabinoids, mainly tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), and cannabidiol (CBD ...
After UK legalisation of medical cannabis in November 2018, [4] Releaf Dispensary Ltd, founded by Mason Soiza, [5] was incorporated on 10 May 2022. [6] Buoyed by a £1.5m funding round in 2023, [ 1 ] Releaf developed a health technology platform to ease access to cannabis-based prescription medicines (CBPMs) for patients.
Δ 9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) Cannabis sativa, scientific drawing from c. 1900 Although the main psychoactive constituent of Cannabis is tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the plant is known to contain more than 500 compounds, among them at least 113 cannabinoids ; however, most of these "minor" cannabinoids are only produced in trace amounts. [ 10 ]
Tetrahydrocannabiphorol (THCP) is a potent phytocannabinoid, a CB 1 and CB 2 receptor agonist which was known as a synthetic homologue of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), [1] but for the first time in 2019 was isolated as a natural product in trace amounts from Cannabis sativa.
When burned, THCA turns into Delta 9 THC and likely exceeds the legal limits, Dixon said. But before it’s lit, its Delta 9 THC levels remain below the mandated 0.3%.
Tetrahydrocannabinolic acid (THCA, 2-COOH-THC; conjugate base tetrahydrocannabinolate) is a precursor of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), an active component of cannabis. [1]THCA is found in variable quantities in fresh, undried cannabis, but is progressively decarboxylated to THC with drying, and especially under intense heating such as when cannabis is smoked or cooked into cannabis edibles.
Hash oil or cannabis oil is an oleoresin obtained by the extraction of cannabis or hashish. [1] It is a cannabis concentrate containing many of its resins and terpenes – in particular, tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), cannabidiol (CBD), and other cannabinoids .