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Cannabinol. Cannabinol (CBN) is a mildly psychoactive cannabinoid (e.g., cannabidiol (CBD)) that acts as a low affinity partial agonist at both CB 1 and CB 2 receptors. This activity at CB 1 and CB 2 receptors constitutes interaction of CBN with the endocannabinoid system (ECS). Although CBN shares the same mechanism of action as other ...
Cannabidiol (CBD) is a phytocannabinoid, one of 113 identified cannabinoids in cannabis plants, along with tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), and accounts for up to 40% of the plant's extract. [18]
CBD shares a precursor with THC and is the main cannabinoid in CBD-dominant Cannabis strains. CBD has been shown to play a role in preventing the short-term memory loss associated with THC. [29] There is tentative evidence that CBD has an anti-psychotic effect, but research in this area is limited. [30] [24]
CBN, or cannabinol, like CBD and THC, is a compound found in the cannabis plant and it was actually the first cannabinoid to be discovered. To make it even more complicated, CBN comes from THC. ...
Comparison of phytocannabinoids. Cannabinoids (/ kəˈnæbənɔɪdzˌ ˈkænəbənɔɪdz /) are compounds found in the cannabis plant or synthetic compounds that can interact with the endocannabinoid system. [1][2] The most notable cannabinoid is the phytocannabinoid tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) (Delta-9-THC), the primary intoxicating compound in ...
Medical cannabis, medicinal cannabis or medical marijuana (MMJ), refers to cannabis products and cannabinoid molecules that are prescribed by physicians for their patients. [1][2][3][4] The use of cannabis as medicine has a long history, but has not been as rigorously tested as other medicinal plants due to legal and governmental restrictions ...
Cannabinoid receptor antagonist. A cannabinoid receptor antagonist, also known simply as a cannabinoid antagonist or as an anticannabinoid, is a type of cannabinoidergic drug that binds to cannabinoid receptors (CBR) and prevents their activation by endocannabinoids. They include antagonists, inverse agonists, and antibodies of CBRs.
Cannabis, [ b ] also known as marijuana[ c ] or weed, among other names, is a non-chemically uniform drug from the cannabis plant. Native to Central or South Asia, the cannabis plant has been used as a drug for both recreational and entheogenic purposes and in various traditional medicines for centuries.