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Marijuana 101: Chemical Compounds Beyond Abbreviations

Submitted by Marijuana News on Wed, 05/06/2015 - 21:40

As a newcomer to the legal cannabis space, the alphabet soup of chemical chemotypes, or distinct chemical compounds, can be overwhelming. These abbreviations should not be dismissed because they indicate the chemical composition of cannabis plants, revealing the level of psychoactive and medicinal properties.

The abbreviations you have likely encountered are THC and CBD; however, according to “Cannabis and Cannabinoids: Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Therapeutic Potential,” there are more than 400 chemical compounds in cannabis, with 66 known cannabinoids. While each constituent plays an integral role in the chemical makeup of cannabis, this discussion will be limited to five of the 10 subclasses of cannabinoids.

 

CBC

The “Handbook of Cannabis” describes CBC, also known as cannabichromene, as “one of the most abundant naturally occurring cannabinoids,” yet it has not been extensively studied. However, according to Cannext, the limited research that has been conducted has shown that CBC, a nonpsychotropic cannabinoid, may have...

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