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SUBMITTER: Gregus AM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7811746 | biostudies-literature | 2020
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Gregus Ann M AM Buczynski Matthew W MW
Advances in experimental medicine and biology 20200101
Cannabis and cannabinoid-based extracts have long been utilized for their perceived therapeutic value, and support for the legalization of cannabis for medicinal purposes continues to increase worldwide. Since the discovery of Δ<sup>9</sup>-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) as the primary psychoactive component of cannabis over 50 years ago, substantial effort has been directed toward detection of endogenous mediators of cannabinoid activity. The discovery of anandamide and 2-arachidonoylglycerol as tw ...[more]