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Toward drugs derived from cannabis

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Recent work aimed at the introduction of natural and synthetic cannabinoids as drugs is reviewed. Δ1-Tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ1-THC) is mainly investigated as a potential drug against glaucoma and asthma, and as an antiemetic agent in cancer chemotherapy. Cannabidiol is being tried in the clinic against epilepsy and as a hypnotic. Numerous synthetic cannabinoids are currently being investigated as analgetics and as sedative-relaxants.

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  1. Department of Natural Products, Hebrew University Pharmacy School, Jerusalem, Israel

    R. Mechoulam

  2. Department of Psychobiology, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Sao Paolo, Brasil

    E. A. Carlini

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Mechoulam, R., Carlini, E.A. Toward drugs derived from cannabis. Naturwissenschaften 65, 174–179 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00450585

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