Cannabis sativa L. preparations have been used in medicine for millenia. However, concern
over the dangers of abuse led to the banning of the medicinal use of marijuana in most …

Nowadays, Cannabis sativa is considered the most extensively used narcotic. Nevertheless,
this fame obscures its traditional employ in native medicine of South Africa, South America …

In order to assess the current knowledge on the therapeutic potential of cannabinoids, a
meta-analysis was performed through Medline and PubMed up to July 1, 2005. The key …

In this review, I will consider the dual nature of Cannabis and cannabinoids. The duality
arises from the potential and actuality of cannabinoids in the laboratory and clinic and the …

Cannabis has been known as a medicine for several thousand years across many cultures.
It reached a position of prominence within Western medicine in the nineteenth century but …

Although used for more than 4000 years for recreational and medicinal purposes, Cannabis
and its best-known pharmacologically active constituents, the cannabinoids, became a …

Mammalian tissues contain at least two types of cannabinoid receptor, CB 1, found mainly
on neurones and CB 2, found mainly in immune cells. Endogenous ligands for these …

The Cannabis plant has been used for many of years as a medicinal agent in the relief of
pain and seizures. It contains approximately 540 natural compounds including more than …

Cannabis is becoming increasingly present in our society. In recent years, the line between
the natural (cannabis) and the synthetic (synthetic cannabinoids), the recreational …

This article retraces the story of cannabis from the earliest contacts of humans with the plant
to its subsequent global expansion, its medicinal uses, and the discovery of the …