Cannabis and the brain

L Iversen - Brain, 2003 - academic.oup.com
The active compound in herbal cannabis, Δ9‐tetrahydrocannabinol, exerts all of its known
central effects through the CB1 cannabinoid receptor. Research on cannabinoid …

The effects of cannabinoids on the brain

A Ameri - Progress in neurobiology, 1999 - Elsevier
Cannabinoids have a long history of consumption for recreational and medical reasons. The
primary active constituent of the hemp plant Cannabis sativa is Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ9 …

Behavioural and biochemical evidence for interactions between Δ9‐tetrahydrocannabinol and nicotine

E Valjent, JM Mitchell, MJ Besson… - British journal of …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Behavioural and pharmacological effects of Δ9‐tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and nicotine
are well known. However, the possible interactions between these two drugs of abuse …

The endocannabinoid system in the basal ganglia and in the mesolimbic reward system: implications for neurological and psychiatric disorders

M Van Der Stelt, V Di Marzo - European journal of pharmacology, 2003 - Elsevier
To date, N-arachidonoylethanolamine (anandamide) and 2-arachidonoylglycerol are the
best studied endocannabinoids and are thought to act as retrograde messengers in the …

Cannabinoid tolerance and dependence: a review of studies in laboratory animals

S González, M Cebeira, J Fernández-Ruiz - … Biochemistry and Behavior, 2005 - Elsevier
Two are the issues on cannabis addiction that provoke more controversy from a research
perspective. The first one is related to the development of tolerance phenomena and, in …

Cannabis use, abuse, and withdrawal: Cannabinergic mechanisms, clinical, and preclinical findings

AJ Kesner, DM Lovinger - Journal of neurochemistry, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Cannabis sativa is the most widely used illicit drug in the world. Its main psychoactive
component is delta‐9‐tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), one of over 100 phytocannabinoid …

Opioid and cannabinoid modulation of precipitated withdrawal in Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol and morphine-dependent mice

AH Lichtman, SM Sheikh, HH Loh, BR Martin - Journal of Pharmacology and …, 2001 - ASPET
The goal of the present study was to elucidate the relationship between cannabinoid and
opioid systems in drug dependence. The CB1cannabinoid receptor antagonist SR 141716A …

Behavioural and biochemical evidence for signs of abstinence in mice chronically treated with Δ‐9‐tetrahydrocannabinol

DM Hutcheson, ET Tzavara, C Smadja… - British journal of …, 1998 - Wiley Online Library
Tolerance and dependence induced by chronic Δ‐9‐tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)
administration were investigated in mice. The effects on body weight, analgesia and …

Cannabinoid tolerance and dependence

AH Lichtman, BR Martin - Cannabinoids, 2005 - Springer
The use of marijuana for recreational and medicinal purposes has resulted in a large
prevalence of chronic marijuana users. Consequences of chronic cannabinoid …

Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinol and synthetic cannabinoids prevent emesis produced by the cannabinoid CB1 receptor antagonist/inverse agonist SR 141716A

NA Darmani - Neuropsychopharmacology, 2001 - Elsevier
There is substantial clinical evidence that Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ9-THC) and its
synthetic analogs (nabilone and levonantradol) can prevent emesis in cancer patients …