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Frontier mental health research: psychedelics & drug studies

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Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior Chemistry Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research

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Affinity and Efficacy Studies of Tetrahydrocannabinolic Acid A at Cannabinoid Receptor Types One and Two

John M McPartland, Christa MacDonald, Michelle Young, Phillip S Grant, Daniel P Furkert, Michelle Glass
PubMed Central (PMC) Summary & key facts 2017 69 citations

This lab study tested how the cannabis compound THCA-A binds to the two main cannabinoid receptors (CB1 and CB2). The THCA-A sample was found to contain 2% THC, and THCA-A showed only very weak binding and little or no effect at these receptors. The authors say some of the small…

Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research GABA and Rice Research Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
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