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Overview - Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)

Description of Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)

The plant-based (phytocannabinoid) delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (delta-9-THC) was discovered in 1964, and by 2016 thirty-one distinct members of this family had been identified. THC is primarily (but not exclusively) responsible for many therapeutic and adverse mind-altering effects of the plant. THC is the most studied of all cannabis constituents. THC is exclusive to cannabis, but it is also produced synthetically.


Here we focus on delta-9-THC.

Other Names:

Delta 9-Tetrahydrocannabinol

Delta-9-THC


Dronabinol (Marinol®, Syndros®) are a synthetic version of delta-9-THC (other supplier-based synonyms)


IUPAC Name: (6aR,10aR)-6,6,9-trimethyl-3-pentyl-6a,7,8,10a-tetrahydrobenzo[c]chromen-1-ol


Molecular Formula: C21H30O2


Source–PubChem


Nabilone (Cesamet®) is a synthetic version of delta-9-THC (other supplier-based synonyms)


IUPAC Name: (6aR,10aR)-1-hydroxy-6,6-dimethyl-3-(2-methyloctan-2-yl)-7,8,10,10a-tetrahydro-6aH-benzo[c]chromen-9-one 


Molecular Formula: C24H36O3


Source–PubChem


 

Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) Properties and Effects

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Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) Receptor Binding

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