Our nation is struggling to treat lifestyle constructs that foster chronic disease, an opioid crisis, and the existence of an obesity epidemic. Further, according to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), 6.7% of U.S. adults have suffered from a major depressive episode at least once in their life, and…
In the world of cannabis medicine, CBD is trending and research supporting its medicinal claims is consistently growing. But among the familiar compounds found in cannabis, like THC and CBD, are others, each with their own supposed impact on physiological homeostasis. One such compound is Δ-9-tetrahydrocannabivarin (THCV). THCV is rumored…
How about a bit of trivia: Do you know the first phytocannabinoid structure that was identified and isolated? If you guessed it was THC because of its iconic and superior identity with cannabis, think again. It was actually cannabinol (CBN), discovered in the year 1899 and structurally mapped by chemist…
