Minor Cannabinoids: Biosynthesis, Molecular Pharmacology and Potential Therapeutic Uses.

The medicinal use of can be traced back thousands of years to ancient China and Egypt. While marijuana has recently shown promise in managing chronic pain and nausea, scientific investigation of cannabis has been restricted due its classification as a schedule 1 controlled substance. A major breakthrough in understanding the pharmacology of cannabis came with the isolation and characterization of the phytocannabinoids -Δ-tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ-THC) and cannabidiol (CBD).