A team of scientists has taken a closer look at the origins of cannabis chemistry by reconstructing enzymes from ancient ...

His work helped break down the chemical structures of THC, the psychoactive compound in marijuana, to figure out how cannabis makes users high. By Alex Williams Raphael Mechoulam, a pioneering Israeli ...

While cannabis has been used for thousands of years, scientists are still identifying many of the chemical components of the plant. According to a 2021 study published in Advances in Experimental ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dario Sabaghi covers the cannabis industry with a focus on Europe. The scientific debate on whether CBD impairs the effects of THC ...

New research adds to evidence that a chemical found naturally in cannabis can -- in the right amounts -- lessen the anxiety-inducing effects of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the primary psychoactive ...