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

Where do the well-known cannabis compounds THC, CBD and CBC come from? Researchers at Wageningen University & Research have experimentally demonstrated for the first time how cannabis acquired the ...

Cannabis produces a complex suite of bioactive compounds, including tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD), but how ...

Cannabis has been part of human culture for thousands of years, yet the molecular machinery that gives the plant its ...

Reconstructed ancient enzymes reveal how cannabis evolved specialized cannabinoid production while offering new tools for biotechnology and medicine. Where do familiar cannabis compounds such as THC, ...

Cannabis is a talented plant, hiding a pharmacopeia in its flowers and foliage. Many of its compounds evolved millions of ...

Scientists have uncovered how cannabis evolved the ability to make its most famous compounds—THC, CBD, and CBC—by recreating ...

While there are technically six major cannabinoids, not all are collectively understood, or even paid attention to. Let’s take a look at them. Cannabichromene, or CBC, is one of those cannabinoids, an ...

Scientists at the University of Saskatchewan are running tests on pregnant mice to find out how cannabis products affect their offspring. They've found that the offspring are born with lower birth ...