Medicinal Cannabis and Synthetic Cannabinoid Use

Medicina (Kaunas). 2020 Sep 7;56(9):453. doi: 10.3390/medicina56090453.

Abstract

Cannabis products have been used for centuries by humans for recreational and medical purposes. Resent research, proposed the promising therapeutic potential of cannabis and related cannabinoids for a wide range of medical conditions, including psychiatric and neurological diseases. This Special Issue presents the latest updates on medicinal cannabis and synthetic cannabinoids pharmacology, toxicology and new analytical methods to identify and quantify these compounds in conventional and non-conventional biological matrices. Moreover, it provides current data regarding their adverse effects, safety, application for medical purposes and their harmful effects.

Keywords: gas chromatography-mass spectrometry; high-resolution mass spectrometry; liquid chromatography; synthetic cannabinoids; urine.

Publication types

  • Editorial

MeSH terms

  • Cannabinoids* / adverse effects
  • Cannabis*
  • Humans
  • Medical Marijuana* / adverse effects
  • Nervous System Diseases*

Substances

  • Cannabinoids
  • Medical Marijuana