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Cannabis and Cannabinoids
 Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Therapeutic Potential 
Franjo GrotenhermenEthan RussoEditors
The Haworth Integrative Healing Press®An Imprint of The Haworth Press, Inc.New York • London • Oxford
 
Published byThe Haworth Integrative Healing Press®, an imprint of The Haworth Press, Inc., 10 Alice Street,Binghamton, NY 13904-1580.© 2002 by The Haworth Press, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced orutilizedinanyformorbyanymeans,electronicormechanical,includingphotocopying,microfilm,and recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writingfrom the publisher. Printed in the United States of America.PUBLISHER’S NOTEMedicine is an ever-changing science. As new research and clinical experience broaden ourknowledge, changes in treatment and drug therapy are required. While many suggestions for drugusages are made herein, the book is intended for educational purposes only, and the author, editor,and publisher do not accept liability in the event of negative consequences incurred as a result of information presented in this book. We do not claim that this information is necessarily accurate bythe rigid, scientific standard applied for medical proof, and therefore make no warranty, expressedorimplied,withrespecttothematerialhereincontained.Therefore,thepatientisurgedtochecktheproduct information sheet included in the package of each drug he or she plans to administer to becertain the protocol followed is not in conflict with the manufacturer’s inserts. When a discrepancyarises between these inserts and information in this book, the physician is encouraged to use his orher best professional judgment.Translation rights for the German edition, Grotenhermen F, Hrsg.
CannabisundCannabinoide:Pharmakologie,ToxikologieundtherapeutischesPotenzial.
Bern, Schweiz: Verlag Hans Huber,2001, arranged with Franjo Grotenhermen and Ethan Russo.Cover design by Anastasia Litwak.(Author’s note: One dollar of every book sold will be donated to the International Association forCannabis As Medicine.)
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Cannabis and cannabinoids : pharmacology, toxicology, and therapeutic potential/ FranjoGrotenhermen, Ethan Russo, editors.p. cm.Includes bibliographical references and index.ISBN 0-7890-1507-2 (alk. paper)—ISBN 0-7890-1508-0 (alk. paper)1. Cannabis—Therapeutic use—Testing. 2. Cannabinoids—Therapeutic use—Testing.3. Cannabinoids—Toxicology. I. Grotenhermen, Franjo. II. Russo, Ethan.RM666.C266 C667 2002615'.7827—dc212001039103
 
CONTENTS
About the EditorsxvContributorsxviiForewordxxi
 Leslie Iversen
PrefacexxvDefinitions and ExplanationsxxviiPART I: BOTANY, TAXONOMY, CHEMISTRY,AND HISTORYChapter 1. Botany of Natural
Cannabis
Medicines3
 Robert C. Clarke David Paul Watson
Introduction 3Natural Life Cycle 3Agricultural Field Production 5Vegetative Crop Production 6Resin Gland Development 7
Cannabis
Origins 8
Cannabis
Taxonomy 10Medical
Cannabis
Today 11Medical
Cannabis
Tomorrow 11Conclusion 12
Chapter 2. Taxonomy of Cannabinoids15
 David W. Pate
Phytocannabinoids 15Synthetic Analogues 16Anandamide Congeners 19Receptor Antagonists 22
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