TY - JOUR AU - Wu Jie PY - 2019 TI - Cannabis, cannabinoid receptors, and endocannabinoid system: yesterday, today, and tomorrow JF - Acta Pharmacologica Sinica; Vol 40, No 3 (March 2019): Acta Pharmacologica Sinica (Special Issue on Cannabis, Cannabinoid Receptors and Endocannabinoid System) Y2 - 2019 KW - N2 - Cannabis sativa, is also popularly known as marijuana, has been cultivated and used for recreational and medicinal purposes for many centuries. The main psychoactive content in cannabis is Δ 9 -tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). In addition to plant cannabis sativa, there are two classes of cannabinoids—the synthetic cannabi-noids (e.g., WIN55212–2) and the endogenous cannabinoids (eCB), anandamide (ANA) and 2-arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG). UR - http://www.chinaphar.com/article/view/9925