CBD may make you less aggressive: Tests show the cannabis-derived compound activates two key brain receptors and calms mice down

Scientists tested various doses of CBD on aggressive miceCBD made the mice attack less often than those not given any at allMore experiments found receptors which play a part in the…

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Pharmacological properties of cannabidiol in the treatment of psychiatric disorders: a critical overview

Cannabidiol (CBD) represents a new promising drug due to a wide spectrum of pharmacological actions. In order to relate CBD clinical efficacy to its pharmacological mechanisms of action, we performed…

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The Potential of Cannabidiol Treatment for Cannabis Users With Recent-Onset Psychosis

A major factor associated with poor prognostic outcome after a first psychotic break is cannabis misuse, which is prevalent in schizophrenia and particularly common in individuals with recent-onset psychosis. Behavioral…

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Cannabidiol (CBD) as an Adjunctive Therapy in Schizophrenia: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial

Objective: Research in both animals and humans indicates that cannabidiol (CBD) has antipsychotic properties. The authors assessed the safety and effectiveness of CBD in patients with schizophrenia. Method: In an…

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Translational Investigation of the Therapeutic Potential of Cannabidiol (CBD): Toward a New Age

Background: Among the many cannabinoids in the cannabis plant, cannabidiol (CBD) is a compound that does not produce the typical subjective effects of marijuana. Objectives: The aim of the present review is…

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Increased cannabinoid receptor density in the posterior cingulate cortex in schizophrenia

The posterior cingulate cortex (PCC) has recently been implicated in the pathophysiology of schizophrenia, through both animal and human studies. We have recently shown abnormal glutamate, GABA, and muscarinic receptor…

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Potential antipsychotic properties of central cannabinoid (CB1) receptor antagonists

Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ9-THC), the principal psychoactive constituent of the Cannabis sativa plant, and other agonists at the central cannabinoid (CB1) receptor may induce characteristic psychomotor effects, psychotic reactions and cognitive impairment resembling schizophrenia.…

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A Common Polymorphism in the Cannabinoid Receptor 1 (CNR1) Gene is Associated with Antipsychotic-Induced Weight Gain in Schizophrenia

Antipsychotic-induced weight gain has emerged as a serious complication in the treatment of patients with atypical antipsychotic drugs. The cannabinoid receptor 1 (CNR1) is expressed centrally in the hypothalamic region…

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