Synthetic Cannabidiol Analog as Effective as CannabisDerived CBD Against Seizures in Rats

Synthetic Cannabidiol Analog as Effective as Cannabis-Derived CBD Against Seizures in Rats

08:25 EDT 29 May 2019 | Genetic Engineering News

Scientists at the University of California, Davis and the University of Reading, U.K., have chemically synthesized a non-psychoactive analog of the marijuana compound cannabidiol (CBD), which was as effective as the plant-derived CBD at treating induced seizures in experimental rats. The researchers say the process for synthesizing 8,9-dihydrocannabidiol (H2CBD) is simple, scalable and cheap, and […]

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