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Pharmacological evaluation of cannabinoid receptor ligands in a mouse model of anxiety: further evidence for an anxiolytic role for endogenous cannabinoid signaling.

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Authors: Sachin Patel and Cecilia J. Hillard
Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, July 2006
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Extracts of Cannabis sativa have been used for their calming and sedative effects for centuries. Recent developments in drug discovery have suggested that modulation of neuronal endogenous cannabinoid signaling systems could represent a novel approach to the treatment of anxie…

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Cannabidiol, a Cannabis sativa constituent, as an antipsychotic drug.

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Authors: A.W. Zuardi, J.A.S. Crippa, J.E.C. Hallak, F.A. Moreira, F.S. Guimarães
Brazilian journal of medical and biological research, April 2006
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A high dose of delta9-tetrahydrocannabinol, the main Cannabis sativa (cannabis) component, induces anxiety and psychotic-like symptoms in healthy volunteers. These effects of delta9-tetrahydrocannabinol are significantly reduced by cannabidiol (CBD), a cannabis constituent whi…

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