Cannabidiol enhances anandamide signaling and alleviates psychotic symptoms of schizophrenia.
Translational Psychiatry, 20 March 2012
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Cannabidiol is a component of marijuana that does not activate cannabinoid receptors, but moderately inhibits the degradation of the endocannabinoid anandamide. We previously reported that an elevation of anandamide levels in cerebrospinal fluid inversely correlated to psychot…