Recent news on Delta-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol

Hemp stirs quite a buzz  -  May 23, 2007
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette,One ingredient that hemp foods don’t contain is delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, the psychoactive ingredient found in marijuana, says Lawrence Kushi,

News tips from the Journal of Neuroscience  -  May 22, 2007
EurekAlert (press release),The authors trained rats to discriminate between vehicle and delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the active ingredient in cannabis.

Does your face fit?  -  May 18, 2007
Times Online,...just short of the point of combustion but hot enough to produce fumes of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, the active cannabis ingredient.

Green Myth-Busting: Hemp is Marijuana  -  May 10, 2007
Green Options blog,Of course, the third part of the Cannabis sativa equation is the intoxicating resin, (Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol) or THC, secreted by epidermal glands,

Canadian Paralympic Ski Racer Accused of Doping  -  May 10, 2007
First Tracks,Joines, of Edmonton, Alta., tested positive for carboxylic acid metabolite of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (at a concentration greater than 15 ng/ml) at the

International Paralympic Committee  -  May 10, 2007
SFCPressPoint (press release),Joines tested positive for carboxylic acid metabolite of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (at a concentration greater than 15 ng/ml) at the 2007 IPC Alpine

Kline scientist to study pot and birth defects  -  May 7, 2007
Remote Access,Yaragudri will look specifically at how delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol - or THC, a major psychoactive component of marijuana - alters the function of the

Where the heck is hemp?  -  Apr 18, 2007
Canada Agriculture Online,Their efforts led to the legalization of industrial hemp (hemp with only minute amounts of the drug delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol) in Canada and the first

Orneville bust nets $110000 in drugs  -  Apr 13, 2007
Bangor Daily News,He said the value was so high because the marijuana buds have a high concentration of THC, or delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, the main active chemical in

Mary Jane is not just Peter Parker’s best friend  -  Apr 11, 2007
ChronicleHerald.ca,Delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, the most active compound in marijuana, makes the white blood cells 35-40 per cent less effective than normal during

Medical News from the Business Pages  -  Apr 7, 2007
CounterPunch,In Cannabis bred for psychoactivity, the predominant active ingredient is delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). Another component, cannabidiol (CBD),

DUI, drugs and related incidents  -  Apr 4, 2007
Arizona Silver Belt,6) Cannibis, marijuana, hashish (the compressed leaves of the plant), Delta 9-tetrahydrocannabinol, which cannot legally be prescribed for medicinal

The war on SOME Drugs  -  Mar 17, 2007
Vive Le Canada,He named it delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol or THC, a module with a structure unlike any found in nature before or since. Then in 1988 Allyn Howlett,

Sheriff Busts Top-Dollar Marijuana Setup  -  Mar 1, 2007
Dunn Daily Record,THC stands for Delta-9 Tetrahydrocannabinol, the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana. Capt. Fish said Mr. Smale had strung two strips of duct tape across

Schizophrenia and Co-Occurring Substance Use Disorder  -  Feb 28, 2007
Am J Psychiatry (subscription)D’Souza DC, Abi-Saab WM, Madonick S, Forselius-Bielen K, Doersch A, Braley G, Gueorguieva R, Cooper TB, Krystal JH: Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol effects in

Reader's Alley  -  Feb 4, 2007
Helena Independent Record,It is chemically named delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol or more simply THC. Shortly thereafter, it was reproduced in a lab and then it became commercially

Cannabis may be safe and effective for HIV-related neuropathic pain  -  Feb 15, 2007
Aidsmap,These weighed roughly 0.9 grams and appeared identical; cannabis cigarettes contained 3.56% delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) while placebo cigarettes

GW and Otsuka Announce Major Long Term Strategic Cannabinoid Alliance  -  Feb 14, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),...as a pump action oro- mucosal spray, which delivers a pharmaceutical formulation containing delta 9 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD).

Marijuana Reduces HIV Neuropathy  -  Feb 12, 2007
MedPage Today,Center on Drug Abuse, were identical in appearance, but the placebo cigarettes had the active ingredient -- delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol - removed.

New Study Reveals Marijuana Is Addictive And Users Who Quit ...  -  Feb 6, 2007
All Headline NewsTHC (delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol) is its main active chemical. Bob Stephens, a Virginia Tech psychologist and editor of the book "Cannabis Dependence,"

Feds ready to sell jailed man’s house  -  Feb 5, 2007
Perry County News,...heavily flowering plants that contain high quantities of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, the main active chemical in marijuana.

Nutty ole hemp a hot food trend  -  Jan 15, 2007
MSNBCIndustrial hemp is bred to maximize fiber, seed and/or oil, while marijuana varieties seek to maximize THC (delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, the primary

Drug house not unique to Oakland County  -  Jan 11, 2007
South Lyon Herald,...techniques have produced pot plants with THC (delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol) levels up to 100 times higher than the marijuana of the 1960s and '70s.

Brattleboro still waiting for report  -  Jan 6, 2007
Rutland Herald,Police seized 6 ounces of processed marijuana, packaged is several small bags, and 8 ounces of brownies containing delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol,

Experts: Medical marijuana best as pill  -  Dec 29, 2006
Lansing State Journal,In fact, smoking delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, commonly called THC, might be appropriate only for a few chronically ill patients who meet specific criteria.

North Dakota legalizes industrial hemp production  -  Dec 5, 2006
West Fargo Midweek,The industrial form of hemp contains only trace amounts of the psychoactive drug delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) found in marijuana.

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