Medicinal Cannabis and Synthetic Cannabinoid Use

Cannabis products have been used for centuries by humans for recreational and medical purposes. Resent research, proposed the promising therapeutic potential of cannabis and related cannabinoids for a wide range of medical conditions, including psychiatric and neurological diseases. This Special Iss...

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Main Authors: Simona Pichini, Alfredo Fabrizio Lo Faro, Francesco Paolo Busardò, Raffaele Giorgetti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-09-01
Series:Medicina
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1010-660X/56/9/453
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spelling doaj-50a1b50d53e94d7882ca8f3b56014d4f2020-11-25T03:11:35ZengMDPI AGMedicina1010-660X2020-09-015645345310.3390/medicina56090453Medicinal Cannabis and Synthetic Cannabinoid UseSimona Pichini0Alfredo Fabrizio Lo Faro1Francesco Paolo Busardò2Raffaele Giorgetti3Department of Excellence of Biomedical Sciences and Public Health, “Politecnica delle Marche” University of Ancona, Via Tronto 10/a, 60126 Ancona, ItalyAnalytical Pharmacotoxicology Unit, National Centre on Addiction and Doping, Istituto Superiore di Sanità V.Le Regina Elena 299, 00161 Rome, ItalyDepartment of Excellence of Biomedical Sciences and Public Health, “Politecnica delle Marche” University of Ancona, Via Tronto 10/a, 60126 Ancona, ItalyDepartment of Excellence of Biomedical Sciences and Public Health, “Politecnica delle Marche” University of Ancona, Via Tronto 10/a, 60126 Ancona, ItalyCannabis products have been used for centuries by humans for recreational and medical purposes. Resent research, proposed the promising therapeutic potential of cannabis and related cannabinoids for a wide range of medical conditions, including psychiatric and neurological diseases. This Special Issue presents the latest updates on medicinal cannabis and synthetic cannabinoids pharmacology, toxicology and new analytical methods to identify and quantify these compounds in conventional and non-conventional biological matrices. Moreover, it provides current data regarding their adverse effects, safety, application for medical purposes and their harmful effects.https://www.mdpi.com/1010-660X/56/9/453synthetic cannabinoidsurineliquid chromatographyhigh-resolution mass spectrometrygas chromatography-mass spectrometry
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author Simona Pichini
Alfredo Fabrizio Lo Faro
Francesco Paolo Busardò
Raffaele Giorgetti
spellingShingle Simona Pichini
Alfredo Fabrizio Lo Faro
Francesco Paolo Busardò
Raffaele Giorgetti
Medicinal Cannabis and Synthetic Cannabinoid Use
Medicina
synthetic cannabinoids
urine
liquid chromatography
high-resolution mass spectrometry
gas chromatography-mass spectrometry
author_facet Simona Pichini
Alfredo Fabrizio Lo Faro
Francesco Paolo Busardò
Raffaele Giorgetti
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title Medicinal Cannabis and Synthetic Cannabinoid Use
title_short Medicinal Cannabis and Synthetic Cannabinoid Use
title_full Medicinal Cannabis and Synthetic Cannabinoid Use
title_fullStr Medicinal Cannabis and Synthetic Cannabinoid Use
title_full_unstemmed Medicinal Cannabis and Synthetic Cannabinoid Use
title_sort medicinal cannabis and synthetic cannabinoid use
publisher MDPI AG
series Medicina
issn 1010-660X
publishDate 2020-09-01
description Cannabis products have been used for centuries by humans for recreational and medical purposes. Resent research, proposed the promising therapeutic potential of cannabis and related cannabinoids for a wide range of medical conditions, including psychiatric and neurological diseases. This Special Issue presents the latest updates on medicinal cannabis and synthetic cannabinoids pharmacology, toxicology and new analytical methods to identify and quantify these compounds in conventional and non-conventional biological matrices. Moreover, it provides current data regarding their adverse effects, safety, application for medical purposes and their harmful effects.
topic synthetic cannabinoids
urine
liquid chromatography
high-resolution mass spectrometry
gas chromatography-mass spectrometry
url https://www.mdpi.com/1010-660X/56/9/453
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