From Cannabis sativa to Cannabidiol: Promising Therapeutic Candidate for the Treatment of Neurodegenerative Diseases

• Main Authors: Tommaso Cassano (Author), Rosanna Villani (Author), Lorenzo Pace (Author), Antonio Carbone (Author), Vidyasagar Naik Bukke (Author), Stanislaw Orkisz (Author), Carlo Avolio (Author), Gaetano Serviddio (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2020-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Cannabis sativa, commonly known as marijuana, contains a pool of secondary plant metabolites with therapeutic effects. Besides Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol that is the principal psychoactive constituent of Cannabis, cannabidiol (CBD) is the most abundant nonpsychoactive phytocannabinoid and may represent...