Share of Cost, ‘Marijuana receptor’ uncovered in new study

Monday, Aug. 21st 2017 6:00 AM

THC is the main psychoactive component of marijuana that is responsible for the mind-altering effects of the drug, but the exact mechanisms by which it produces such effects have been unclear. Now, researchers have pieced together the clearest picture to date of how THC binds to a specific cannabinoid receptor in the brain to produce the “high” associated with marijuana use.

In a study published in the journal Cell, researchers reveal how they have uncovered the structure of cannabinoid receptor 1 (CB1) – a receptor that is present on the surface of many nerve cells in the brain.

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