{
  "edition": 25,
  "checkedAt": "2026-10-05",
  "scope": "Selected cannabis compound identities and selected molecular studies; not exhaustive; not an assay of Mount Herbs products.",
  "counts": {
    "cannabinoid": 32,
    "terpene": 26,
    "flavonoid": 14
  },
  "structureCount": 68,
  "records": [
    {
      "id": "thc",
      "name": "Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinol",
      "short": "THC",
      "category": "cannabinoid",
      "family": "THC family",
      "aliases": [
        "Delta-9-THC",
        "Dronabinol"
      ],
      "summary": "The best-known intoxicating cannabinoid, with a ring-closed structure.",
      "role": "Cannabinoid-receptor activity; selected prescription uses.",
      "evidenceStage": "medicine",
      "evidence": "In the US, prescription dronabinol is approved for selected chemotherapy-related nausea and AIDS-related appetite/weight-loss indications.",
      "limitation": "Approval concerns specific medicines. Intoxication, impairment and adverse effects remain relevant; it does not establish benefits for seed foods.",
      "sources": [
        "can-fda",
        "pc-thc"
      ],
      "pubchemCid": 16078,
      "formula": "C21H30O2",
      "structureNote": "Natural trans-(6aR,10aR) Δ9 configuration. Other THC isomers are not interchangeable."
    },
    {
      "id": "thca",
      "name": "Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinolic acid A",
      "short": "THCA-A",
      "category": "cannabinoid",
      "family": "THC family",
      "aliases": [
        "THCA",
        "Δ9-THCA-A"
      ],
      "summary": "An acidic precursor that can lose carbon dioxide to form THC.",
      "role": "Acidic member of the THC biosynthetic branch.",
      "evidenceStage": "animal",
      "evidence": "A 2017 study found PPARγ-related activity in cells and protection in a toxin-induced mouse model.",
      "limitation": "This is preclinical research, not evidence that THCA treats a human neurodegenerative disease.",
      "sources": [
        "can-thca-2017",
        "pc-thca"
      ],
      "pubchemCid": 98523,
      "formula": "C22H30O4",
      "structureNote": "Explicit natural trans-THCA-A identity; generic THCA name searches can return a different isomer."
    },
    {
      "id": "cbd",
      "name": "Cannabidiol",
      "short": "CBD",
      "category": "cannabinoid",
      "family": "CBD family",
      "aliases": [],
      "summary": "A cannabinoid whose open-ring arrangement differs from THC.",
      "role": "Exact purified formulations have prescription evidence.",
      "evidenceStage": "medicine",
      "evidence": "The May 2026 US EPIDIOLEX label covers seizures associated with Dravet syndrome, Lennox–Gastaut syndrome and tuberous sclerosis complex from age one.",
      "limitation": "This exact prescription formulation requires clinical monitoring. Liver injury, sedation and interactions occur; retail CBD and hemp seed oil are not equivalent.",
      "sources": [
        "can-cbd-label",
        "can-cbd-2017",
        "pc-cbd"
      ],
      "pubchemCid": 644019,
      "formula": "C21H30O2",
      "structureNote": "Natural (1R,6R) cannabidiol. Formula alone cannot distinguish CBD from THC."
    },
    {
      "id": "cbda",
      "name": "Cannabidiolic acid",
      "short": "CBDA",
      "category": "cannabinoid",
      "family": "CBD family",
      "aliases": [],
      "summary": "The acidic counterpart of CBD found in the plant’s cannabinoid chemistry.",
      "role": "Acid precursor to CBD through decarboxylation.",
      "evidenceStage": "animal",
      "evidence": "A 2019 study reported anticonvulsant activity in a mouse model of Dravet syndrome and measured cannabinoid-acid exposure.",
      "limitation": "Mouse exposure and seizure results do not establish an effective or safe human treatment.",
      "sources": [
        "can-acid-2019",
        "pc-cbda"
      ],
      "pubchemCid": 160570,
      "formula": "C22H30O4",
      "structureNote": "Natural (1R,6R) CBDA; carboxylated CBD connectivity."
    },
    {
      "id": "cbg",
      "name": "Cannabigerol",
      "short": "CBG",
      "category": "cannabinoid",
      "family": "CBG family",
      "aliases": [],
      "summary": "A cannabinoid with a flexible geranyl side chain.",
      "role": "Neutral counterpart of the biosynthetic precursor CBGA.",
      "evidenceStage": "human",
      "evidence": "A 2026 single-dose study in 12 healthy adults measured oral CBG exposure and tolerability; robust pharmacodynamic effects were not observed.",
      "limitation": "A small acute study cannot establish disease benefit, long-term safety or safety in other populations.",
      "sources": [
        "can-cbg-2026",
        "pc-cbg"
      ],
      "pubchemCid": 5315659,
      "formula": "C21H32O2",
      "structureNote": "The registry specifies the E geranyl-chain configuration."
    },
    {
      "id": "cbga",
      "name": "Cannabigerolic acid",
      "short": "CBGA",
      "category": "cannabinoid",
      "family": "CBG family",
      "aliases": [],
      "summary": "A branch-point precursor in the production of several cannabinoid acids.",
      "role": "Biosynthetic precursor; acid counterpart of CBG.",
      "evidenceStage": "animal",
      "evidence": "In 2021 mouse experiments, CBGA protected in some seizure tests but worsened seizures in other models or conditions.",
      "limitation": "The conflicting effects rule out a simple anticonvulsant claim. Human benefit is not established here.",
      "sources": [
        "can-cbga-2021",
        "pc-cbga"
      ],
      "pubchemCid": 6449999,
      "formula": "C22H32O4",
      "structureNote": "E geranyl-chain acid; distinct from neutral CBG."
    },
    {
      "id": "cbc",
      "name": "Cannabichromene",
      "short": "CBC",
      "category": "cannabinoid",
      "family": "CBC family",
      "aliases": [],
      "summary": "A chromene-ring cannabinoid related to the acid CBCA.",
      "role": "Neutral member of the CBC branch.",
      "evidenceStage": "animal",
      "evidence": "CBC raised the thermal seizure threshold in a 2021 mouse model of Dravet syndrome.",
      "limitation": "This assay does not establish an epilepsy treatment for people or settle other proposed uses.",
      "sources": [
        "can-cbc-2021",
        "pc-cbc"
      ],
      "pubchemCid": 30219,
      "formula": "C21H30O2",
      "structureNote": "This PubChem record leaves the stereocentre unspecified; it is not a claim about one natural enantiomer."
    },
    {
      "id": "cbca",
      "name": "Cannabichromenic acid",
      "short": "CBCA",
      "category": "cannabinoid",
      "family": "CBC family",
      "aliases": [],
      "summary": "The carboxylated member of the cannabichromene branch.",
      "role": "Acid precursor to CBC.",
      "evidenceStage": "animal",
      "evidence": "CBCA showed activity in the thermal seizure assay reported in the 2021 CBC-family mouse study.",
      "limitation": "The result is preclinical and does not establish human therapeutic efficacy.",
      "sources": [
        "can-cbc-2021",
        "pc-cbca"
      ],
      "pubchemCid": 3084339,
      "formula": "C22H30O4",
      "structureNote": "Registry connectivity has unspecified stereochemistry."
    },
    {
      "id": "cbn",
      "name": "Cannabinol",
      "short": "CBN",
      "category": "cannabinoid",
      "family": "Oxidative & rearranged",
      "aliases": [],
      "summary": "An aromatic cannabinoid often associated with changes during cannabis storage.",
      "role": "Oxidative cannabinoid chemistry; sleep research.",
      "evidenceStage": "human",
      "evidence": "In a 2026 crossover trial with 20 adults with insomnia, neither tested CBN dose significantly improved the primary wake-after-sleep-onset outcome.",
      "limitation": "Single-night findings do not show established insomnia efficacy; secondary findings cannot overturn the null primary result.",
      "sources": [
        "can-cbn-2026",
        "pc-cbn"
      ],
      "pubchemCid": 2543,
      "formula": "C21H26O2",
      "structureNote": "A more aromatic ring system than THC; the formula differs accordingly."
    },
    {
      "id": "cbna",
      "name": "Cannabinolic acid",
      "short": "CBNA",
      "category": "cannabinoid",
      "family": "Oxidative & rearranged",
      "aliases": [],
      "summary": "The carboxylated structural relative of cannabinol.",
      "role": "Acidic member of the CBN family.",
      "evidenceStage": "chemistry",
      "evidence": "The cited PubChem record verifies a distinct molecular identity and formula for CBNA.",
      "limitation": "An identity record supplies no human therapeutic result, dose or safety conclusion.",
      "sources": [
        "pc-cbna"
      ],
      "pubchemCid": 3081990,
      "formula": "C22H26O4",
      "structureNote": "Cannabinolic acid connectivity; not the same molecule as CBN."
    },
    {
      "id": "thcv",
      "name": "Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabivarin",
      "short": "THCV",
      "category": "cannabinoid",
      "family": "Varin family",
      "aliases": [
        "Δ9-THCV"
      ],
      "summary": "A THC relative with a three-carbon rather than five-carbon side chain.",
      "role": "Propyl homologue of THC.",
      "evidenceStage": "human",
      "evidence": "A 2016 diabetes pilot trial found no effect on its primary HDL endpoint; THCV showed exploratory secondary glycaemic signals.",
      "limitation": "The small five-arm trial does not establish a diabetes medicine or support weight-loss promises.",
      "sources": [
        "can-thcv-2016",
        "pc-thcv"
      ],
      "pubchemCid": 93147,
      "formula": "C19H26O2",
      "structureNote": "Natural trans-(6aR,10aR) Δ9-THCV configuration."
    },
    {
      "id": "thcva",
      "name": "Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabivarinic acid",
      "short": "THCVA",
      "category": "cannabinoid",
      "family": "Varin family",
      "aliases": [
        "THCVA-A"
      ],
      "summary": "An acidic, shorter-side-chain relative of THCA.",
      "role": "Acid precursor associated with the THCV branch.",
      "evidenceStage": "chemistry",
      "evidence": "Its verified registry identity separates THCVA from neutral THCV and from the pentyl acid THCA.",
      "limitation": "Structural relatedness does not transfer THCV’s human findings to THCVA.",
      "sources": [
        "pc-thcva"
      ],
      "pubchemCid": 59444416,
      "formula": "C20H26O4",
      "structureNote": "The registry specifies the natural trans-(6aR,10aR) acid configuration."
    },
    {
      "id": "cbdv",
      "name": "Cannabidivarin",
      "short": "CBDV",
      "category": "cannabinoid",
      "family": "Varin family",
      "aliases": [],
      "summary": "A propyl-side-chain relative of cannabidiol.",
      "role": "Neutral member of the CBD varin branch.",
      "evidenceStage": "human",
      "evidence": "A 2021 randomized trial in 162 people with inadequately controlled focal seizures found no significant seizure-frequency advantage over placebo.",
      "limitation": "The primary trial was negative. CBDV should not inherit CBD medicine claims.",
      "sources": [
        "can-cbdv-2021",
        "pc-cbdv"
      ],
      "pubchemCid": 11601669,
      "formula": "C19H26O2",
      "structureNote": "Natural (1R,6R) CBDV; shorter side chain than CBD."
    },
    {
      "id": "cbdva",
      "name": "Cannabidivarinic acid",
      "short": "CBDVA",
      "category": "cannabinoid",
      "family": "Varin family",
      "aliases": [],
      "summary": "The acidic counterpart of the shorter-side-chain molecule CBDV.",
      "role": "Acid member of the CBD varin branch.",
      "evidenceStage": "animal",
      "evidence": "CBDVA increased the thermal seizure threshold in the 2021 Dravet-model mouse experiments.",
      "limitation": "This does not establish human benefit or reverse the separate negative CBDV trial.",
      "sources": [
        "can-cbga-2021",
        "pc-cbdva"
      ],
      "pubchemCid": 59444387,
      "formula": "C20H26O4",
      "structureNote": "Registry (1R,6R) acid configuration."
    },
    {
      "id": "cbgv",
      "name": "Cannabigerovarin",
      "short": "CBGV",
      "category": "cannabinoid",
      "family": "Varin family",
      "aliases": [],
      "summary": "The propyl homologue of cannabigerol.",
      "role": "Shorter-side-chain member of the CBG branch.",
      "evidenceStage": "laboratory",
      "evidence": "Recombinant-cell experiments reported CBGV effects on TRPV3 and TRPV4 channel desensitization.",
      "limitation": "An ion-channel assay is not evidence of a gastrointestinal treatment in people.",
      "sources": [
        "can-cbgv-trp",
        "pc-cbgv"
      ],
      "pubchemCid": 59444407,
      "formula": "C19H28O2",
      "structureNote": "E geranyl-chain configuration; propyl aromatic side chain."
    },
    {
      "id": "cbgva",
      "name": "Cannabigerovarinic acid",
      "short": "CBGVA",
      "category": "cannabinoid",
      "family": "Varin family",
      "aliases": [],
      "summary": "An acidic CBG relative with a shorter aromatic side chain.",
      "role": "Precursor within varin cannabinoid chemistry.",
      "evidenceStage": "animal",
      "evidence": "CBGVA raised the thermal seizure threshold in the 2021 mouse experiments.",
      "limitation": "The cited animal work does not establish human anticonvulsant efficacy or clinical safety.",
      "sources": [
        "can-cbga-2021",
        "pc-cbgva"
      ],
      "pubchemCid": 59444383,
      "formula": "C20H28O4",
      "structureNote": "Registry E-chain acid; distinct from CBGV and CBGA."
    },
    {
      "id": "cbcv",
      "name": "Cannabichromevarin",
      "short": "CBCV",
      "category": "cannabinoid",
      "family": "Varin family",
      "aliases": [
        "Cannabichromene varin"
      ],
      "summary": "A shorter-side-chain structural relative of CBC.",
      "role": "Propyl homologue in the CBC branch.",
      "evidenceStage": "animal",
      "evidence": "CBCV did not show efficacy in the thermal seizure assay in the 2021 CBC-family mouse study.",
      "limitation": "Positive results for neighbouring molecules should not be assigned to CBCV.",
      "sources": [
        "can-cbc-2021",
        "pc-cbcv"
      ],
      "pubchemCid": 6451726,
      "formula": "C19H26O2",
      "structureNote": "The registry leaves the stereocentre unspecified."
    },
    {
      "id": "cbcva",
      "name": "Cannabichromevarinic acid",
      "short": "CBCVA",
      "category": "cannabinoid",
      "family": "Varin family",
      "aliases": [
        "Cannabichromenvarinic acid"
      ],
      "summary": "The acidic form of the CBC varin branch.",
      "role": "Carboxylated relative of CBCV.",
      "evidenceStage": "animal",
      "evidence": "CBCVA increased the thermal seizure threshold in the 2021 mouse study, whereas neutral CBCV did not.",
      "limitation": "A molecule-specific animal finding is not a demonstrated human treatment.",
      "sources": [
        "can-cbc-2021",
        "pc-cbcva"
      ],
      "pubchemCid": 11110322,
      "formula": "C20H26O4",
      "structureNote": "Registry acid connectivity has unspecified stereochemistry."
    },
    {
      "id": "cbl",
      "name": "Cannabicyclol",
      "short": "CBL",
      "category": "cannabinoid",
      "family": "Oxidative & rearranged",
      "aliases": [],
      "summary": "A cannabinoid distinguished by a compact, rearranged ring system.",
      "role": "Structural example of cannabinoid rearrangement chemistry.",
      "evidenceStage": "chemistry",
      "evidence": "PubChem records a defined cannabicyclol structure and molecular formula.",
      "limitation": "The cited identity source does not establish therapeutic effects or the proportions of stereoisomers in plant material.",
      "sources": [
        "pc-cbl"
      ],
      "pubchemCid": 59444380,
      "formula": "C21H30O2",
      "structureNote": "This record specifies (1R,9R,12S,14R); the display represents that configuration, not every CBL stereoisomer."
    },
    {
      "id": "cbla",
      "name": "Cannabicyclolic acid",
      "short": "CBLA",
      "category": "cannabinoid",
      "family": "Oxidative & rearranged",
      "aliases": [],
      "summary": "A rearranged cannabinoid acid reported from stored cannabis.",
      "role": "Shows how light and storage can change cannabinoid chemistry.",
      "evidenceStage": "chemistry",
      "evidence": "The 1972 isolation paper also prepared CBLA by ultraviolet irradiation of CBCA.",
      "limitation": "Occurrence after storage does not prove an enzymatic plant pathway or a medical benefit.",
      "sources": [
        "can-cbla-1972",
        "pc-cbla"
      ],
      "pubchemCid": 71437560,
      "formula": "C22H30O4",
      "structureNote": "The PubChem record leaves stereochemistry unspecified; an acid relative of CBL."
    },
    {
      "id": "cbt",
      "name": "Cannabitriol",
      "short": "CBT",
      "category": "cannabinoid",
      "family": "Oxidative & rearranged",
      "aliases": [
        "Cannabitriol-type cannabinoids"
      ],
      "summary": "An oxygenated cannabinoid name that requires careful stereochemical qualification.",
      "role": "Historical extract chemistry with several possible stereochemical forms.",
      "evidenceStage": "chemistry",
      "evidence": "A 1977 paper reported the isolation and characterization of (+)-cannabitriol from a cannabis extract.",
      "limitation": "Only the bibliographic record was accessible. It supplies no clinical finding; CBT can also be confused with cannabicitran abbreviations.",
      "sources": [
        "can-cbt-1977",
        "pc-cbt"
      ],
      "pubchemCid": 11551959,
      "formula": "C21H30O4",
      "structureNote": "Generic PubChem connectivity has unspecified stereochemistry; it does not establish the exact (+)-isomer from the historical paper."
    },
    {
      "id": "cbtc",
      "name": "Cannabicitran",
      "short": "CBTC",
      "category": "cannabinoid",
      "family": "Oxidative & rearranged",
      "aliases": [
        "Cannabicitran (sometimes abbreviated CBT)"
      ],
      "summary": "A multiring cannabinoid that must not be confused with cannabitriol.",
      "role": "Extract chemistry and stereochemical provenance.",
      "evidenceStage": "chemistry",
      "evidence": "A 2023 study found racemic cannabicitran in a commercial extract and separated its two enantiomers.",
      "limitation": "The origin remains a research question. Chemical identification does not establish clinical benefit.",
      "sources": [
        "can-cbtc-2023",
        "pc-cbtc"
      ],
      "pubchemCid": 101820920,
      "formula": "C21H30O2",
      "structureNote": "CID specifies one (1R,4S,13R) enantiomer; it does not depict the study’s racemic mixture."
    },
    {
      "id": "cbe",
      "name": "Cannabielsoin",
      "short": "CBE",
      "category": "cannabinoid",
      "family": "Oxidative & rearranged",
      "aliases": [],
      "summary": "An oxygenated molecule studied as a CBD oxidation product.",
      "role": "Connects cannabinoid transformation with receptor-signalling research.",
      "evidenceStage": "laboratory",
      "evidence": "In 2024 cell assays, S-CBE activated CB1-linked cAMP signalling without corresponding β-arrestin recruitment under the tested conditions.",
      "limitation": "Biased signalling in a cell assay does not show a safer or effective medicine in humans.",
      "sources": [
        "can-cbe-2024",
        "pc-cbe"
      ],
      "pubchemCid": 162113,
      "formula": "C21H30O3",
      "structureNote": "CID specifies (5aS,6S,9R,9aR); other CBE configurations are not represented."
    },
    {
      "id": "cbgm",
      "name": "Cannabigerol monomethyl ether",
      "short": "CBGM",
      "category": "cannabinoid",
      "family": "CBG family",
      "aliases": [],
      "summary": "A methyl-ether relative of cannabigerol.",
      "role": "Example of naturally reported cannabinoid functional-group variation.",
      "evidenceStage": "chemistry",
      "evidence": "A 1968 primary paper described CBGM as an isolated component of hemp.",
      "limitation": "Historical isolation supplies chemical evidence, not an established human treatment or safety profile.",
      "sources": [
        "can-cbgm-1968",
        "pc-cbgm"
      ],
      "pubchemCid": 13864080,
      "formula": "C22H34O2",
      "structureNote": "One phenolic oxygen is methylated; the registry specifies an E side-chain configuration."
    },
    {
      "id": "thcp",
      "name": "Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabiphorol",
      "short": "THCP",
      "category": "cannabinoid",
      "family": "Side-chain homologues",
      "aliases": [
        "Δ9-THCP"
      ],
      "summary": "A THC homologue with a seven-carbon side chain.",
      "role": "Heptyl cannabinoid studied in binding assays and mice.",
      "evidenceStage": "animal",
      "evidence": "The 2019 isolation study reported high CB1 binding affinity and cannabimimetic effects in mice.",
      "limitation": "Receptor affinity is not a human potency multiplier. Human therapeutic efficacy and safety were not established.",
      "sources": [
        "can-thcp-2019",
        "pc-thcp"
      ],
      "pubchemCid": 6453074,
      "formula": "C23H34O2",
      "structureNote": "Natural trans-(6aR,10aR) Δ9-THCP configuration."
    },
    {
      "id": "thcpa",
      "name": "Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabiphorolic acid",
      "short": "THCPA",
      "category": "cannabinoid",
      "family": "Side-chain homologues",
      "aliases": [
        "THCP-A"
      ],
      "summary": "The acidic member of the seven-carbon THC homologue branch.",
      "role": "Acidic precursor fraction linked to THCP.",
      "evidenceStage": "chemistry",
      "evidence": "The 2019 study described an acidic THCPA fraction used to obtain THCP by decarboxylation.",
      "limitation": "The precursor observation is chemical evidence, not evidence of clinical activity.",
      "sources": [
        "can-thcp-2019"
      ],
      "pubchemCid": null,
      "formula": null,
      "structureNote": "No exact PubChem identity has been verified for this entry. No structure is included."
    },
    {
      "id": "cbdp",
      "name": "Cannabidiphorol",
      "short": "CBDP",
      "category": "cannabinoid",
      "family": "Side-chain homologues",
      "aliases": [],
      "summary": "A seven-carbon-side-chain relative of CBD identified in cannabis.",
      "role": "Heptyl CBD homologue; receptor-modulation research.",
      "evidenceStage": "animal",
      "evidence": "A 2026 study proposed dual-site CB1 negative allosteric modulation using cell assays, modelling and male-mouse experiments.",
      "limitation": "The proposed mechanism and modest mouse signals are preclinical, not proof of clinical benefit or safer THC use.",
      "sources": [
        "can-cbdp-2026",
        "can-thcp-2019",
        "pc-cbdp"
      ],
      "pubchemCid": 49873141,
      "formula": "C23H34O2",
      "structureNote": "Natural (1R,6R) CBDP; not the mirror-image synthetic ent-CBDP."
    },
    {
      "id": "cbdpa",
      "name": "Cannabidiphorolic acid",
      "short": "CBDPA",
      "category": "cannabinoid",
      "family": "Side-chain homologues",
      "aliases": [
        "CBDP-A"
      ],
      "summary": "An acidic relative of the seven-carbon cannabinoid CBDP.",
      "role": "Acidic precursor fraction linked to CBDP.",
      "evidenceStage": "chemistry",
      "evidence": "The 2019 study described the corresponding acidic CBDPA fraction before decarboxylation to CBDP.",
      "limitation": "This does not establish pharmacological equivalence with CBDP or CBD, or clinical benefit.",
      "sources": [
        "can-thcp-2019"
      ],
      "pubchemCid": null,
      "formula": null,
      "structureNote": "No exact PubChem identity has been verified for this entry. No structure is included."
    },
    {
      "id": "thcb",
      "name": "Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabutol",
      "short": "THCB",
      "category": "cannabinoid",
      "family": "Side-chain homologues",
      "aliases": [
        "Δ9-THCB",
        "Butyl-THC"
      ],
      "summary": "A four-carbon-side-chain homologue of THC.",
      "role": "Butyl cannabinoid isolated from medicinal cannabis.",
      "evidenceStage": "laboratory",
      "evidence": "The 2020 isolation study characterized THCB and reported affinity for the human CB1 receptor in laboratory assays.",
      "limitation": "A human receptor in an assay is not a human clinical trial; efficacy and safe use are not established here.",
      "sources": [
        "can-butyl-2020"
      ],
      "pubchemCid": null,
      "formula": null,
      "structureNote": "A trustworthy CID was not verified during curation; no look-alike or synthetic-isomer structure is substituted."
    },
    {
      "id": "cbdb",
      "name": "Cannabidibutol",
      "short": "CBDB",
      "category": "cannabinoid",
      "family": "Side-chain homologues",
      "aliases": [
        "Butyl-CBD"
      ],
      "summary": "A four-carbon-side-chain relative of CBD.",
      "role": "Butyl homologue in the CBD series.",
      "evidenceStage": "chemistry",
      "evidence": "The 2020 butyl-homologue work identified CBDB alongside THCB in medicinal cannabis.",
      "limitation": "Identification does not transfer CBD’s prescription evidence to this different molecule.",
      "sources": [
        "can-butyl-2020",
        "pc-cbdb"
      ],
      "pubchemCid": 59444413,
      "formula": "C20H28O2",
      "structureNote": "Registry (1R,6R) configuration with a butyl aromatic side chain."
    },
    {
      "id": "thch",
      "name": "Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabihexol",
      "short": "THCH",
      "category": "cannabinoid",
      "family": "Side-chain homologues",
      "aliases": [
        "Δ9-THCH"
      ],
      "summary": "A six-carbon-side-chain THC homologue.",
      "role": "Hexyl homologue investigated through analytical identification.",
      "evidenceStage": "chemistry",
      "evidence": "The 2020 hexyl-homologue paper identified THCH using analytical comparison with a synthesized reference compound.",
      "limitation": "CBDH’s mouse antinociception result must not be assigned to THCH; clinical efficacy is not shown.",
      "sources": [
        "can-hexyl-2020"
      ],
      "pubchemCid": null,
      "formula": null,
      "structureNote": "No verified CID selected; do not confuse Δ9-THCH with other parahexyl double-bond isomers."
    },
    {
      "id": "cbdh",
      "name": "Cannabidihexol",
      "short": "CBDH",
      "category": "cannabinoid",
      "family": "Side-chain homologues",
      "aliases": [],
      "summary": "A six-carbon-side-chain relative of CBD.",
      "role": "Hexyl homologue joining the pentyl and heptyl series.",
      "evidenceStage": "animal",
      "evidence": "The 2020 identification study reported antinociceptive activity of CBDH in mice.",
      "limitation": "An animal pain-response experiment does not establish pain relief or safety in humans.",
      "sources": [
        "can-hexyl-2020",
        "pc-cbdh"
      ],
      "pubchemCid": 140883953,
      "formula": "C22H32O2",
      "structureNote": "Registry natural (1R,6R) CBDH configuration."
    },
    {
      "id": "alpha-pinene",
      "name": "α-Pinene",
      "short": "α-Pinene",
      "category": "terpene",
      "family": "Monoterpene hydrocarbon",
      "aliases": [
        "alpha-pinene"
      ],
      "summary": "Two joined rings give this ten-carbon molecule a compact shape. The α name places its double bond inside the larger ring.",
      "role": "A volatile constituent in studied cannabis flower profiles.",
      "evidenceStage": "laboratory",
      "evidence": "Measured in Finola flowers; Cannabis enzymes also produced it. A separate cell assay found no THC-response enhancement.",
      "limitation": "A detected molecule is not a demonstrated treatment. Amounts depend on the plant, tissue and handling; no Mount Herbs batch was tested in these studies.",
      "sources": [
        "ar-booth-2017",
        "ar-santiago-2019",
        "ar-pubchem-6654"
      ],
      "pubchemCid": 6654,
      "formula": "C10H16",
      "structureNote": "The PubChem entry leaves some stereochemistry unspecified. A rendered shape must not imply a measured enantiomer ratio.",
      "storyTitle": "A compact double ring"
    },
    {
      "id": "beta-pinene",
      "name": "β-Pinene",
      "short": "β-Pinene",
      "category": "terpene",
      "family": "Monoterpene hydrocarbon",
      "aliases": [
        "beta-pinene"
      ],
      "summary": "β-Pinene has the same formula as α-pinene, with the double bond moved outside the ring.",
      "role": "A volatile constituent and a useful comparison in isomer studies.",
      "evidenceStage": "animal",
      "evidence": "Measured in Finola. Isolated β-pinene changed mouse behavior; another receptor assay found no THC-response enhancement.",
      "limitation": "Mouse injections and cell assays are different experiments. Neither establishes clinical benefit from smelling or consuming a β-pinene-rich product.",
      "sources": [
        "ar-booth-2017",
        "ar-lavigne-2021",
        "ar-santiago-2019",
        "ar-pubchem-14896"
      ],
      "pubchemCid": 14896,
      "formula": "C10H16",
      "structureNote": "The PubChem entry leaves some stereochemistry unspecified. A rendered shape must not imply a measured enantiomer ratio.",
      "storyTitle": "A double bond at the edge"
    },
    {
      "id": "myrcene",
      "name": "β-Myrcene",
      "short": "β-Myrcene",
      "category": "terpene",
      "family": "Monoterpene hydrocarbon",
      "aliases": [
        "myrcene",
        "beta-myrcene"
      ],
      "summary": "Myrcene has an open chain and three double bonds, rather than the ringed framework of pinene.",
      "role": "A frequent analytical marker in cannabis volatile profiles.",
      "evidenceStage": "laboratory",
      "evidence": "Measured in Finola; two characterized Cannabis enzymes produced myrcene. The cited receptor assay found no THC-response enhancement.",
      "limitation": "A high myrcene percentage does not establish sedation or predict an individual response. The cell result is limited to its tested signaling system.",
      "sources": [
        "ar-booth-2017",
        "ar-santiago-2019",
        "ar-pubchem-31253"
      ],
      "pubchemCid": 31253,
      "formula": "C10H16",
      "structureNote": "This acyclic structure has no assigned stereocentre.",
      "storyTitle": "An open carbon chain"
    },
    {
      "id": "s-limonene",
      "name": "(S)-(−)-Limonene",
      "short": "(S)-(−)-Limonene",
      "category": "terpene",
      "family": "Monoterpene hydrocarbon",
      "aliases": [
        "L-limonene",
        "(−)-limonene",
        "S-limonene"
      ],
      "summary": "This is the S form of limonene. Its mirror image has the same atoms but a different three-dimensional arrangement.",
      "role": "A specifically identified product of Cannabis terpene biosynthesis.",
      "evidenceStage": "chemistry",
      "evidence": "Finola flowers and the characterized CsTPS1FN enzyme contained or produced this enantiomer.",
      "limitation": "A detected molecule is not a demonstrated treatment. Amounts depend on the plant, tissue and handling; no Mount Herbs batch was tested in these studies.",
      "sources": [
        "ar-booth-2017",
        "ar-pubchem-439250"
      ],
      "pubchemCid": 439250,
      "formula": "C10H16",
      "structureNote": "Defined S configuration. Do not substitute the R form used in the human D-limonene experiment.",
      "storyTitle": "One of two mirror images"
    },
    {
      "id": "d-limonene",
      "name": "(R)-(+)-Limonene",
      "short": "(R)-(+)-Limonene",
      "category": "terpene",
      "family": "Monoterpene hydrocarbon",
      "aliases": [
        "D-limonene",
        "(+)-limonene",
        "R-limonene"
      ],
      "summary": "Also called D-limonene, this is the R mirror image. It should be distinguished from an unqualified limonene assay.",
      "role": "A chiral volatile studied both analytically and alongside THC in humans.",
      "evidenceStage": "human",
      "evidence": "In 20 healthy adults, a double-blind crossover study tested vaporized compounds. In a 12-person subset, 30 mg THC plus 15 mg D-limonene reduced anxious/nervous and paranoid ratings versus THC alone; other measured drug effects were unchanged.",
      "limitation": "This was a small acute exposure study, not anxiety treatment. D-limonene alone did not differ from placebo. Experimental amounts describe the study, not dosing advice or a result for ordinary flower or seed foods.",
      "sources": [
        "ar-raeber-2024",
        "ar-spindle-2024",
        "ar-pubchem-440917"
      ],
      "pubchemCid": 440917,
      "formula": "C10H16",
      "structureNote": "Defined R configuration; the cited human experiment cannot be transferred to S-limonene.",
      "storyTitle": "A specific human experiment"
    },
    {
      "id": "linalool",
      "name": "Linalool",
      "short": "Linalool",
      "category": "terpene",
      "family": "Monoterpenoid alcohol",
      "aliases": [],
      "summary": "An alcohol group adds oxygen to an open ten-carbon framework. That makes linalool a terpenoid.",
      "role": "An oxygenated constituent in measured cannabis profiles.",
      "evidenceStage": "animal",
      "evidence": "Detected in biomass. Isolated linalool produced mouse behavioral effects; a separate cell assay did not enhance THC signaling.",
      "limitation": "Laboratory and injected-mouse exposures do not show that a linalool aroma treats sleep, anxiety or pain in people.",
      "sources": [
        "ar-krill-2020",
        "ar-lavigne-2021",
        "ar-santiago-2019",
        "ar-pubchem-6549"
      ],
      "pubchemCid": 6549,
      "formula": "C10H18O",
      "structureNote": "The PubChem entry leaves some stereochemistry unspecified. A rendered shape must not imply a measured enantiomer ratio.",
      "storyTitle": "An oxygen-bearing branch"
    },
    {
      "id": "beta-caryophyllene",
      "name": "(E)-β-Caryophyllene",
      "short": "(E)-β-Caryophyllene",
      "category": "terpene",
      "family": "Sesquiterpene hydrocarbon",
      "aliases": [
        "beta-caryophyllene",
        "trans-caryophyllene",
        "BCP"
      ],
      "summary": "This fifteen-carbon molecule contains a small four-membered ring. Its chemistry belongs to terpenes even though researchers have studied cannabinoid-receptor activity.",
      "role": "A cannabis volatile and a receptor-pharmacology research subject.",
      "evidenceStage": "animal",
      "evidence": "Measured in Finola. Gertsch and colleagues reported CB2 activity and reduced inflammation in mice; a later potassium-channel assay gave a different receptor result.",
      "limitation": "Receptor and mouse findings do not establish a human anti-inflammatory treatment. Calling it a dietary cannabinoid describes pharmacology; it does not make it THC.",
      "sources": [
        "ar-booth-2017",
        "ar-gertsch-2008",
        "ar-santiago-2019",
        "ar-pubchem-5281515"
      ],
      "pubchemCid": 5281515,
      "formula": "C15H24",
      "structureNote": "The reference identity is (1R,4E,9S). Keep it separate from cis-caryophyllene and caryophyllene oxide.",
      "storyTitle": "A terpene meets CB2"
    },
    {
      "id": "alpha-humulene",
      "name": "α-Humulene",
      "short": "α-Humulene",
      "category": "terpene",
      "family": "Sesquiterpene hydrocarbon",
      "aliases": [
        "alpha-humulene",
        "alpha-caryophyllene"
      ],
      "summary": "A broad carbon ring with three double bonds distinguishes humulene from compact pinene.",
      "role": "A sesquiterpene measured in cannabis resin and studied experimentally.",
      "evidenceStage": "animal",
      "evidence": "Measured in Finola. Isolated α-humulene produced cannabinoid-like behavioral changes in mice in the cited experiment.",
      "limitation": "Mouse behavior and combinations with a synthetic agonist do not prove patient benefit or an entourage effect for retail cannabis.",
      "sources": [
        "ar-booth-2017",
        "ar-lavigne-2021",
        "ar-pubchem-5281520"
      ],
      "pubchemCid": 5281520,
      "formula": "C15H24",
      "structureNote": "The reference defines the three ring double bonds as E.",
      "storyTitle": "An eleven-membered ring"
    },
    {
      "id": "terpinolene",
      "name": "Terpinolene",
      "short": "Terpinolene",
      "category": "terpene",
      "family": "Monoterpene hydrocarbon",
      "aliases": [],
      "summary": "One double bond sits in the ring and another links the ring to a side group.",
      "role": "A component used to describe the chemistry of studied cannabis flowers.",
      "evidenceStage": "chemistry",
      "evidence": "Measured in the Finola flower profile.",
      "limitation": "A detected molecule is not a demonstrated treatment. Amounts depend on the plant, tissue and handling; no Mount Herbs batch was tested in these studies.",
      "sources": [
        "ar-booth-2017",
        "ar-pubchem-11463"
      ],
      "pubchemCid": 11463,
      "formula": "C10H16",
      "structureNote": "This identity is distinct from both α-terpinene and γ-terpinene.",
      "storyTitle": "Two double bonds, one ring"
    },
    {
      "id": "alpha-terpinene",
      "name": "α-Terpinene",
      "short": "α-Terpinene",
      "category": "terpene",
      "family": "Monoterpene hydrocarbon",
      "aliases": [],
      "summary": "Its two ring double bonds form a conjugated arrangement, separated by one single bond.",
      "role": "A product used to investigate Cannabis terpene-enzyme function.",
      "evidenceStage": "chemistry",
      "evidence": "A characterized Purple Kush enzyme produced α-terpinene.",
      "limitation": "A detected molecule is not a demonstrated treatment. Amounts depend on the plant, tissue and handling; no Mount Herbs batch was tested in these studies.",
      "sources": [
        "ar-booth-2017",
        "ar-pubchem-7462"
      ],
      "pubchemCid": 7462,
      "formula": "C10H16",
      "structureNote": "The α and γ names identify different double-bond positions, not opposite mirror images.",
      "storyTitle": "Neighbouring double bonds"
    },
    {
      "id": "gamma-terpinene",
      "name": "γ-Terpinene",
      "short": "γ-Terpinene",
      "category": "terpene",
      "family": "Monoterpene hydrocarbon",
      "aliases": [],
      "summary": "The ring double bonds occupy different positions from those in α-terpinene.",
      "role": "A Cannabis enzyme product and a subject of aging chemistry.",
      "evidenceStage": "chemistry",
      "evidence": "Produced by a Cannabis enzyme; experimental light stress also linked it to p-cymene formation.",
      "limitation": "A detected molecule is not a demonstrated treatment. Amounts depend on the plant, tissue and handling; no Mount Herbs batch was tested in these studies.",
      "sources": [
        "ar-booth-2017",
        "ar-raeber-2024",
        "ar-pubchem-7461"
      ],
      "pubchemCid": 7461,
      "formula": "C10H16",
      "structureNote": "An achiral positional isomer; it is not interchangeable with α-terpinene.",
      "storyTitle": "The bonds move apart"
    },
    {
      "id": "p-cymene",
      "name": "p-Cymene",
      "short": "p-Cymene",
      "category": "terpene",
      "family": "Aromatic monoterpene",
      "aliases": [],
      "summary": "Its benzene ring makes p-cymene chemically aromatic. In chemistry, that word describes bonding rather than a smell.",
      "role": "A useful molecule for studying how terpene mixtures change over time.",
      "evidenceStage": "chemistry",
      "evidence": "The UV/heat study identified p-cymene as an important aging product.",
      "limitation": "Experimental aging chemistry does not identify the age, safety or storage history of an untested product.",
      "sources": [
        "ar-raeber-2024",
        "ar-pubchem-7463"
      ],
      "pubchemCid": 7463,
      "formula": "C10H14",
      "structureNote": "The para arrangement differs from ortho- and meta-cymene.",
      "storyTitle": "An aromatic ring"
    },
    {
      "id": "camphene",
      "name": "Camphene",
      "short": "Camphene",
      "category": "terpene",
      "family": "Monoterpene hydrocarbon",
      "aliases": [],
      "summary": "Bridged rings and an outward-facing double bond create a compact, rigid framework.",
      "role": "A minor volatile in the studied cannabis material.",
      "evidenceStage": "chemistry",
      "evidence": "Detected; identity checked against a standard.",
      "limitation": "A detected molecule is not a demonstrated treatment. Amounts depend on the plant, tissue and handling; no Mount Herbs batch was tested in these studies.",
      "sources": [
        "ar-krill-2020",
        "ar-pubchem-6616"
      ],
      "pubchemCid": 6616,
      "formula": "C10H16",
      "structureNote": "The PubChem entry leaves some stereochemistry unspecified. A rendered shape must not imply a measured enantiomer ratio.",
      "storyTitle": "A bridged carbon frame"
    },
    {
      "id": "e-beta-ocimene",
      "name": "(E)-β-Ocimene",
      "short": "(E)-β-Ocimene",
      "category": "terpene",
      "family": "Monoterpene hydrocarbon",
      "aliases": [
        "trans-beta-ocimene"
      ],
      "summary": "A long open chain carries three double bonds. The E label specifies the geometry of the central one.",
      "role": "A volatile and a characterized Cannabis enzyme product.",
      "evidenceStage": "chemistry",
      "evidence": "Measured in Finola; CsTPS6FN mainly produced the E isomer.",
      "limitation": "A detected molecule is not a demonstrated treatment. Amounts depend on the plant, tissue and handling; no Mount Herbs batch was tested in these studies.",
      "sources": [
        "ar-booth-2017",
        "ar-pubchem-5281553"
      ],
      "pubchemCid": 5281553,
      "formula": "C10H16",
      "structureNote": "Defined 3E geometry; do not merge this structure with Z-β-ocimene.",
      "storyTitle": "An open chain, E geometry"
    },
    {
      "id": "z-beta-ocimene",
      "name": "(Z)-β-Ocimene",
      "short": "(Z)-β-Ocimene",
      "category": "terpene",
      "family": "Monoterpene hydrocarbon",
      "aliases": [
        "cis-beta-ocimene"
      ],
      "summary": "The central double bond has the opposite geometry from E-β-ocimene, while the formula remains unchanged.",
      "role": "A resolved product in Cannabis terpene-synthase experiments.",
      "evidenceStage": "chemistry",
      "evidence": "The Purple Kush enzyme CsTPS13PK mainly produced Z-β-ocimene.",
      "limitation": "A detected molecule is not a demonstrated treatment. Amounts depend on the plant, tissue and handling; no Mount Herbs batch was tested in these studies.",
      "sources": [
        "ar-booth-2017",
        "ar-pubchem-5320250"
      ],
      "pubchemCid": 5320250,
      "formula": "C10H16",
      "structureNote": "Defined 3Z geometry. Enzyme output alone does not establish its amount in harvested flower.",
      "storyTitle": "The same chain, Z geometry"
    },
    {
      "id": "eucalyptol",
      "name": "Eucalyptol",
      "short": "Eucalyptol",
      "category": "terpene",
      "family": "Monoterpenoid ether",
      "aliases": [
        "1,8-cineole"
      ],
      "summary": "An oxygen atom forms part of a bridged ring rather than an alcohol group.",
      "role": "An oxygenated analyte in cannabis volatile profiling.",
      "evidenceStage": "chemistry",
      "evidence": "Detected; identity checked against a standard.",
      "limitation": "A detected molecule is not a demonstrated treatment. Amounts depend on the plant, tissue and handling; no Mount Herbs batch was tested in these studies.",
      "sources": [
        "ar-krill-2020",
        "ar-pubchem-2758"
      ],
      "pubchemCid": 2758,
      "formula": "C10H18O",
      "structureNote": "This is 1,8-cineole, not the different 1,4-cineole structure.",
      "storyTitle": "Oxygen inside the bridge"
    },
    {
      "id": "fenchol",
      "name": "Fenchol",
      "short": "Fenchol",
      "category": "terpene",
      "family": "Monoterpenoid alcohol",
      "aliases": [
        "fenchyl alcohol"
      ],
      "summary": "A bridged carbon framework carries an alcohol group. Several stereochemical forms are possible.",
      "role": "A tentatively assigned constituent in the cited biomass analysis.",
      "evidenceStage": "chemistry",
      "evidence": "Assigned by spectral-library matching, without an authentic standard.",
      "limitation": "The cited detection is tentative. The reference structure illustrates the proposed identity; it does not confirm the peak or a specific stereoisomer.",
      "sources": [
        "ar-krill-2020",
        "ar-pubchem-15406"
      ],
      "pubchemCid": 15406,
      "formula": "C10H18O",
      "structureNote": "The PubChem entry leaves some stereochemistry unspecified. A rendered shape must not imply a measured enantiomer ratio.",
      "storyTitle": "A tentative analytical identity"
    },
    {
      "id": "borneol",
      "name": "Borneol",
      "short": "Borneol",
      "category": "terpene",
      "family": "Monoterpenoid alcohol",
      "aliases": [],
      "summary": "Borneol carries an alcohol group on a rigid bridged skeleton. It shares a formula with fenchol but has different connectivity.",
      "role": "A confirmed oxygenated analyte in the cited cannabis work.",
      "evidenceStage": "chemistry",
      "evidence": "Detected; identity checked against a standard.",
      "limitation": "A detected molecule is not a demonstrated treatment. Amounts depend on the plant, tissue and handling; no Mount Herbs batch was tested in these studies.",
      "sources": [
        "ar-krill-2020",
        "ar-pubchem-64685"
      ],
      "pubchemCid": 64685,
      "formula": "C10H18O",
      "structureNote": "The PubChem entry leaves some stereochemistry unspecified. A rendered shape must not imply a measured enantiomer ratio. Borneol and isoborneol are not interchangeable names.",
      "storyTitle": "An alcohol on a bridge"
    },
    {
      "id": "nerolidol",
      "name": "(E)-Nerolidol",
      "short": "(E)-Nerolidol",
      "category": "terpene",
      "family": "Sesquiterpenoid alcohol",
      "aliases": [
        "trans-nerolidol"
      ],
      "summary": "Nerolidol extends an open terpene chain to fifteen carbons and includes an alcohol group.",
      "role": "A molecule examined in chiral cannabis analysis.",
      "evidenceStage": "chemistry",
      "evidence": "Detected in authentic extracts; geometric isomers were examined.",
      "limitation": "Nerolidol has both geometric and optical isomers. An unqualified assay name does not establish the configuration or abundance of this reference form.",
      "sources": [
        "ar-raeber-2024",
        "ar-pubchem-5284507"
      ],
      "pubchemCid": 5284507,
      "formula": "C15H26O",
      "structureNote": "The reference specifies E geometry but leaves the alcohol-bearing stereocentre unspecified. It does not represent every nerolidol isomer.",
      "storyTitle": "A longer oxygenated chain"
    },
    {
      "id": "alpha-bisabolol",
      "name": "α-Bisabolol",
      "short": "α-Bisabolol",
      "category": "terpene",
      "family": "Sesquiterpenoid alcohol",
      "aliases": [
        "alpha-bisabolol"
      ],
      "summary": "A six-membered ring connects to an oxygen-bearing side chain in this fifteen-carbon molecule.",
      "role": "An oxygenated constituent in studied cannabis biomass.",
      "evidenceStage": "chemistry",
      "evidence": "Detected; identity checked against a standard.",
      "limitation": "A detected molecule is not a demonstrated treatment. Amounts depend on the plant, tissue and handling; no Mount Herbs batch was tested in these studies.",
      "sources": [
        "ar-krill-2020",
        "ar-pubchem-1549992"
      ],
      "pubchemCid": 1549992,
      "formula": "C15H26O",
      "structureNote": "The selected reference defines the side-chain centre as 2R and the ring attachment centre as 1R. Routine detection does not establish that ratio in a sample.",
      "storyTitle": "A ring and an alcohol"
    },
    {
      "id": "caryophyllene-oxide",
      "name": "Caryophyllene oxide",
      "short": "Caryophyllene oxide",
      "category": "terpene",
      "family": "Sesquiterpenoid epoxide",
      "aliases": [],
      "summary": "An epoxide adds oxygen across part of the caryophyllene framework. It is a separate molecule from β-caryophyllene.",
      "role": "An oxygenated analyte in cannabis chemistry.",
      "evidenceStage": "chemistry",
      "evidence": "Detected; identity checked against a standard.",
      "limitation": "A detected molecule is not a demonstrated treatment. Amounts depend on the plant, tissue and handling; no Mount Herbs batch was tested in these studies.",
      "sources": [
        "ar-krill-2020",
        "ar-pubchem-1742210"
      ],
      "pubchemCid": 1742210,
      "formula": "C15H24O",
      "structureNote": "The reference is a defined stereoisomer, (1R,4R,6R,10S). Do not reuse β-caryophyllene pharmacology for this epoxide.",
      "storyTitle": "An oxygen bridge appears"
    },
    {
      "id": "sabinene",
      "name": "Sabinene",
      "short": "Sabinene",
      "category": "terpene",
      "family": "Monoterpene hydrocarbon",
      "aliases": [],
      "summary": "A three-membered ring joins a larger ring in a bridged framework.",
      "role": "A minor volatile and a product in Cannabis enzyme studies.",
      "evidenceStage": "chemistry",
      "evidence": "Detected; identity checked against a standard.",
      "limitation": "A detected molecule is not a demonstrated treatment. Amounts depend on the plant, tissue and handling; no Mount Herbs batch was tested in these studies.",
      "sources": [
        "ar-krill-2020",
        "ar-pubchem-18818"
      ],
      "pubchemCid": 18818,
      "formula": "C10H16",
      "structureNote": "The PubChem entry leaves some stereochemistry unspecified. A rendered shape must not imply a measured enantiomer ratio.",
      "storyTitle": "A small ring within a bridge"
    },
    {
      "id": "guaiol",
      "name": "Guaiol",
      "short": "Guaiol",
      "category": "terpene",
      "family": "Sesquiterpenoid alcohol",
      "aliases": [],
      "summary": "Fused five- and seven-membered rings carry an alcohol-bearing side group.",
      "role": "An oxygenated sesquiterpene in the tested cannabis biomass.",
      "evidenceStage": "chemistry",
      "evidence": "Detected; identity checked against a standard.",
      "limitation": "A detected molecule is not a demonstrated treatment. Amounts depend on the plant, tissue and handling; no Mount Herbs batch was tested in these studies.",
      "sources": [
        "ar-krill-2020",
        "ar-pubchem-227829"
      ],
      "pubchemCid": 227829,
      "formula": "C15H26O",
      "structureNote": "The PubChem reference has defined 3S,5R,8S stereochemistry; an achiral assay does not prove an enantiomer ratio.",
      "storyTitle": "Fused rings, added oxygen"
    },
    {
      "id": "fenchone",
      "name": "Fenchone",
      "short": "Fenchone",
      "category": "terpene",
      "family": "Monoterpenoid ketone",
      "aliases": [],
      "summary": "A carbon–oxygen double bond turns this bridged framework into a ketone, distinct from the alcohol fenchol.",
      "role": "An oxygenated analyte in the cited cannabis profile.",
      "evidenceStage": "chemistry",
      "evidence": "Detected; identity checked against a standard.",
      "limitation": "A detected molecule is not a demonstrated treatment. Amounts depend on the plant, tissue and handling; no Mount Herbs batch was tested in these studies.",
      "sources": [
        "ar-krill-2020",
        "ar-pubchem-14525"
      ],
      "pubchemCid": 14525,
      "formula": "C10H16O",
      "structureNote": "The PubChem entry leaves some stereochemistry unspecified. A rendered shape must not imply a measured enantiomer ratio.",
      "storyTitle": "An oxygen double bond"
    },
    {
      "id": "isopulegol",
      "name": "Isopulegol",
      "short": "Isopulegol",
      "category": "terpene",
      "family": "Monoterpenoid alcohol",
      "aliases": [],
      "summary": "This oxygenated molecule has a six-membered ring, an alcohol and a double-bonded side group.",
      "role": "A standard-confirmed analyte in cannabis biomass analysis.",
      "evidenceStage": "chemistry",
      "evidence": "Detected; identity checked against a standard.",
      "limitation": "A detected molecule is not a demonstrated treatment. Amounts depend on the plant, tissue and handling; no Mount Herbs batch was tested in these studies.",
      "sources": [
        "ar-krill-2020",
        "ar-pubchem-170833"
      ],
      "pubchemCid": 170833,
      "formula": "C10H18O",
      "structureNote": "The selected PubChem reference is (1R,2S,5R); the assay does not assign all sample stereochemistry.",
      "storyTitle": "A ring with an alcohol"
    },
    {
      "id": "cannflavin-a",
      "name": "Cannflavin A",
      "short": "Cannflavin A",
      "category": "flavonoid",
      "family": "Geranylated flavone",
      "aliases": [],
      "summary": "A geranyl side chain attaches to the flavone core. This branch distinguishes cannflavin A from cannflavin B.",
      "role": "A specialized metabolite with a characterized biosynthetic route.",
      "evidenceStage": "laboratory",
      "evidence": "CsPT3 enzyme experiments formed cannflavin A from chrysoeriol using a geranyl donor.",
      "limitation": "Enzyme reconstruction explains how the molecule can be made. It does not establish human pain relief, potency versus aspirin or a benefit from hemp seed products.",
      "sources": [
        "ar-rea-2019",
        "ar-pubchem-10071695"
      ],
      "pubchemCid": 10071695,
      "formula": "C26H28O6",
      "structureNote": "A geranyl chain attaches at carbon 6; cannflavin C attaches the chain at a different position.",
      "storyTitle": "A flavone with a ten-carbon branch"
    },
    {
      "id": "cannflavin-b",
      "name": "Cannflavin B",
      "short": "Cannflavin B",
      "category": "flavonoid",
      "family": "Prenylated flavone",
      "aliases": [],
      "summary": "A five-carbon prenyl group sits on a methylated flavone scaffold.",
      "role": "A specialized metabolite studied through enzyme reconstruction.",
      "evidenceStage": "laboratory",
      "evidence": "CsPT3 formed cannflavin B from chrysoeriol using a dimethylallyl donor.",
      "limitation": "Biosynthesis is not clinical efficacy. Findings for synthetic isocannflavin B cannot be attributed to cannflavin B or ordinary cannabis products.",
      "sources": [
        "ar-rea-2019",
        "ar-pubchem-403815"
      ],
      "pubchemCid": 403815,
      "formula": "C21H20O6",
      "structureNote": "The branch attaches at carbon 6. Isocannflavin B is a different positional isomer.",
      "storyTitle": "A shorter five-carbon branch"
    },
    {
      "id": "cannflavin-c",
      "name": "Cannflavin C",
      "short": "Cannflavin C",
      "category": "flavonoid",
      "family": "Geranylated flavone",
      "aliases": [],
      "summary": "Cannflavin C shares a formula with cannflavin A, but its geranyl branch connects at a different site.",
      "role": "A less familiar constituent characterized by isolation chemistry.",
      "evidenceStage": "chemistry",
      "evidence": "Isolated and structurally characterized from the cannabis variety studied in 2008.",
      "limitation": "A detected molecule is not a demonstrated treatment. Amounts depend on the plant, tissue and handling; no Mount Herbs batch was tested in these studies.",
      "sources": [
        "ar-radwan-2008",
        "ar-pubchem-25141335"
      ],
      "pubchemCid": 25141335,
      "formula": "C26H28O6",
      "structureNote": "The geranyl group is at carbon 8, not carbon 6. Equal mass alone cannot distinguish it from cannflavin A.",
      "storyTitle": "A branch changes position"
    },
    {
      "id": "apigenin",
      "name": "Apigenin",
      "short": "Apigenin",
      "category": "flavonoid",
      "family": "Flavone aglycone",
      "aliases": [],
      "summary": "Apigenin illustrates the three-ring flavone core without an attached sugar.",
      "role": "A phenolic constituent measured in cannabis analytical studies.",
      "evidenceStage": "chemistry",
      "evidence": "Quantified in dried material from three cultivars.",
      "limitation": "A detected molecule is not a demonstrated treatment. Amounts depend on the plant, tissue and handling; no Mount Herbs batch was tested in these studies.",
      "sources": [
        "ar-maly-2024",
        "ar-pubchem-5280443"
      ],
      "pubchemCid": 5280443,
      "formula": "C15H10O5",
      "structureNote": "The aglycone is distinct from its C-linked and O-linked sugar derivatives.",
      "storyTitle": "A flavone without a sugar"
    },
    {
      "id": "luteolin",
      "name": "Luteolin",
      "short": "Luteolin",
      "category": "flavonoid",
      "family": "Flavone aglycone",
      "aliases": [],
      "summary": "An additional hydroxyl group distinguishes luteolin from apigenin.",
      "role": "A measured constituent and a starting point in cannflavin biosynthesis.",
      "evidenceStage": "laboratory",
      "evidence": "Quantified in dried cannabis; the characterized CsOMT21 enzyme converted luteolin to chrysoeriol.",
      "limitation": "A detected molecule is not a demonstrated treatment. Amounts depend on the plant, tissue and handling; no Mount Herbs batch was tested in these studies.",
      "sources": [
        "ar-maly-2024",
        "ar-rea-2019",
        "ar-pubchem-5280445"
      ],
      "pubchemCid": 5280445,
      "formula": "C15H10O6",
      "structureNote": "This aglycone is not luteolin glucoside. It also shares a formula, but not connectivity, with kaempferol.",
      "storyTitle": "One more hydroxyl group"
    },
    {
      "id": "chrysoeriol",
      "name": "Chrysoeriol",
      "short": "Chrysoeriol",
      "category": "flavonoid",
      "family": "Methoxylated flavone",
      "aliases": [],
      "summary": "Methylation changes one of luteolin’s oxygen-bearing groups to a methoxy group.",
      "role": "An experimentally supported intermediate on the route to cannflavins A and B.",
      "evidenceStage": "laboratory",
      "evidence": "Enzyme experiments placed chrysoeriol between luteolin and cannflavins A/B; it was also quantified in dried cannabis.",
      "limitation": "A detected molecule is not a demonstrated treatment. Amounts depend on the plant, tissue and handling; no Mount Herbs batch was tested in these studies.",
      "sources": [
        "ar-rea-2019",
        "ar-maly-2024",
        "ar-pubchem-5280666"
      ],
      "pubchemCid": 5280666,
      "formula": "C16H12O6",
      "structureNote": "The methoxy group is at 3′; similarly named methoxylated flavones can have different attachment positions.",
      "storyTitle": "A methyl group joins the pathway"
    },
    {
      "id": "orientin",
      "name": "Orientin",
      "short": "Orientin",
      "category": "flavonoid",
      "family": "Flavone C-glycoside",
      "aliases": [
        "luteolin-8-C-glucoside"
      ],
      "summary": "Orientin carries a glucose unit directly on carbon 8 of a luteolin scaffold.",
      "role": "A glycosylated phenolic constituent of the tested cannabis material.",
      "evidenceStage": "chemistry",
      "evidence": "Quantified in dried material from three cultivars.",
      "limitation": "A detected molecule is not a demonstrated treatment. Amounts depend on the plant, tissue and handling; no Mount Herbs batch was tested in these studies.",
      "sources": [
        "ar-maly-2024",
        "ar-pubchem-5281675"
      ],
      "pubchemCid": 5281675,
      "formula": "C21H20O11",
      "structureNote": "Luteolin-8-C-glucoside; do not replace it with the carbon-6 isomer isoorientin.",
      "storyTitle": "A sugar linked through carbon"
    },
    {
      "id": "vitexin",
      "name": "Vitexin",
      "short": "Vitexin",
      "category": "flavonoid",
      "family": "Flavone C-glycoside",
      "aliases": [
        "apigenin-8-C-glucoside"
      ],
      "summary": "A glucose unit connects directly to carbon 8 of apigenin.",
      "role": "A quantified flavonoid in the tested cannabis material.",
      "evidenceStage": "chemistry",
      "evidence": "Quantified in dried material from three cultivars.",
      "limitation": "A detected molecule is not a demonstrated treatment. Amounts depend on the plant, tissue and handling; no Mount Herbs batch was tested in these studies.",
      "sources": [
        "ar-maly-2024",
        "ar-pubchem-5280441"
      ],
      "pubchemCid": 5280441,
      "formula": "C21H20O10",
      "structureNote": "Apigenin-8-C-glucoside. Its attachment position differs from isovitexin.",
      "storyTitle": "Apigenin gains a carbon-linked sugar"
    },
    {
      "id": "isovitexin",
      "name": "Isovitexin",
      "short": "Isovitexin",
      "category": "flavonoid",
      "family": "Flavone C-glycoside",
      "aliases": [
        "apigenin-6-C-glucoside"
      ],
      "summary": "The glucose unit occupies carbon 6 rather than carbon 8. The formula remains identical to vitexin.",
      "role": "A candidate tracked in cannabis flavonoid analysis.",
      "evidenceStage": "chemistry",
      "evidence": "Leaf imaging assigned an isovitexin-compatible signal; three other cultivars were below the quantification limit.",
      "limitation": "The imaging assignment has isomer ambiguity, and nondetection depends on the method’s limit. Neither establishes presence in every cultivar.",
      "sources": [
        "ar-lorensen-2023",
        "ar-maly-2024",
        "ar-pubchem-162350"
      ],
      "pubchemCid": 162350,
      "formula": "C21H20O10",
      "structureNote": "Apigenin-6-C-glucoside. Exact-mass imaging alone cannot uniquely separate it from vitexin.",
      "storyTitle": "The sugar moves to carbon six"
    },
    {
      "id": "isoquercetin",
      "name": "Isoquercetin",
      "short": "Isoquercetin",
      "category": "flavonoid",
      "family": "Flavonol O-glycoside",
      "aliases": [
        "quercetin-3-O-glucoside",
        "quercetin-3-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside"
      ],
      "summary": "An oxygen link joins glucose to carbon 3 of quercetin.",
      "role": "A measured glycoside in cannabis phenolic profiles.",
      "evidenceStage": "chemistry",
      "evidence": "Quantified in dried material from three cultivars.",
      "limitation": "A detected molecule is not a demonstrated treatment. Amounts depend on the plant, tissue and handling; no Mount Herbs batch was tested in these studies.",
      "sources": [
        "ar-maly-2024",
        "ar-pubchem-5280804"
      ],
      "pubchemCid": 5280804,
      "formula": "C21H20O12",
      "structureNote": "This reference is quercetin-3-O-β-D-glucopyranoside. PubChem names can also resolve to other sugar forms, so the selected CID matters.",
      "storyTitle": "Quercetin with one glucose"
    },
    {
      "id": "rutin",
      "name": "Rutin",
      "short": "Rutin",
      "category": "flavonoid",
      "family": "Flavonol O-glycoside",
      "aliases": [
        "quercetin-3-O-rutinoside"
      ],
      "summary": "A two-sugar group is attached to the quercetin core, making rutin larger than isoquercetin.",
      "role": "A glycoside measured in commercial hemp inflorescences.",
      "evidenceStage": "chemistry",
      "evidence": "Measured using chromatography and an authentic reference standard.",
      "limitation": "A detected molecule is not a demonstrated treatment. Amounts depend on the plant, tissue and handling; no Mount Herbs batch was tested in these studies.",
      "sources": [
        "ar-izzo-2020",
        "ar-pubchem-5280805"
      ],
      "pubchemCid": 5280805,
      "formula": "C27H30O16",
      "structureNote": "Quercetin-3-O-rutinoside contains a disaccharide; it is not another name for quercetin itself.",
      "storyTitle": "A two-sugar extension"
    },
    {
      "id": "quercetin",
      "name": "Quercetin",
      "short": "Quercetin",
      "category": "flavonoid",
      "family": "Flavonol aglycone",
      "aliases": [],
      "summary": "Quercetin has a hydroxyl group at carbon 3 of the central ring and no sugar attached.",
      "role": "A flavonol quantified in some cannabis inflorescence samples.",
      "evidenceStage": "chemistry",
      "evidence": "Measured against a standard in one study; below quantification in three cultivars in another.",
      "limitation": "The differing analytical results show why detection cannot be generalized across plants. This catalogue makes no clinical claim for quercetin in cannabis.",
      "sources": [
        "ar-izzo-2020",
        "ar-maly-2024",
        "ar-pubchem-5280343"
      ],
      "pubchemCid": 5280343,
      "formula": "C15H10O7",
      "structureNote": "The sugar-free aglycone differs from isoquercetin and rutin.",
      "storyTitle": "A hydroxyl-rich flavonol"
    },
    {
      "id": "kaempferol",
      "name": "Kaempferol",
      "short": "Kaempferol",
      "category": "flavonoid",
      "family": "Flavonol aglycone",
      "aliases": [],
      "summary": "Kaempferol has the same formula as luteolin, but a hydroxyl group occupies a different position.",
      "role": "A flavonol investigated in cannabis phenolic profiles.",
      "evidenceStage": "chemistry",
      "evidence": "Measured against a standard in one study; below quantification in three cultivars in another.",
      "limitation": "Presence and concentration vary with sample and analytical method; a listed chemical is not a standardized ingredient or a proven treatment.",
      "sources": [
        "ar-izzo-2020",
        "ar-maly-2024",
        "ar-pubchem-5280863"
      ],
      "pubchemCid": 5280863,
      "formula": "C15H10O6",
      "structureNote": "A constitutional isomer of luteolin. Formula or exact mass alone is not enough to distinguish them.",
      "storyTitle": "A different arrangement of oxygen"
    },
    {
      "id": "cynaroside",
      "name": "Cynaroside",
      "short": "Cynaroside",
      "category": "flavonoid",
      "family": "Flavone O-glycoside",
      "aliases": [
        "luteolin-7-O-glucoside",
        "luteolin-7-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside"
      ],
      "summary": "Glucose connects through the oxygen at position 7 of luteolin.",
      "role": "A flavone glycoside measured in the studied hemp inflorescences.",
      "evidenceStage": "chemistry",
      "evidence": "Measured using chromatography and an authentic reference standard.",
      "limitation": "A detected molecule is not a demonstrated treatment. Amounts depend on the plant, tissue and handling; no Mount Herbs batch was tested in these studies.",
      "sources": [
        "ar-izzo-2020",
        "ar-pubchem-5280637"
      ],
      "pubchemCid": 5280637,
      "formula": "C21H20O11",
      "structureNote": "Luteolin-7-O-β-D-glucopyranoside. It shares a formula with orientin but differs in both linkage and attachment position.",
      "storyTitle": "Luteolin with an oxygen-linked sugar"
    },
    {
      "id": "geraniol",
      "name": "Geraniol",
      "short": "Geraniol",
      "category": "terpene",
      "family": "Monoterpenoid alcohol",
      "aliases": [
        "(E)-geraniol",
        "trans-geraniol"
      ],
      "summary": "An alcohol group sits at the end of an open ten-carbon chain. The E double-bond geometry distinguishes geraniol from nerol.",
      "role": "A volatile detected in a studied hemp population and investigated in cell and mouse experiments.",
      "evidenceStage": "animal",
      "evidence": "Geraniol was detected in some F2 hemp plants. Separately, LaVigne and colleagues reported cannabinoid-like mouse behaviors and interactions with the synthetic agonist WIN55,212-2.",
      "limitation": "Injected-mouse and cell experiments do not establish a clinical benefit from geraniol, its aroma or a cannabis product. Detection varied among the plants; no Mount Herbs batch was tested.",
      "sources": [
        "ar-qtl-2021",
        "ar-lavigne-2021",
        "ar-pubchem-637566"
      ],
      "pubchemCid": 637566,
      "formula": "C10H18O",
      "structureNote": "PubChem specifies (2E)-3,7-dimethylocta-2,6-dien-1-ol. Nerol is the different 2Z geometric isomer.",
      "storyTitle": "An open chain with E geometry"
    }
  ],
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      "id": "can-fda",
      "title": "FDA and Cannabis: Research and Drug Approval Process",
      "url": "https://www.fda.gov/news-events/public-health-focus/fda-and-cannabis-research-and-drug-approval-process",
      "year": 2026,
      "kind": "Regulator",
      "supportNote": "Current page checked 5 October 2026. Supports US prescription dronabinol indications; not approval of the plant or seed foods. The page has older CBD age wording, so the current product label is used for CBD."
    },
    "can-cbd-label": {
      "id": "can-cbd-label",
      "title": "EPIDIOLEX prescribing information, revised May 2026",
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      "year": 2026,
      "kind": "Medicine label",
      "supportNote": "Full label available. Exact US prescription formulation, seizure indications, age range, liver monitoring, sedation and interactions; not an endorsement of other CBD products."
    },
    "can-cbd-2017": {
      "id": "can-cbd-2017",
      "title": "Trial of Cannabidiol for Drug-Resistant Seizures in the Dravet Syndrome",
      "url": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28538134/",
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      "id": "can-cbc-2021",
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    "can-cbgv-trp": {
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    },
    "can-thcp-2019": {
      "id": "can-thcp-2019",
      "title": "A novel phytocannabinoid isolated from Cannabis sativa L. with an in vivo cannabimimetic activity higher than Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol: Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabiphorol",
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      "year": 2019,
      "kind": "Isolation and animal study",
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    "can-cbdp-2026": {
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      "year": 2020,
      "kind": "Isolation and receptor study",
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      "id": "can-cbgm-1968",
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      "id": "can-cbla-1972",
      "title": "Cannabis. VI. Cannabicyclolic Acid",
      "url": "https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/cpb1958/20/9/20_9_1927/_article",
      "year": 1972,
      "kind": "Chemical isolation",
      "supportNote": "Primary journal record inspected. Isolated from stored cannabis and prepared from CBCA under ultraviolet irradiation; storage chemistry matters."
    },
    "can-cbt-1977": {
      "id": "can-cbt-1977",
      "title": "Isolation and characterization of (+)-cannabitriol and (-)-10-ethoxy-9-hydroxy-delta 6a[10a]-tetrahydrocannabinol: two new cannabinoids from Cannabis sativa L. extract",
      "url": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/895385/",
      "year": 1977,
      "kind": "Chemical isolation",
      "supportNote": "PubMed bibliographic record only; no abstract available there. Supports the reported isolation of (+)-cannabitriol, not a pharmacological claim or all CBT isomers."
    },
    "can-cbtc-2023": {
      "id": "can-cbtc-2023",
      "title": "Cannabicitran: Its unexpected racemic nature and potential origins",
      "url": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37142400/",
      "year": 2023,
      "kind": "Stereochemical study",
      "supportNote": "Primary abstract inspected. Cannabicitran from a commercial extract was racemic; both enantiomers were separated. Extract occurrence does not establish a single enzymatic origin. DOI: 10.1002/chir.23571."
    },
    "can-cbe-2024": {
      "id": "can-cbe-2024",
      "title": "Cannabielsoin (CBE), a CBD Oxidation Product, Is a Biased CB1 Agonist",
      "url": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39062125/",
      "year": 2024,
      "kind": "Cell study",
      "supportNote": "Primary abstract inspected. S-CBE activated cAMP signalling but not β-arrestin recruitment under the tested cell-assay conditions; no clinical trial."
    },
    "pc-thc": {
      "id": "pc-thc",
      "title": "PubChem: Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinol — CID 16078",
      "url": "https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/16078",
      "year": 2026,
      "kind": "Chemical identity database",
      "supportNote": "CID, molecular formula and IUPAC identity checked through PubChem PUG REST on 5 October 2026. Identity evidence only; it supplies no clinical efficacy conclusion. Natural trans-(6aR,10aR) Δ9 configuration. Other THC isomers are not interchangeable."
    },
    "pc-thca": {
      "id": "pc-thca",
      "title": "PubChem: Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinolic acid A — CID 98523",
      "url": "https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/98523",
      "year": 2026,
      "kind": "Chemical identity database",
      "supportNote": "CID, molecular formula and IUPAC identity checked through PubChem PUG REST on 5 October 2026. Identity evidence only; it supplies no clinical efficacy conclusion. Explicit natural trans-THCA-A identity; generic THCA name searches can return a different isomer."
    },
    "pc-cbd": {
      "id": "pc-cbd",
      "title": "PubChem: Cannabidiol — CID 644019",
      "url": "https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/644019",
      "year": 2026,
      "kind": "Chemical identity database",
      "supportNote": "CID, molecular formula and IUPAC identity checked through PubChem PUG REST on 5 October 2026. Identity evidence only; it supplies no clinical efficacy conclusion. Natural (1R,6R) cannabidiol. Formula alone cannot distinguish CBD from THC."
    },
    "pc-cbda": {
      "id": "pc-cbda",
      "title": "PubChem: Cannabidiolic acid — CID 160570",
      "url": "https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/160570",
      "year": 2026,
      "kind": "Chemical identity database",
      "supportNote": "CID, molecular formula and IUPAC identity checked through PubChem PUG REST on 5 October 2026. Identity evidence only; it supplies no clinical efficacy conclusion. Natural (1R,6R) CBDA; carboxylated CBD connectivity."
    },
    "pc-cbg": {
      "id": "pc-cbg",
      "title": "PubChem: Cannabigerol — CID 5315659",
      "url": "https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/5315659",
      "year": 2026,
      "kind": "Chemical identity database",
      "supportNote": "CID, molecular formula and IUPAC identity checked through PubChem PUG REST on 5 October 2026. Identity evidence only; it supplies no clinical efficacy conclusion. The registry specifies the E geranyl-chain configuration."
    },
    "pc-cbga": {
      "id": "pc-cbga",
      "title": "PubChem: Cannabigerolic acid — CID 6449999",
      "url": "https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/6449999",
      "year": 2026,
      "kind": "Chemical identity database",
      "supportNote": "CID, molecular formula and IUPAC identity checked through PubChem PUG REST on 5 October 2026. Identity evidence only; it supplies no clinical efficacy conclusion. E geranyl-chain acid; distinct from neutral CBG."
    },
    "pc-cbc": {
      "id": "pc-cbc",
      "title": "PubChem: Cannabichromene — CID 30219",
      "url": "https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/30219",
      "year": 2026,
      "kind": "Chemical identity database",
      "supportNote": "CID, molecular formula and IUPAC identity checked through PubChem PUG REST on 5 October 2026. Identity evidence only; it supplies no clinical efficacy conclusion. This PubChem record leaves the stereocentre unspecified; it is not a claim about one natural enantiomer."
    },
    "pc-cbca": {
      "id": "pc-cbca",
      "title": "PubChem: Cannabichromenic acid — CID 3084339",
      "url": "https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/3084339",
      "year": 2026,
      "kind": "Chemical identity database",
      "supportNote": "CID, molecular formula and IUPAC identity checked through PubChem PUG REST on 5 October 2026. Identity evidence only; it supplies no clinical efficacy conclusion. Registry connectivity has unspecified stereochemistry."
    },
    "pc-cbn": {
      "id": "pc-cbn",
      "title": "PubChem: Cannabinol — CID 2543",
      "url": "https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/2543",
      "year": 2026,
      "kind": "Chemical identity database",
      "supportNote": "CID, molecular formula and IUPAC identity checked through PubChem PUG REST on 5 October 2026. Identity evidence only; it supplies no clinical efficacy conclusion. A more aromatic ring system than THC; the formula differs accordingly."
    },
    "pc-cbna": {
      "id": "pc-cbna",
      "title": "PubChem: Cannabinolic acid — CID 3081990",
      "url": "https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/3081990",
      "year": 2026,
      "kind": "Chemical identity database",
      "supportNote": "CID, molecular formula and IUPAC identity checked through PubChem PUG REST on 5 October 2026. Identity evidence only; it supplies no clinical efficacy conclusion. Cannabinolic acid connectivity; not the same molecule as CBN."
    },
    "pc-thcv": {
      "id": "pc-thcv",
      "title": "PubChem: Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabivarin — CID 93147",
      "url": "https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/93147",
      "year": 2026,
      "kind": "Chemical identity database",
      "supportNote": "CID, molecular formula and IUPAC identity checked through PubChem PUG REST on 5 October 2026. Identity evidence only; it supplies no clinical efficacy conclusion. Natural trans-(6aR,10aR) Δ9-THCV configuration."
    },
    "pc-thcva": {
      "id": "pc-thcva",
      "title": "PubChem: Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabivarinic acid — CID 59444416",
      "url": "https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/59444416",
      "year": 2026,
      "kind": "Chemical identity database",
      "supportNote": "CID, molecular formula and IUPAC identity checked through PubChem PUG REST on 5 October 2026. Identity evidence only; it supplies no clinical efficacy conclusion. The registry specifies the natural trans-(6aR,10aR) acid configuration."
    },
    "pc-cbdv": {
      "id": "pc-cbdv",
      "title": "PubChem: Cannabidivarin — CID 11601669",
      "url": "https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/11601669",
      "year": 2026,
      "kind": "Chemical identity database",
      "supportNote": "CID, molecular formula and IUPAC identity checked through PubChem PUG REST on 5 October 2026. Identity evidence only; it supplies no clinical efficacy conclusion. Natural (1R,6R) CBDV; shorter side chain than CBD."
    },
    "pc-cbdva": {
      "id": "pc-cbdva",
      "title": "PubChem: Cannabidivarinic acid — CID 59444387",
      "url": "https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/59444387",
      "year": 2026,
      "kind": "Chemical identity database",
      "supportNote": "CID, molecular formula and IUPAC identity checked through PubChem PUG REST on 5 October 2026. Identity evidence only; it supplies no clinical efficacy conclusion. Registry (1R,6R) acid configuration."
    },
    "pc-cbgv": {
      "id": "pc-cbgv",
      "title": "PubChem: Cannabigerovarin — CID 59444407",
      "url": "https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/59444407",
      "year": 2026,
      "kind": "Chemical identity database",
      "supportNote": "CID, molecular formula and IUPAC identity checked through PubChem PUG REST on 5 October 2026. Identity evidence only; it supplies no clinical efficacy conclusion. E geranyl-chain configuration; propyl aromatic side chain."
    },
    "pc-cbgva": {
      "id": "pc-cbgva",
      "title": "PubChem: Cannabigerovarinic acid — CID 59444383",
      "url": "https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/59444383",
      "year": 2026,
      "kind": "Chemical identity database",
      "supportNote": "CID, molecular formula and IUPAC identity checked through PubChem PUG REST on 5 October 2026. Identity evidence only; it supplies no clinical efficacy conclusion. Registry E-chain acid; distinct from CBGV and CBGA."
    },
    "pc-cbcv": {
      "id": "pc-cbcv",
      "title": "PubChem: Cannabichromevarin — CID 6451726",
      "url": "https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/6451726",
      "year": 2026,
      "kind": "Chemical identity database",
      "supportNote": "CID, molecular formula and IUPAC identity checked through PubChem PUG REST on 5 October 2026. Identity evidence only; it supplies no clinical efficacy conclusion. The registry leaves the stereocentre unspecified."
    },
    "pc-cbcva": {
      "id": "pc-cbcva",
      "title": "PubChem: Cannabichromevarinic acid — CID 11110322",
      "url": "https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/11110322",
      "year": 2026,
      "kind": "Chemical identity database",
      "supportNote": "CID, molecular formula and IUPAC identity checked through PubChem PUG REST on 5 October 2026. Identity evidence only; it supplies no clinical efficacy conclusion. Registry acid connectivity has unspecified stereochemistry."
    },
    "pc-cbl": {
      "id": "pc-cbl",
      "title": "PubChem: Cannabicyclol — CID 59444380",
      "url": "https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/59444380",
      "year": 2026,
      "kind": "Chemical identity database",
      "supportNote": "CID, molecular formula and IUPAC identity checked through PubChem PUG REST on 5 October 2026. Identity evidence only; it supplies no clinical efficacy conclusion. This record specifies (1R,9R,12S,14R); the display represents that configuration, not every CBL stereoisomer."
    },
    "pc-cbla": {
      "id": "pc-cbla",
      "title": "PubChem: Cannabicyclolic acid — CID 71437560",
      "url": "https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/71437560",
      "year": 2026,
      "kind": "Chemical identity database",
      "supportNote": "CID, molecular formula and IUPAC identity checked through PubChem PUG REST on 5 October 2026. Identity evidence only; it supplies no clinical efficacy conclusion. The PubChem record leaves stereochemistry unspecified; an acid relative of CBL."
    },
    "pc-cbt": {
      "id": "pc-cbt",
      "title": "PubChem: Cannabitriol — CID 11551959",
      "url": "https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/11551959",
      "year": 2026,
      "kind": "Chemical identity database",
      "supportNote": "CID, molecular formula and IUPAC identity checked through PubChem PUG REST on 5 October 2026. Identity evidence only; it supplies no clinical efficacy conclusion. Generic PubChem connectivity has unspecified stereochemistry; it does not establish the exact (+)-isomer from the historical paper."
    },
    "pc-cbtc": {
      "id": "pc-cbtc",
      "title": "PubChem: Cannabicitran — CID 101820920",
      "url": "https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/101820920",
      "year": 2026,
      "kind": "Chemical identity database",
      "supportNote": "CID, molecular formula and IUPAC identity checked through PubChem PUG REST on 5 October 2026. Identity evidence only; it supplies no clinical efficacy conclusion. CID specifies one (1R,4S,13R) enantiomer; it does not depict the study’s racemic mixture."
    },
    "pc-cbe": {
      "id": "pc-cbe",
      "title": "PubChem: Cannabielsoin — CID 162113",
      "url": "https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/162113",
      "year": 2026,
      "kind": "Chemical identity database",
      "supportNote": "CID, molecular formula and IUPAC identity checked through PubChem PUG REST on 5 October 2026. Identity evidence only; it supplies no clinical efficacy conclusion. CID specifies (5aS,6S,9R,9aR); other CBE configurations are not represented."
    },
    "pc-cbgm": {
      "id": "pc-cbgm",
      "title": "PubChem: Cannabigerol monomethyl ether — CID 13864080",
      "url": "https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/13864080",
      "year": 2026,
      "kind": "Chemical identity database",
      "supportNote": "CID, molecular formula and IUPAC identity checked through PubChem PUG REST on 5 October 2026. Identity evidence only; it supplies no clinical efficacy conclusion. One phenolic oxygen is methylated; the registry specifies an E side-chain configuration."
    },
    "pc-thcp": {
      "id": "pc-thcp",
      "title": "PubChem: Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabiphorol — CID 6453074",
      "url": "https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/6453074",
      "year": 2026,
      "kind": "Chemical identity database",
      "supportNote": "CID, molecular formula and IUPAC identity checked through PubChem PUG REST on 5 October 2026. Identity evidence only; it supplies no clinical efficacy conclusion. Natural trans-(6aR,10aR) Δ9-THCP configuration."
    },
    "pc-cbdp": {
      "id": "pc-cbdp",
      "title": "PubChem: Cannabidiphorol — CID 49873141",
      "url": "https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/49873141",
      "year": 2026,
      "kind": "Chemical identity database",
      "supportNote": "CID, molecular formula and IUPAC identity checked through PubChem PUG REST on 5 October 2026. Identity evidence only; it supplies no clinical efficacy conclusion. Natural (1R,6R) CBDP; not the mirror-image synthetic ent-CBDP."
    },
    "pc-cbdb": {
      "id": "pc-cbdb",
      "title": "PubChem: Cannabidibutol — CID 59444413",
      "url": "https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/59444413",
      "year": 2026,
      "kind": "Chemical identity database",
      "supportNote": "CID, molecular formula and IUPAC identity checked through PubChem PUG REST on 5 October 2026. Identity evidence only; it supplies no clinical efficacy conclusion. Registry (1R,6R) configuration with a butyl aromatic side chain."
    },
    "pc-cbdh": {
      "id": "pc-cbdh",
      "title": "PubChem: Cannabidihexol — CID 140883953",
      "url": "https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/140883953",
      "year": 2026,
      "kind": "Chemical identity database",
      "supportNote": "CID, molecular formula and IUPAC identity checked through PubChem PUG REST on 5 October 2026. Identity evidence only; it supplies no clinical efficacy conclusion. Registry natural (1R,6R) CBDH configuration."
    },
    "ar-qtl-2021": {
      "id": "ar-qtl-2021",
      "title": "Quantitative trait loci controlling agronomic and biochemical traits in Cannabis sativa",
      "url": "https://doi.org/10.1093/genetics/iyab099",
      "year": 2021,
      "kind": "original analytical and genetic study",
      "supportNote": "Full-text results and Table 2 inspected. Geraniol was detectable in members of the Carmagnola × USO31 F2 hemp population, although not in the parents or F1. This is positive sample evidence, not merely inclusion in a standards panel."
    },
    "ar-booth-2017": {
      "id": "ar-booth-2017",
      "title": "Terpene synthases from Cannabis sativa",
      "url": "https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0173911",
      "year": 2017,
      "kind": "original biosynthesis and analytical study",
      "supportNote": "Full text: Finola flower profiles and recombinant Cannabis enzymes; Table 1 and Figures 4–5. Enzyme products are not proof of abundance in every plant."
    },
    "ar-krill-2020": {
      "id": "ar-krill-2020",
      "title": "A High-Throughput Method for the Comprehensive Analysis of Terpenes and Terpenoids in Medicinal Cannabis Biomass",
      "url": "https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo10070276",
      "year": 2020,
      "kind": "original analytical study",
      "supportNote": "Full text: Table 1 distinguishes standard-confirmed from tentative identities; Table 4 records nondetections. Routine separation does not assign every enantiomer."
    },
    "ar-raeber-2024": {
      "id": "ar-raeber-2024",
      "title": "Comprehensive analysis of chemical and enantiomeric stability of terpenes in Cannabis sativa L. flowers",
      "url": "https://doi.org/10.1002/pca.3432",
      "year": 2024,
      "kind": "original analytical study",
      "supportNote": "Full text: chiral analysis and experimental UV/heat stress. Published online August 2024; journal issue January 2025. Laboratory aging is not a retail shelf-life claim."
    },
    "ar-santiago-2019": {
      "id": "ar-santiago-2019",
      "title": "Absence of Entourage: Terpenoids Commonly Found in Cannabis sativa Do Not Modulate the Functional Activity of Δ9-THC at Human CB1 and CB2 Receptors",
      "url": "https://doi.org/10.1089/can.2019.0016",
      "year": 2019,
      "kind": "original cell study",
      "supportNote": "Abstract and methods/results inspected: six terpenoids did not modify THC responses in the tested potassium-channel assay. This does not test every molecular target or clinical combination."
    },
    "ar-lavigne-2021": {
      "id": "ar-lavigne-2021",
      "title": "Cannabis sativa terpenes are cannabimimetic and selectively enhance cannabinoid activity",
      "url": "https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-87740-8",
      "year": 2021,
      "kind": "original cell and animal study",
      "supportNote": "Original mouse and cell experiments using isolated compounds and the synthetic agonist WIN55,212-2; no patient efficacy trial."
    },
    "ar-gertsch-2008": {
      "id": "ar-gertsch-2008",
      "title": "Beta-caryophyllene is a dietary cannabinoid",
      "url": "https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0803601105",
      "year": 2008,
      "kind": "original receptor and animal study",
      "supportNote": "Receptor experiments and mouse inflammation model, including CB2-deficient mice. The title describes receptor pharmacology, not a THC-like chemical structure."
    },
    "ar-spindle-2024": {
      "id": "ar-spindle-2024",
      "title": "Vaporized D-limonene selectively mitigates the acute anxiogenic effects of Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol in healthy adults who intermittently use cannabis",
      "url": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2024.111267",
      "year": 2024,
      "kind": "original human crossover study",
      "supportNote": "Abstract verified through PubMed/Europe PMC: 20 healthy adults; the highest combination was tested in 12. Acute vaporized exposure, not treatment of an anxiety disorder."
    },
    "ar-rea-2019": {
      "id": "ar-rea-2019",
      "title": "Biosynthesis of cannflavins A and B from Cannabis sativa L.",
      "url": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phytochem.2019.05.009",
      "year": 2019,
      "kind": "original biosynthesis study",
      "supportNote": "Abstract inspected: CsOMT21 converts luteolin to chrysoeriol; CsPT3 adds geranyl or dimethylallyl groups to form cannflavins A or B."
    },
    "ar-radwan-2008": {
      "id": "ar-radwan-2008",
      "title": "Non-cannabinoid constituents from a high potency Cannabis sativa variety",
      "url": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phytochem.2008.07.010",
      "year": 2008,
      "kind": "original isolation and structure study",
      "supportNote": "Publisher abstract and article preview: isolation and structural characterization of cannflavin C from the studied cannabis variety. No human treatment evidence."
    },
    "ar-izzo-2020": {
      "id": "ar-izzo-2020",
      "title": "Analysis of Phenolic Compounds in Commercial Cannabis sativa L. Inflorescences Using UHPLC-Q-Orbitrap HRMS",
      "url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7037164/",
      "year": 2020,
      "kind": "original analytical study",
      "supportNote": "Full text: Tables 1–2 and analytical standards. Conventional flavonoids were measured; cannflavins used post-target screening without authentic standards."
    },
    "ar-maly-2024": {
      "id": "ar-maly-2024",
      "title": "Tea Prepared from Dried Cannabis: What Do We Drink?",
      "url": "https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.4c05940",
      "year": 2024,
      "kind": "original analytical study",
      "supportNote": "Table 2: measured flavonoids in three dried cultivars. Four tested flavonoids were below quantification; a target list alone is not positive detection."
    },
    "ar-lorensen-2023": {
      "id": "ar-lorensen-2023",
      "title": "Leaves of Cannabis sativa and their trichomes studied by DESI and MALDI mass spectrometry imaging for their contents of cannabinoids and flavonoids",
      "url": "https://doi.org/10.1002/pca.3202",
      "year": 2023,
      "kind": "original analytical imaging study",
      "supportNote": "Full text: leaf imaging and Table 2. Exact-mass images may combine isomers; they do not uniquely distinguish every named flavonoid."
    },
    "ar-pubchem-6654": {
      "id": "ar-pubchem-6654",
      "title": "PubChem: α-Pinene (CID 6654)",
      "url": "https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/6654",
      "year": null,
      "kind": "chemical identity database",
      "supportNote": "CID, formula and IUPAC identity checked against PubChem PUG REST on 5 October 2026. Identity does not establish detection in cannabis, clinical benefit or a batch composition."
    },
    "ar-pubchem-14896": {
      "id": "ar-pubchem-14896",
      "title": "PubChem: β-Pinene (CID 14896)",
      "url": "https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/14896",
      "year": null,
      "kind": "chemical identity database",
      "supportNote": "CID, formula and IUPAC identity checked against PubChem PUG REST on 5 October 2026. Identity does not establish detection in cannabis, clinical benefit or a batch composition."
    },
    "ar-pubchem-31253": {
      "id": "ar-pubchem-31253",
      "title": "PubChem: β-Myrcene (CID 31253)",
      "url": "https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/31253",
      "year": null,
      "kind": "chemical identity database",
      "supportNote": "CID, formula and IUPAC identity checked against PubChem PUG REST on 5 October 2026. Identity does not establish detection in cannabis, clinical benefit or a batch composition."
    },
    "ar-pubchem-439250": {
      "id": "ar-pubchem-439250",
      "title": "PubChem: (S)-(−)-Limonene (CID 439250)",
      "url": "https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/439250",
      "year": null,
      "kind": "chemical identity database",
      "supportNote": "CID, formula and IUPAC identity checked against PubChem PUG REST on 5 October 2026. Identity does not establish detection in cannabis, clinical benefit or a batch composition."
    },
    "ar-pubchem-440917": {
      "id": "ar-pubchem-440917",
      "title": "PubChem: (R)-(+)-Limonene (CID 440917)",
      "url": "https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/440917",
      "year": null,
      "kind": "chemical identity database",
      "supportNote": "CID, formula and IUPAC identity checked against PubChem PUG REST on 5 October 2026. Identity does not establish detection in cannabis, clinical benefit or a batch composition."
    },
    "ar-pubchem-6549": {
      "id": "ar-pubchem-6549",
      "title": "PubChem: Linalool (CID 6549)",
      "url": "https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/6549",
      "year": null,
      "kind": "chemical identity database",
      "supportNote": "CID, formula and IUPAC identity checked against PubChem PUG REST on 5 October 2026. Identity does not establish detection in cannabis, clinical benefit or a batch composition."
    },
    "ar-pubchem-5281515": {
      "id": "ar-pubchem-5281515",
      "title": "PubChem: (E)-β-Caryophyllene (CID 5281515)",
      "url": "https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/5281515",
      "year": null,
      "kind": "chemical identity database",
      "supportNote": "CID, formula and IUPAC identity checked against PubChem PUG REST on 5 October 2026. Identity does not establish detection in cannabis, clinical benefit or a batch composition."
    },
    "ar-pubchem-5281520": {
      "id": "ar-pubchem-5281520",
      "title": "PubChem: α-Humulene (CID 5281520)",
      "url": "https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/5281520",
      "year": null,
      "kind": "chemical identity database",
      "supportNote": "CID, formula and IUPAC identity checked against PubChem PUG REST on 5 October 2026. Identity does not establish detection in cannabis, clinical benefit or a batch composition."
    },
    "ar-pubchem-11463": {
      "id": "ar-pubchem-11463",
      "title": "PubChem: Terpinolene (CID 11463)",
      "url": "https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/11463",
      "year": null,
      "kind": "chemical identity database",
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      "id": "ar-pubchem-7462",
      "title": "PubChem: α-Terpinene (CID 7462)",
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      "year": null,
      "kind": "chemical identity database",
      "supportNote": "CID, formula and IUPAC identity checked against PubChem PUG REST on 5 October 2026. Identity does not establish detection in cannabis, clinical benefit or a batch composition."
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      "id": "ar-pubchem-7461",
      "title": "PubChem: γ-Terpinene (CID 7461)",
      "url": "https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/7461",
      "year": null,
      "kind": "chemical identity database",
      "supportNote": "CID, formula and IUPAC identity checked against PubChem PUG REST on 5 October 2026. Identity does not establish detection in cannabis, clinical benefit or a batch composition."
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      "id": "ar-pubchem-7463",
      "title": "PubChem: p-Cymene (CID 7463)",
      "url": "https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/7463",
      "year": null,
      "kind": "chemical identity database",
      "supportNote": "CID, formula and IUPAC identity checked against PubChem PUG REST on 5 October 2026. Identity does not establish detection in cannabis, clinical benefit or a batch composition."
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      "id": "ar-pubchem-6616",
      "title": "PubChem: Camphene (CID 6616)",
      "url": "https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/6616",
      "year": null,
      "kind": "chemical identity database",
      "supportNote": "CID, formula and IUPAC identity checked against PubChem PUG REST on 5 October 2026. Identity does not establish detection in cannabis, clinical benefit or a batch composition."
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      "id": "ar-pubchem-5281553",
      "title": "PubChem: (E)-β-Ocimene (CID 5281553)",
      "url": "https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/5281553",
      "year": null,
      "kind": "chemical identity database",
      "supportNote": "CID, formula and IUPAC identity checked against PubChem PUG REST on 5 October 2026. Identity does not establish detection in cannabis, clinical benefit or a batch composition."
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      "id": "ar-pubchem-5320250",
      "title": "PubChem: (Z)-β-Ocimene (CID 5320250)",
      "url": "https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/5320250",
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      "kind": "chemical identity database",
      "supportNote": "CID, formula and IUPAC identity checked against PubChem PUG REST on 5 October 2026. Identity does not establish detection in cannabis, clinical benefit or a batch composition."
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      "id": "ar-pubchem-2758",
      "title": "PubChem: Eucalyptol (CID 2758)",
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      "year": null,
      "kind": "chemical identity database",
      "supportNote": "CID, formula and IUPAC identity checked against PubChem PUG REST on 5 October 2026. Identity does not establish detection in cannabis, clinical benefit or a batch composition."
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      "id": "ar-pubchem-15406",
      "title": "PubChem: Fenchol (CID 15406)",
      "url": "https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/15406",
      "year": null,
      "kind": "chemical identity database",
      "supportNote": "CID, formula and IUPAC identity checked against PubChem PUG REST on 5 October 2026. Identity does not establish detection in cannabis, clinical benefit or a batch composition."
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      "id": "ar-pubchem-64685",
      "title": "PubChem: Borneol (CID 64685)",
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      "kind": "chemical identity database",
      "supportNote": "CID, formula and IUPAC identity checked against PubChem PUG REST on 5 October 2026. Identity does not establish detection in cannabis, clinical benefit or a batch composition."
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      "id": "ar-pubchem-5284507",
      "title": "PubChem: (E)-Nerolidol (CID 5284507)",
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      "year": null,
      "kind": "chemical identity database",
      "supportNote": "CID, formula and IUPAC identity checked against PubChem PUG REST on 5 October 2026. Identity does not establish detection in cannabis, clinical benefit or a batch composition."
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      "id": "ar-pubchem-1549992",
      "title": "PubChem: α-Bisabolol (CID 1549992)",
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      "year": null,
      "kind": "chemical identity database",
      "supportNote": "CID, formula and IUPAC identity checked against PubChem PUG REST on 5 October 2026. Identity does not establish detection in cannabis, clinical benefit or a batch composition."
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      "id": "ar-pubchem-1742210",
      "title": "PubChem: Caryophyllene oxide (CID 1742210)",
      "url": "https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/1742210",
      "year": null,
      "kind": "chemical identity database",
      "supportNote": "CID, formula and IUPAC identity checked against PubChem PUG REST on 5 October 2026. Identity does not establish detection in cannabis, clinical benefit or a batch composition."
    },
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      "id": "ar-pubchem-18818",
      "title": "PubChem: Sabinene (CID 18818)",
      "url": "https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/18818",
      "year": null,
      "kind": "chemical identity database",
      "supportNote": "CID, formula and IUPAC identity checked against PubChem PUG REST on 5 October 2026. Identity does not establish detection in cannabis, clinical benefit or a batch composition."
    },
    "ar-pubchem-227829": {
      "id": "ar-pubchem-227829",
      "title": "PubChem: Guaiol (CID 227829)",
      "url": "https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/227829",
      "year": null,
      "kind": "chemical identity database",
      "supportNote": "CID, formula and IUPAC identity checked against PubChem PUG REST on 5 October 2026. Identity does not establish detection in cannabis, clinical benefit or a batch composition."
    },
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      "id": "ar-pubchem-14525",
      "title": "PubChem: Fenchone (CID 14525)",
      "url": "https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/14525",
      "year": null,
      "kind": "chemical identity database",
      "supportNote": "CID, formula and IUPAC identity checked against PubChem PUG REST on 5 October 2026. Identity does not establish detection in cannabis, clinical benefit or a batch composition."
    },
    "ar-pubchem-170833": {
      "id": "ar-pubchem-170833",
      "title": "PubChem: Isopulegol (CID 170833)",
      "url": "https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/170833",
      "year": null,
      "kind": "chemical identity database",
      "supportNote": "CID, formula and IUPAC identity checked against PubChem PUG REST on 5 October 2026. Identity does not establish detection in cannabis, clinical benefit or a batch composition."
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    "ar-pubchem-10071695": {
      "id": "ar-pubchem-10071695",
      "title": "PubChem: Cannflavin A (CID 10071695)",
      "url": "https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/10071695",
      "year": null,
      "kind": "chemical identity database",
      "supportNote": "CID, formula and IUPAC identity checked against PubChem PUG REST on 5 October 2026. Identity does not establish detection in cannabis, clinical benefit or a batch composition."
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      "id": "ar-pubchem-403815",
      "title": "PubChem: Cannflavin B (CID 403815)",
      "url": "https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/403815",
      "year": null,
      "kind": "chemical identity database",
      "supportNote": "CID, formula and IUPAC identity checked against PubChem PUG REST on 5 October 2026. Identity does not establish detection in cannabis, clinical benefit or a batch composition."
    },
    "ar-pubchem-25141335": {
      "id": "ar-pubchem-25141335",
      "title": "PubChem: Cannflavin C (CID 25141335)",
      "url": "https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/25141335",
      "year": null,
      "kind": "chemical identity database",
      "supportNote": "CID, formula and IUPAC identity checked against PubChem PUG REST on 5 October 2026. Identity does not establish detection in cannabis, clinical benefit or a batch composition."
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      "id": "ar-pubchem-5280443",
      "title": "PubChem: Apigenin (CID 5280443)",
      "url": "https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/5280443",
      "year": null,
      "kind": "chemical identity database",
      "supportNote": "CID, formula and IUPAC identity checked against PubChem PUG REST on 5 October 2026. Identity does not establish detection in cannabis, clinical benefit or a batch composition."
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      "id": "ar-pubchem-5280445",
      "title": "PubChem: Luteolin (CID 5280445)",
      "url": "https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/5280445",
      "year": null,
      "kind": "chemical identity database",
      "supportNote": "CID, formula and IUPAC identity checked against PubChem PUG REST on 5 October 2026. Identity does not establish detection in cannabis, clinical benefit or a batch composition."
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      "id": "ar-pubchem-5280666",
      "title": "PubChem: Chrysoeriol (CID 5280666)",
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      "year": null,
      "kind": "chemical identity database",
      "supportNote": "CID, formula and IUPAC identity checked against PubChem PUG REST on 5 October 2026. Identity does not establish detection in cannabis, clinical benefit or a batch composition."
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    "ar-pubchem-5281675": {
      "id": "ar-pubchem-5281675",
      "title": "PubChem: Orientin (CID 5281675)",
      "url": "https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/5281675",
      "year": null,
      "kind": "chemical identity database",
      "supportNote": "CID, formula and IUPAC identity checked against PubChem PUG REST on 5 October 2026. Identity does not establish detection in cannabis, clinical benefit or a batch composition."
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    "ar-pubchem-5280441": {
      "id": "ar-pubchem-5280441",
      "title": "PubChem: Vitexin (CID 5280441)",
      "url": "https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/5280441",
      "year": null,
      "kind": "chemical identity database",
      "supportNote": "CID, formula and IUPAC identity checked against PubChem PUG REST on 5 October 2026. Identity does not establish detection in cannabis, clinical benefit or a batch composition."
    },
    "ar-pubchem-162350": {
      "id": "ar-pubchem-162350",
      "title": "PubChem: Isovitexin (CID 162350)",
      "url": "https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/162350",
      "year": null,
      "kind": "chemical identity database",
      "supportNote": "CID, formula and IUPAC identity checked against PubChem PUG REST on 5 October 2026. Identity does not establish detection in cannabis, clinical benefit or a batch composition."
    },
    "ar-pubchem-5280804": {
      "id": "ar-pubchem-5280804",
      "title": "PubChem: Isoquercetin (CID 5280804)",
      "url": "https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/5280804",
      "year": null,
      "kind": "chemical identity database",
      "supportNote": "CID, formula and IUPAC identity checked against PubChem PUG REST on 5 October 2026. Identity does not establish detection in cannabis, clinical benefit or a batch composition."
    },
    "ar-pubchem-5280805": {
      "id": "ar-pubchem-5280805",
      "title": "PubChem: Rutin (CID 5280805)",
      "url": "https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/5280805",
      "year": null,
      "kind": "chemical identity database",
      "supportNote": "CID, formula and IUPAC identity checked against PubChem PUG REST on 5 October 2026. Identity does not establish detection in cannabis, clinical benefit or a batch composition."
    },
    "ar-pubchem-5280343": {
      "id": "ar-pubchem-5280343",
      "title": "PubChem: Quercetin (CID 5280343)",
      "url": "https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/5280343",
      "year": null,
      "kind": "chemical identity database",
      "supportNote": "CID, formula and IUPAC identity checked against PubChem PUG REST on 5 October 2026. Identity does not establish detection in cannabis, clinical benefit or a batch composition."
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    "ar-pubchem-5280863": {
      "id": "ar-pubchem-5280863",
      "title": "PubChem: Kaempferol (CID 5280863)",
      "url": "https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/5280863",
      "year": null,
      "kind": "chemical identity database",
      "supportNote": "CID, formula and IUPAC identity checked against PubChem PUG REST on 5 October 2026. Identity does not establish detection in cannabis, clinical benefit or a batch composition."
    },
    "ar-pubchem-5280637": {
      "id": "ar-pubchem-5280637",
      "title": "PubChem: Cynaroside (CID 5280637)",
      "url": "https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/5280637",
      "year": null,
      "kind": "chemical identity database",
      "supportNote": "CID, formula and IUPAC identity checked against PubChem PUG REST on 5 October 2026. Identity does not establish detection in cannabis, clinical benefit or a batch composition."
    },
    "ar-pubchem-637566": {
      "id": "ar-pubchem-637566",
      "title": "PubChem: Geraniol (CID 637566)",
      "url": "https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/637566",
      "year": null,
      "kind": "chemical identity database",
      "supportNote": "CID, formula and IUPAC identity checked against PubChem PUG REST on 5 October 2026. Identity does not establish detection in cannabis, clinical benefit or a batch composition."
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    {
      "id": "cb1-cloning",
      "date": "1990-08-09",
      "dateLabel": "9 August 1990",
      "title": "A receptor, identified.",
      "method": "Cloning & functional expression",
      "stage": "laboratory",
      "related": [
        "thc"
      ],
      "finding": "Matsuda and colleagues cloned a rat receptor and expressed it in cells. Its responses helped establish a specific G-protein-coupled mechanism for cannabinoids.",
      "limit": "This is receptor biology, not a trial showing that a medicine helps patients.",
      "sourceTitle": "Structure of a cannabinoid receptor and functional expression of the cloned cDNA",
      "url": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2165569/",
      "access": "Original indexed abstract"
    },
    {
      "id": "anandamide",
      "date": "1992-12-18",
      "dateLabel": "18 December 1992",
      "title": "The body has signals of its own.",
      "method": "Isolation · mass spectrometry · NMR",
      "stage": "laboratory",
      "related": [
        "thc",
        "cbd"
      ],
      "finding": "Devane and colleagues identified anandamide in porcine brain, confirmed its structure by synthesis and tested cannabinoid-receptor binding.",
      "limit": "Anandamide is an endocannabinoid made in the body. It is not a plant cannabinoid or an ingredient in hemp seed oil.",
      "sourceTitle": "Isolation and structure of a brain constituent that binds to the cannabinoid receptor",
      "url": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1470919/",
      "access": "Original indexed abstract"
    },
    {
      "id": "cb2-cloning",
      "date": "1993-09-02",
      "dateLabel": "2 September 1993",
      "title": "Another receptor broadens the picture.",
      "method": "Molecular cloning & receptor characterization",
      "stage": "laboratory",
      "related": [
        "thc"
      ],
      "finding": "Munro and colleagues characterized a second cannabinoid receptor, now called CB2. Cannabis research gained another defined molecular target.",
      "limit": "Receptor expression or binding alone does not establish an anti-inflammatory treatment.",
      "sourceTitle": "Molecular characterization of a peripheral receptor for cannabinoids",
      "url": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7689702/",
      "access": "Original indexed publication"
    },
    {
      "id": "caryophyllene-cb2",
      "date": "2008-06-23",
      "dateLabel": "23 June 2008 online",
      "title": "A terpene can have receptor activity.",
      "method": "Receptor assays · cells · mice",
      "stage": "animal",
      "related": [
        "beta-caryophyllene"
      ],
      "finding": "Gertsch and colleagues studied β-caryophyllene at CB2 and in an inflammatory mouse model. The response differed between wild-type and CB2-deficient mice.",
      "limit": "Receptor activity does not turn a terpene into a THC-like molecule. This study did not establish an anti-inflammatory treatment in people.",
      "sourceTitle": "Beta-caryophyllene is a dietary cannabinoid",
      "url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2449371/",
      "access": "Original full-text abstract / indexed date"
    },
    {
      "id": "olivetolic-cyclase",
      "date": "2012-07-16",
      "dateLabel": "16 July 2012 online",
      "title": "How the plant begins building cannabinoids.",
      "method": "Trichome transcriptomics & enzyme assays",
      "stage": "laboratory",
      "related": [
        "cbga",
        "thca",
        "cbda"
      ],
      "finding": "Gagne and colleagues showed that tetraketide synthase works with olivetolic acid cyclase to form olivetolic acid, an early part of cannabinoid biosynthesis.",
      "limit": "An enzyme pathway explains chemical production. It does not show medicinal benefit or the composition of a particular product.",
      "sourceTitle": "Identification of olivetolic acid cyclase from Cannabis sativa reveals a unique catalytic route to plant polyketides",
      "url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3411943/",
      "access": "Original full text / abstract"
    },
    {
      "id": "cb1-crystal",
      "date": "2016-11-16",
      "dateLabel": "16 November 2016 online",
      "title": "A closer view of the binding pocket.",
      "method": "X-ray crystallography · docking",
      "stage": "laboratory",
      "related": [
        "thc"
      ],
      "finding": "Shao and colleagues resolved engineered human CB1 bound to taranabant at 2.6 Å. The structure provided a framework for studying ligand binding.",
      "limit": "The measured structure contains an inhibitor. A docked THC pose is a model, not an experimentally measured THC complex.",
      "sourceTitle": "High-resolution crystal structure of the human CB1 cannabinoid receptor",
      "url": "https://www.nature.com/articles/nature20613",
      "access": "Publisher abstract; primary structure accession 5U09"
    },
    {
      "id": "yeast-biosynthesis",
      "date": "2019-02-27",
      "dateLabel": "27 February 2019 online",
      "title": "The pathway can work outside the plant.",
      "method": "Metabolic engineering",
      "stage": "laboratory",
      "related": [
        "cbga",
        "thca",
        "cbda",
        "thcva",
        "cbdva"
      ],
      "finding": "Luo and colleagues engineered yeast to make several cannabinoid acids from galactose. Feeding different fatty acids also produced modified analogues.",
      "limit": "Microbial production is a chemistry platform. Modified analogues are not automatically natural cannabis compounds or effective medicines.",
      "sourceTitle": "Complete biosynthesis of cannabinoids and their unnatural analogues in yeast",
      "url": "https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-019-0978-9",
      "access": "Original indexed abstract; author correction published 17 March 2020"
    },
    {
      "id": "cannflavin-pathway",
      "date": "2019-05-28",
      "dateLabel": "28 May 2019 online",
      "title": "Another branch of the plant’s chemistry.",
      "method": "Recombinant enzymes · biosynthesis",
      "stage": "laboratory",
      "related": [
        "luteolin",
        "chrysoeriol",
        "cannflavin-a",
        "cannflavin-b"
      ],
      "finding": "Rea and colleagues reconstructed enzyme steps from luteolin through chrysoeriol to cannflavins A and B. The work helped explain how cannabis makes these prenylated flavones.",
      "limit": "The enzyme pathway establishes chemical production, not an effective or safe treatment using cannflavins.",
      "sourceTitle": "Biosynthesis of cannflavins A and B from Cannabis sativa L.",
      "url": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31151063/",
      "access": "Original indexed abstract"
    },
    {
      "id": "entourage-null",
      "date": "2019-09-23",
      "dateLabel": "23 September 2019 collection date",
      "title": "A mixture does not always change the response.",
      "method": "Human-receptor cell assay · negative finding",
      "stage": "laboratory",
      "related": [
        "thc",
        "alpha-pinene",
        "beta-pinene",
        "beta-caryophyllene",
        "linalool",
        "myrcene",
        "d-limonene"
      ],
      "finding": "Santiago and colleagues tested six terpenoids in cells expressing human CB1 or CB2. They did not find enhancement of THC responses in the potassium-channel assay they used.",
      "limit": "This does not rule out every target or combination. It does challenge a universal claim that adding these terpenes enhances THC at these receptors.",
      "sourceTitle": "Absence of Entourage: Terpenoids Commonly Found in Cannabis sativa Do Not Modulate the Functional Activity of Δ9-THC at Human CB1 and CB2 Receptors",
      "url": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31559333/",
      "access": "Original indexed abstract; collection date used, not an inferred first-online date"
    },
    {
      "id": "terpenes-mouse",
      "date": "2021-04-15",
      "dateLabel": "15 April 2021",
      "title": "Other experiments ask different questions.",
      "method": "Cell assays · mouse behavioural experiments",
      "stage": "animal",
      "related": [
        "alpha-humulene",
        "geraniol",
        "linalool",
        "beta-pinene"
      ],
      "finding": "LaVigne and colleagues reported cannabinoid-like behavioural effects of selected terpenes in mice and interaction with the synthetic cannabinoid agonist WIN55,212-2.",
      "limit": "Different compounds, targets and experimental designs can give different answers. These results do not establish a whole-plant entourage benefit in people.",
      "sourceTitle": "Cannabis sativa terpenes are cannabimimetic and selectively enhance cannabinoid activity",
      "url": "https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-87740-8",
      "access": "Original publisher paper / indexed abstract"
    },
    {
      "id": "endocannabinoid-structure",
      "date": "2023-05-09",
      "dateLabel": "9 May 2023",
      "title": "Seeing an analogue of a body-made signal.",
      "method": "Cryo-EM · docking · molecular dynamics · signalling assays",
      "stage": "laboratory",
      "related": [
        "thc"
      ],
      "finding": "Krishna Kumar and colleagues studied CB1 with AMG315, an anandamide analogue, and investigated interactions with receptor toggle-switch residues.",
      "limit": "AMG315 is a research analogue. Its structure is not direct imaging of anandamide or proof of a clinical treatment.",
      "sourceTitle": "Structural basis for activation of CB1 by an endocannabinoid analog",
      "url": "https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-37864-4",
      "access": "Original indexed abstract"
    },
    {
      "id": "limonene-human",
      "date": "2024-03-13",
      "dateLabel": "13 March 2024 online",
      "title": "A particular mixture, tested in people.",
      "method": "Small acute human crossover experiment",
      "stage": "human",
      "related": [
        "d-limonene",
        "thc"
      ],
      "finding": "Spindle and colleagues studied vaporized D-limonene with THC in 20 healthy adults who used cannabis intermittently. The strongest combination, tested in 12 participants, reduced acute THC-associated anxiety and paranoia ratings; other effects were unchanged.",
      "limit": "This is not a treatment trial for an anxiety disorder and does not establish benefits from oral terpene blends, aromas or consumer products.",
      "sourceTitle": "Vaporized D-limonene selectively mitigates the acute anxiogenic effects of Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol in healthy adults who intermittently use cannabis",
      "url": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38498958/",
      "access": "Original indexed abstract"
    },
    {
      "id": "thc-dynamics",
      "date": "2025-01-08",
      "dateLabel": "8 January 2025",
      "title": "Binding is more than a frozen shape.",
      "method": "Cryo-EM · molecular dynamics · cellular pharmacology",
      "stage": "laboratory",
      "related": [
        "thc",
        "thcv",
        "cbn"
      ],
      "finding": "Thorsen and colleagues resolved HU210-bound CB1 and compared THC with ten analogues using signalling assays and molecular simulations. Different ligands produced different activity and kinetics.",
      "limit": "HU210 is a synthetic tool compound. The simulated poses and receptor assays do not establish patient benefit or safe use of the compounds.",
      "sourceTitle": "Structural basis of THC analog activity at the Cannabinoid 1 receptor",
      "url": "https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-55808-4",
      "access": "Original full-text sections / abstract"
    },
    {
      "id": "virtual-screening",
      "date": "2025-03-06",
      "dateLabel": "6 March 2025",
      "title": "A prediction becomes a testable candidate.",
      "method": "Virtual screening · synthesis · cryo-EM · male-mouse experiments",
      "stage": "animal",
      "related": [
        "thc"
      ],
      "finding": "Tummino and colleagues docked 74 million molecules, synthesized selected candidates and optimized a CB1 agonist called 1350. It showed analgesic activity in male mice with a separation from some adverse behaviours.",
      "limit": "The paper combines prediction with experiments. The compound is a synthetic lead, and mouse results do not establish effectiveness or safety in people.",
      "sourceTitle": "Virtual library docking for cannabinoid-1 receptor agonists with reduced side effects",
      "url": "https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-57136-7",
      "access": "Original publisher abstract; structure deposited as PDB 9DGI"
    },
    {
      "id": "cannabis-pangenome",
      "date": "2025-05-28",
      "dateLabel": "28 May 2025 online",
      "title": "Many genomes, many chemical possibilities.",
      "method": "Pangenomics & synthase-gene analysis",
      "stage": "laboratory",
      "related": [
        "cbga",
        "thca",
        "cbda",
        "cbca"
      ],
      "finding": "Lynch and colleagues assembled a cannabis pangenome and examined structural variation, cannabinoid synthases and their evolutionary relationships.",
      "limit": "Genes help explain potential chemistry. They do not substitute for testing the compounds in a harvest or establish its therapeutic effect.",
      "sourceTitle": "Domesticated cannabinoid synthases amid a wild mosaic cannabis pangenome",
      "url": "https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09065-0",
      "access": "Original publisher sections / indexed record"
    },
    {
      "id": "cb1-republication",
      "date": "2025-08-27",
      "dateLabel": "27 August 2025 online",
      "title": "The scientific record can change.",
      "method": "Agonist-bound X-ray crystal structures · corrected publication",
      "stage": "laboratory",
      "related": [
        "thc"
      ],
      "finding": "Hua and colleagues published CB1 structures with the research agonists AM11542 and AM841. The publication sits alongside a same-day retraction notice for the earlier 2017 article with the same title.",
      "limit": "We cite the 2025 publication, not the retracted 2017 paper as current evidence. Research agonists are not the same as natural THC; this record does not establish clinical efficacy.",
      "sourceTitle": "Crystal structures of agonist-bound human cannabinoid receptor CB1 · 2025 publication",
      "url": "https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09454-5",
      "access": "Publisher abstract and publication metadata",
      "additional": [
        {
          "title": "Retraction notice for the earlier 2017 article",
          "url": "https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09538-2"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "cb2-toggle-switch",
      "date": "2026-03-18",
      "dateLabel": "18 March 2026 online",
      "title": "Small changes can shift receptor activity.",
      "method": "Ligand design · cellular pharmacology · molecular modelling",
      "stage": "laboratory",
      "related": [
        "thc"
      ],
      "finding": "Ganzoni and colleagues varied a position on an HU-308-derived scaffold to change CB2 receptor activity. The work investigated how those modifications interact with the Trp258 toggle switch.",
      "limit": "These are designed ligands and laboratory findings. They do not prove that natural terpenes, a plant extract or a seed food treats inflammatory disease.",
      "sourceTitle": "Single-position ligand modifications tune CB2R activity by targeting the toggle switch",
      "url": "https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2026/sc/d6sc00062b",
      "access": "Original publisher abstract / supplementary metadata"
    },
    {
      "id": "cbdp-allosterism",
      "date": "2026-03-28",
      "dateLabel": "28 March 2026",
      "title": "A rare cannabinoid brings new questions.",
      "method": "Cellular assays · mutagenesis · modelling · male mice",
      "stage": "animal",
      "related": [
        "cbdp",
        "cbd",
        "thc"
      ],
      "finding": "A CBDP study investigated negative allosteric modulation of CB1 at two proposed sites, combining receptor experiments, molecular modelling and mouse work.",
      "limit": "Predicted binding energies are computational estimates. The study is preclinical and does not establish human benefit, dosing or safety.",
      "sourceTitle": "Cannabidiphorol (CBDP) acts as a negative allosteric modulator at two distinct sites of cannabinoid receptor 1",
      "url": "https://www.nature.com/articles/s42004-026-01990-z",
      "access": "Original indexed abstract / publisher sections"
    },
    {
      "id": "biased-cb1-2026",
      "date": "2026-04-13",
      "dateLabel": "13 April 2026 online · 28 May issue",
      "title": "Can signalling separate relief from side effects?",
      "method": "Structure–activity analysis · signalling assays · mouse pain models",
      "stage": "animal",
      "related": [
        "thc"
      ],
      "finding": "Liao and colleagues designed Gi-biased CB1 agonists LZD503 and LZD505. The study reported analgesic effects with reduced adverse effects in mouse experiments.",
      "limit": "Reduced adverse effects in mice do not establish human safety. These synthetic research compounds are not ingredients in Mount Herbs products or approved treatments established by this study.",
      "sourceTitle": "Rational design of Gi-biased CB1 agonist with reduced side effects",
      "url": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41980782/",
      "access": "Original indexed abstract / publisher summary"
    }
  ]
}