Medicinal cannabis in pharmacy - looking beyond the high

For over 4,000 year, cannabis has been used across various cultures medicinally, recreationally, and in religious ceremonies. There are more than 60 active constituents believed to hold some pharmacological activity, including the main psychoactive Delta9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the non-psychoactive, anxiolytic and antispasmodic cannabidiol (CBD), as well as the non-psychoactive anti-inflammatory cannabinol (CBN).