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The pyrolysis of cannabinoids

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Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Part of the book series: Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology ((RECT,volume 99))

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Plants of the genus Cannabis are known to produce stronger and more immediate effects when smoked, the usual way of administration in Western countries, than when orally taken in similar amounts. In particular, the psychoactive effects are stronger than could be expected from the initial tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) content (Galanter et al. 1973). Therefore, it is important to investigate the products obtained following smoking instead of concentrating on the toxicology of the natural constituents.

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Tjeerdema, R.S. (1987). The pyrolysis of cannabinoids. In: Ware, G.W. (eds) Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, vol 99. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-8719-0_3

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