Cannabinoid modulation of drug reward and the implications of marijuana legalization
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Cannabinoid modulation of drug reward and the implications of marijuana legalization.
Marijuana is the most popular illegal drug worldwide. Recent trends indicate that this may soon change; not due to decreased marijuana use, but to an amendment in marijuana's illegal status. The cannabinoid type 1 (CB1) receptor mediates marijuana's psychoactive and reinforcing properties. CB1 receptors are also part of the brain endocannabinoid (eCB) system and support numerous forms of learni...
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عنوان ژورنال: Brain Research
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0006-8993
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2014.11.034