Cannabinol

Category: alkaloid

Aliases: cannabinol, CBN

Pharmacological Mechanism

Oxidative degradation product of THC that accumulates in aged cannabis. A weak partial agonist at CB1 with notably higher relative affinity for CB2 than CB1; only mildly psychoactive vs THC. Marketed as a sleep aid, though controlled human sedation data are thin.

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