ACKRELL CAPITAL CHAPTER II Cannabis Science 101 antidepressant, antiemetic, anti-inflammatory, antinausea and antispasmodic. It also is believed to have therapeutic applications, such as appetite stimulation, bronchodilation, neuroprotection and pain relief. CBD (annabidiol: CBD is considered to be the second most abundant cannabinoid in canna- bis. It is nonpsychoactive and is believed to counteract the psychoactive effects of THC. CBD also is believed to have wide-ranging medicinal benefits: analgesic, antianxiety, antibacterial, anticancer, anti- convulsant, antidepressant, antiemetic, anti-inflammatory, anti-insomnia, anti-ischemic, antipsychotic and antispasmodic. In addition, CBD is believed to have therapeutic applications, including appetite stimulation, bone-growth stimulation, immunosuppression and neuroprotection. CBD can be derived from many cannabis strains, including low-THC strains ordinarily grown to produce industrial hemp products. CBC (Cannabichromene: CBC is thought to be the third most abundant cannabinoid in canna- bis and is nonpsychoactive. Like THC and CBD, CBC is believed to have several medicinal bene- fits, including analgesic, antibacterial, anticancer, antidepressant, antifungal, anti-inflammatory and anti-insomnia. CBC is also used as a therapeutic bone-growth stimulant. Ongoing research seeks to determine the role of CBC in reducing gastrointestinal inflammation. CBC may also have applications in pain management—in addition to binding to the CB1 and CB2 endocannabinoid receptors, it has been shown to interact with certain pain receptors. CBG (Cannabigerol: CBG is nonpsychoactive and is believed to have several medicinal benefits— analgesic, antibacterial, anticancer, antidepressant and antifungal—as well as a therapeutic application for bone-growth stimulation. CBG is present primarily during the early stages of the cannabis plant’s growth cycle; only small amounts can be extracted from the plant during its flowering stage (althou