Cannabidiol attenuates delta 9-tetrahydrocannabinol-like discriminative stimulus effects of cannabinol

Eur J Pharmacol. 1986 Jun 17;125(2):301-4. doi: 10.1016/0014-2999(86)90042-7.

Abstract

Interaction effects of cannabidiol (CBD) and cannabinol (CBN) were examined using a drug discrimination procedure in which rats had been trained to discriminate between 3 mg/kg of delta 9-tetrahydrocannabinol (delta 9-THC) and vehicle (2 ml/kg). The generalization effects of CBN to delta 9-THC were attenuated when CBN was administered together with CBD. The results were time- and dose-dependent.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cannabidiol / pharmacology*
  • Cannabinoids / pharmacology*
  • Cannabinol / pharmacology*
  • Discrimination, Psychological / drug effects*
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Dronabinol / pharmacology*
  • Drug Interactions
  • Generalization, Stimulus / drug effects
  • Male
  • Rats
  • Rats, Inbred Strains
  • Time Factors

Substances

  • Cannabinoids
  • Cannabidiol
  • Dronabinol
  • Cannabinol