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Conclusions
C. sativa L. has been used throughout history not only for its fiber, but also as
a medicinal plant. It has been the object of scientific research over the past 150
years. After the isolation of the plant’s constituents, biochemical work led to
the identification of two receptors and of endogenous cannabinoids. Over the
last decade numerous synthetic agonists and antagonists have been prepared.
We may be approaching an important goal in cannabinoid research – the use
of cannabinoids in medicine – which has been the dream of several generations
of scientists.