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What does tetrahydrocannabinol mean?

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Noun
  1. (organic chemistry) The psychoactive substance present in cannabis, a hydrogenated derivative of cannabinol.
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In addition, scientific analysis of cannabis suggests a continued increase in the level of tetrahydrocannabinol.
In America average concentrations of tetrahydrocannabinol, the psychoactive ingredient, doubled in the 1990s, as growers focused on stronger, more expensive cannabis.
Molecular studies have shown that tetrahydrocannabinol, the active component of cannabis, increases release of dopamine in the mesolimbic pathway.
Does this mean that hops also contain tetrahydrocannabinol, the active constituent of cannabis?
Mr. Speaker, as the member is aware with regard to cannabis, for instance, the active ingredient is THC or tetrahydrocannabinol.
But unlike pot, industrial hemp contains very little THC, or tetrahydrocannabinol, the chemical that gives marijuana its narcotic effect.

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