1. Chemistry Behind
Cannabises
Roberto Ayala
Ben
Lily

2. What is inside Cannabis
• The chemistry behind
cannabis is really complex.
There are over 400 different
chemicals in cannabis. The
main component responsible
for the mind-altering effects
is Delta-9-
tetrahydrocannabiol (THC).
From the 400 different
Chemicals in cannabis but
only 60 of them are unique
to cannabis.

3. How does THC work
Inside the human body.
• Neurotransmitters fill the
gap, or synapse, between
two neurons and bind to
protein receptors, which
enable various functions
and allow the brain and
body to be turned on and
off. Foreign chemicals, like
THC, can mimic or block
actions of
neurotransmitters and
interfere with normal
functions.

4. Names
Not common
• cannabinol (CBN), cannabichromene
(CBC), cannabigerol (CBG), and
tetrahydrocannabivarin (THCV).
More common
• (27 known), amino acids (18),
proteins (3), glycoproteins (6),
enzymes (2), sugars and related
compounds (34), hydrocarbons (50),
simple alcohols (7), aldehydes (13),
ketones (13), simple acids (21), fatty
acids (22), simple esters (12),
lactones (1), steroids (11), terpenes
(120), non-cannabinoid phenols (25),
flavonoids (21), vitamins (1) [Vitamin
A], pigments (2), and elements (9)

5. Pictures

6. Cannabis Bibliography
• http://
www.emcdda.europa.eu
/publications/drug-profiles/can
• http://medicalmarijuana.pr
ocon.org/view.answers.ph
p?questionID=000636
• http://www.weedist.com/2
012/07/tailoring-high-
compounds-in-cannabis-
properties-boiling-points/

7. Cont…
• http://www.drugscie
nce.org/Petition/C8
C.html
• http://science.howst
uffworks.com/mariju
ana3.htm