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An American research opens the door to the production of painkiller cannabis without psychoactive side-effects

Would in the future be possible medical cannabis with no hallucinogenic effects? Everything make feel that probably yes, specially after research works as this one by Dr. Li Zhang, from National Institute of Health in Bethesda, USA. 

According to the article published by Dr. Zhang last April 4th in the Nature Chemical Biology journal, his team has discovered a way to synthesize the analgesic potency of THC, the active ingredient in marijuana, and remove the psychoactive side-effects. The discovery is linked to the interaction of THC with GlyR transmembrane.

Zhang says THC acts on the glycine receptor inhibitors, which regulate the neuromotor activity, pain sensations, muscle relaxation and anxiety. Therefore it is feasible to produce synthetic THC that only act on these receptors as an analgesic without causing the high.

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This means that a non-pyscoactive THC could be used to produce a brand new aspirin.

The research opens new doors to all sorts of experiments on cannabis that can be extended to the field of recreational consumption. Therefore, users of cannabis also enjoying psychoactive effects could have varieties for safely exploiting its features in sensory perception.

In a way, this already happens with the current crop of marijuana under certain techniques or certain chemicals that enhance their effects, but usually occurs without a scientific precision that promise these findings. Perhaps in the future we can use custom designed marijuana to enhance certain aspects of our personality and inhibit others.

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