Antitumor activity of plant cannabinoids with emphasis on the effect of cannabidiol on human breast carcinoma.

Authors: Alessia Ligresti, Aniello Schiano Moriello, Katarzyna Starowicz, Isabel Matias, et al
Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, September 2006

Delta(9)-Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) exhibits antitumor effects on various cancer cell types, but its use in chemotherapy is limited by its psychotropic activity. We investigated the antitumor activities of other plant cannabinoids, i.e., cannabidiol, cannabigerol, cannabichrom…