Cannabivarin

From Wiki Weed
Jump to: navigation, search

Cannabivarin, also known as cannabivarol or CBV, is a non-psychoactive cannabinoid found in minor amounts in the hemp plant Cannabis sativa. It is an analog of cannabinol (CBN) with the side chain shortened by two methylene bridges (-CH2-). CBV is an oxidation product of tetrahydrocannabivarin (THCV, THV).

scientific chemistry of marijuana

Chemistry It has no double bond isomers nor stereoisomers.

Legal status It is not scheduled by Convention on Psychotropic Substances.

United States CBV is not scheduled at the federal level in the United States, but it could be considered an analog (of THC), in which case, sales or possession intended for human consumption could be prosecuted under the Federal Analog Act.