Term | Definition | Examples/typical products |
(Herbal) Cannabis, marijuana | The whole plant or parts or material from the plant (e.g. flowers, buds, resin, leaves). |
Cannabis sativa, hashish |
Medical or medicinal cannabis | The terms 'medical/medicinal cannabis' (or 'medical/medicinal marijuana') is used for cannabis plants, plant material or full plant extracts used for medical purposes. | Bedrocan, Bedrobinol, Tilray 10THC/10CBD |
Cannabinoids | Cannabinoids are biologically active constituents of cannabis, or synthetic compounds, usually having affinity for, and activity at, cannabinoid receptors. | THC, CBD, CP55, 940, WIN55, 212‐2, HU210 |
Phytocannabinoid | A cannabinoid found in the cannabis plant or purified/extracted from plant material. | THC, CBD |
Endocannabinoid | An endogenous ligand found in the body of humans and other animals and which has affinity for, and activity at, cannabinoid receptors. | Anandamide, 2‐AG |
Endocannabinoid system modulators | In addition to individual phytocannabinoids, cannabis‐derived or cannabis‐based medicines, and cannabis extracts, other pharmacological approaches under development for manipulation of the endocannabinoid system include selective synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonists or antagonists, and inhibitors of the catabolism (e.g. fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) inhibitors) or reuptake of endocannabinoids. | PF‐04457845, URB597, Rimonabant |
Cannabis‐based (or cannabis‐derived) medicines | Registered, regulatory body approved medicinal cannabis extracts with defined and standardized phytocannabinoid content, particularly THC and THC/CBD. | Nabiximols (Sativex), Dronabinol, Marinol, Epidiolex |