| WADA | World Anti-doping Agency |
| THC | Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol |
| CBD | cannabidiol |
| PK | polyketide |
| MEP | methyl-erythritol phosphate |
| MV | mevalonate |
| PP | phenyl-propanoid |
| TKS | tetraketide synthase |
| OAC | olivetolic acid cyclase |
| CNGAS | cannabigerolic acid synthase |
| THCS | tetrahydrocannabinol synthase |
| CNDAS | cannabidiolic acid synthase |
| HMBPP | hydroxyl-methyl-butenyl-diphosphate |
| DADP | dimethyl-allyl-diphosphate |
| IPDP | isopentenyl-diphosphate |
| HHC | hydrocannabinol |
| TRPV1 | Transient Receptor Potential Ion Channel 1 |
| TLR | toll-like receptor |