2-AG	2-arachidonoylglycerol
AC	adenylate cyclase
ACh	acetylcholine
AD	Alzheimer’s disease
AEA	N-arachidonoylethanolamine
AKT	protein kinase B
ALS	amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
APP/PSEN	Amyloid protein precursor/presenilin
AUD	alcohol use disorder
Aβ	β-amyloid
BDNF	brain-derived neurotrophic factor
CaMKIV	calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase IV
cAMP	cyclic adenosine monophosphate
CB1	cannabinoid receptors 1
CB2	cannabinoid receptors 2
c-Fos	an inducible transcription factor that regulates the delayed onset of effector genes
c-Jun	cytoplasmic Jun
CNR1	cannabinoid receptor 1 protein coding gene
CNS	central nervous system
COX-2	cyclooxygenase-2
cPLA2	cytosolic phospholipase A2
CREB	cAMP-response element binding protein
D1-MSNs	D1 medium spiny neurons
DA	Dopamine
DAG	diacylglycerol
DAGLα/β	diacylglycerol alpha/beta
DAT	dopamine transporter
eCBS	endocannabinoid system
Elk-1	E26 transformation-specific domain containing protein 1
ERK	extracellular signal-regulated kinases
FAAH	fatty acid amide hydrolase
GABA	gamma-aminobutyric Acid
GIRKs	G protein-coupled inwardly rectifying potassium channels
GPCR	G protein-coupled receptor
HD	Huntington’s disease
IPSCs	inhibitory postsynaptic currents
JNK	Jun N-terminal kinase
LTD	long-term depression
NF-κB	nuclear factor binding near the κ light-chain gene in B cells
MA	methamphetamine
MAGL	monoacylglycerol lipase
MAPKs	mitogen-activated protein kinases
mGluR5	metabotropic glutamate receptor 5
MSNs	medium spiny neurons
NAc	nucleus accumbens
NAPE	N-acyl-phosphatidylethanolamine
ND	neurodegenerative
PD	Parkinson’s disease
PFC	prefrontal cortex
PI3K	phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase
PLD	phospholipase D
PPARα	peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha
PPARγ	peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma
SOD1	superoxide dismutase 1
SR141716A	rimonabant
Src	family of non-receptor tyrosine kinases
VGCC	voltage-gated calcium channels
VTA	ventral tegmental area
αSYN	α-synuclein
Δ9-THC	Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol