| THC | tetrahydrocannabinol |
| CB | cannabinoid |
| THCA | tetrahydrocannabinolic acid |
| CBDA | cannabidiolic acid |
| CBNA | cannabinolic acid |
| CBGA | cannabigerolic acid |
| CBCA | cannabichromenic acid |
| CBNDA | cannabinodiolic acid |
| GPP | geranyl pyrophosphate |
| OLA | olivetolic acid |
| GOT | geranyl-diphosphate:olivetolate geranyltransferase |
| THCAS | tetrahydrocannabinolic acid synthase |
| CBDAS | cannabidiolic acid synthase |
| CBCAS | cannabichromenic acid synthase |
| TRPV1 | transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily V member 1 |
| GPR | G protein-coupled receptors |
| PPARs | peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors |
| ES | endocannabinoid system |
| CBRs | CB receptors |
| AEA | N-arachidonoylethanolamine |
| 2-AG | 2-arachidonoylglycerol |
| SCBs | Synthetic cannabinoids |
| GPCR | G-protein coupled receptor |
| cAMP | adenosine monophosphate |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| PI3K | phosphoinositide 3-kinase |
| COX-2 | cyclooxygenase-2 |
| CNS | central nervous system |
| TRP | transient receptor potential |
| MS | multiple sclerosis |
| CINV | chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting |
| BBB | blood–brain barrier |
| HER2 | human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 |
| FAAH | fatty acid amide hydrolase |
| MAGL | monoacylglycerol lipase |
| VEGF | vascular endothelial growth factor |
| ERK | extracellular signal-regulated kinase |
| MAPK | p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| Nupr1 | stress-related nuclear protein 1 |
| ATF4 | activating transcription factor 4 |
| CHOP | C/EBP homologous protein |
| TRIB3 | tribbles pseudokinase 3 protein |
| mTORC1 | mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1 |
| ER | endoplasmic reticulum |
| TRP | transient receptor potential channel |
| GPR | G protein-coupled receptor |
| AMPK | AMP-activated protein kinase |
| CAMKK2 | calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase kinase 2 |
| CDK | cyclin-dependent kinases |
| BAD | Bcl-2-associated death promoter |
| Bcl-2 | B-cell lymphoma 2 protein |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| TRPM8 | transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily M member 8 |
| CBG | cannabigerol |
| Id1 | inhibitor of differentiation 1 protein |
| ICAM-1 | intercellular adhesion molecule 1 |
| TIMP-1 | tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinases-1 |
| LAK | lymphokine-activated killer |
| A549 | lung cancer cell lines |
| EC | endocannabinoid |
| IL | interleukin |
| COX2 | cyclooxygenase-2 |
| IFN-γ | interferon γ |
| Th | T-helper |
| LPS | lipopolysaccharide |
| Th1 | T helper cell type 1 |
| hPDLFs | human periodontal ligament fibroblasts |
| TB | tuberculosis |
| HSV-2 | Herpes simplex virus |
| KSHV | Kaposi’s sarcoma herpes virus |
| SIV | simian immunodeficiency virus |
| HIV-1 | human immunodeficiency virus type 1 |
| CXCR4 | chemokine receptor type 4 |
| RT | reverse transcriptase |
| CRP | C-reactive protein |
| ACE2 | angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 |
| TLR | toll-like receptors |
| SARS | severe acute respiratory syndrome |
| MERS | middle east respiratory syndrome |
| CS | cytokine storm |
| D-ITP | drug-induced thrombocytopenia |
| CD | Crohn’s disease |
| UC | ulcerative colitis |
| IBDs | inflammatory bowel diseases |
| U373-MG | glioma cel line |
| NCI-H292 | lung cancer cel line |
| ADAM7 | disintegrin and metalloproteinase domain 7 |
| EGFR | epidermal growth factor receptor |
| ERK | extracellular signal-regulated kinases |
| LNCaP | prostate cancer cell line |