| THC | Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol |
| CBD | cannabidiol |
| CBDA | cannabidiolic acid |
| THCA | tetrahydrocannabinol acid |
| CBN | cannabinol |
| AC | adenylyl cyclase |
| CB1 and CB2 | cannabinoid receptor 1 and 2 |
| cAMP | adenosine monophosphate |
| PKA | protein kinase A |
| MAPK | protein kinases |
| PI3K/AKT | phosphoinositide-3-kinase/protein kinase B |
| BBB | blood–brain barrier |
| OA | olivetolic acid |
| CBGAS | cannabigerolic acid synthase |
| CBGA | cannabigerolic acid |
| CBDAS | cannabidiolic acid synthase |
| Δ9-THCAS | Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinolic acid synthase |
| CBF-C5 | cannabifuran |
| DCBF-C5 | dehydrocannabifuran |
| CBCON-C5 | cannabicoumaronone-C5 |
| CBGVA | cannabigerovarinic acid |
| PUFA | polyunsaturated fatty acids |
| ALA | α-linolenic |
| GLA | γ-linolenic acid |
| SDA | stearidonic acid |
| ES | endocannabinoid system |
| eCBs | endogenous cannabinoid ligands |
| NAPE | N-acyl-phosphatidylethanolamine |
| NAPE-PLD | NAPE-specific phospholipase D |
| DAG | diacylglycerol |
| DAGL | DAG lipase |
| FAAH | fatty acid amide hydrolase |
| MAGL | monoacylglycerol lipase |
| TRPV1 | transient receptor potential vanilloid 1 |
| PPAR | peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor |
| TRP | transient receptor potential |
| TNF-𝛼 | Tumor Necrosis Factor alpha |
| IL | Interleukin |
| NF-kB | nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells |
| COX-2 | Cyclooxygenase 2 |
| PGE2 | Prostaglandin E2 |
| NO | nitric oxide |
| TLR4 | Toll like receptos 4 |
| MMP | matrix metallopeptidase |
| VEGF | vascular endothelial growth factor |
| MDR | multidrug resistance |
| GBM | glioblastoma multiforme |
| GSC | glioma stem cell lines |
| ERK | extracellular signal-related kinase |
| PI3K | phosphoinositide3-kinase |
| p38MAPK | p38mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| ER | estrogen receptors |
| SOD | Superoxide dismutase |
| GPX | glutathione peroxidase |
| CINV | chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting |