| Cannabis | Cannabis sativa L. |
| 1-AG | 1-arachidonoylglycerol |
| 2-AG | 2-arachidonoylglycerol |
| 2-MAGs | 2-monoacylglycerols |
| 5HT2Ar | Serotoninergic 2A receptor |
| ABA | Activity-based anorexia |
| ABHD12 | α/β-hydrolase domain 12 |
| ABHD6 | α/β-hydrolase domain 6 |
| ACC | Anterior cingulate cortex |
| AD | Anxiety disorders |
| ADHD | Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder |
| AEA | Anandamide |
| AMY | Amygdala |
| AN | Anorexia Nervosa |
| ASD | Autism spectrum disorder |
| AUD | Alcohol use disorders |
| BED | Binge eating disorder |
| BMI | Body mass index |
| BN | Bulimia Nervosa |
| CaUD | Cannabis Use Disorder |
| CB1r | Cannabinoid receptor 1 |
| CB2r | Cannabinoid receptor 2 |
| CBD | Cannabidiol |
| CNR1 | Gene encoding cannabinoid receptor 1 |
| CNR2 | Gene encoding cannabinoid receptor 2 |
| CNR2A | Gene encoding cannabinoid receptor 2 isoform A |
| CNR2B | Gene encoding cannabinoid receptor 2 isoform B |
| CNS | Central Nervous System |
| CPP | Conditioned Place Preference |
| CoUD | Cocaine use disorder |
| CpG | cytosine-guanine dinucleotide |
| CPP | conditioned place preference |
| CPu | Caudate putamen |
| CSF | Cerebrospinal fluid |
| d8-2AG | Deuterium-labeled 2AG |
| d8-AA | Deuterium-labeled AA |
| D1 | Dopamine receptor 1 |
| DA | Dopamine |
| DAGL | Diacylglycerol lipase |
| DAT | Dopamine transporter |
| DD | Depressive disorders |
| DLPFC | Dorsolateral frontal cortex |
| DNA | Desoxyribonucleic acid |
| DSM-V | Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition |
| EA | Eating disorders |
| eCBs | Endocannabinoids |
| ECS | Endocannabinoid system |
| EMT | Endocannabinoid Membrane Transporter |
| EOPF | Octylphosphonofluoridate |
| FAAH | fatty acid amide hydrolase |
| FD | Functional dyspepsia |
| GABA | γ-aminobutyric acid |
| GAD | Generalized anxiety disorder |
| GPCRs | Gq protein-coupled receptors |
| GPR55r | G protein coupled receptor 55 |
| GTPγS | GTPgammaS o Guanosine 5′-O-(γ-thio) triphosphate |
| GWAS | Genome-wide association studies |
| HIPP | Hippocampus |
| HPLC-MS/MS | High-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry |
| HYP | Hypothalamus |
| LC | Locus coeruleus |
| LC-MS/MS | Liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry |
| MAGs | Monoacylglycerols |
| MAGL | Monoacylglycerol lipase |
| MGLL | Gene encoding monoacylglycerol lipase |
| mRNA | Ribonucleic acid messenger |
| MSDB | Medial septum-diagonal band of Broca area |
| NAcc | Nucleus accumbens |
| NAEs | N-acyl-ethanolamines |
| NAPE-PLD | N-acylphosphatidylethanolamine specific phospholipase D |
| NarPE | N-arachidonoyl phosphatidylethanolamine |
| NGS | Next-generation or massively parallel sequencing |
| NUD | Nicotine use disorder |
| OB | Obesity |
| OEA | Oleoyl-ethanolamide |
| OFC | Orbitofrontal cortex |
| ON | Olfactory neuroepithelium |
| OUD | Opioid Use Disorder |
| PPARα | Proliferator-activated receptor-α |
| PBMCs | Peripheral blood mononuclear cells |
| PCC | Posterior cingulate cortex |
| PCR | Polymerase chain reaction |
| PEA | Palmitoyl-ethanolamide |
| PET | Positron emission tomography |
| PFC | Prefrontal cortex |
| PLB | Placebo |
| PPI | Prepulse inhibition |
| PT | Putamen |
| PTMs | Post-translational modifications |
| PTSD | Post-traumatic stress disorder |
| Q | Glutamine |
| q-PCR | Quantitative Real-Time Polymerase chain reaction |
| R | Arginine |
| SCUD | Synthetic cannabinoid use disorder |
| SHR | Spontaneously hypertensive rats |
| SN | Substantia nigra |
| SNPs | Single nucleotide polymorphisms |
| STG | Superior temporal gyrus |
| STRs | Short sequence repeats |
| SUD | Substance use disorders |
| THC | Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol |
| TLC | Thin-layer chromatography |
| UFLC-MS/MS | Ultra-fast liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry |
| UPLC-MS/MS | Ultra-performance liquid chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry |
| UPLC-TOF/MS | Ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography-quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry |
| VS | Ventral striatum |
| WES | Whole-exome sequencing |
| WGS | Whole-genome sequencing |
| WKY | Wistar Kyoto rats |