• DOI:10.1038/253365A0
Corpus ID: 4245058

Marijuana, absinthe and the central nervous system

@article{Castillo1975MarijuanaAA,
  title={Marijuana, absinthe and the central nervous system},
  author={J. D. Castillo and Michelle Chernikoff Anderson and G. M. Rubottom},
  journal={Nature},
  year={1975},
  volume={253},
  pages={365-366}
}

J. D. Castillo, Michelle Chernikoff Anderson, G. M. Rubottom

Published 1975

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THERE are striking similarities between the psychological actions of the liqueur absinthe1 and the experiences frequently reported by users of marijuana2. We have therefore compared the properties of thujone and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), which are believed to be the active principles of Artemisia absinthium and Cannabis sativa, respectively. Both substances are terpenoid, derived from the essential oils absinthol and cannabinol, and are formed by similar biosynthetic mechanisms3,4.