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Oral Cannabidiol Does Not Convert to Delta(8)-THC or Delta(9)-THC in Humans: A Pharmacokinetic Study in Healthy Subjects

Crippa, Jose Alexandre S.; Zuardi, Antonio Waldo; Cecilio Hallak, Jaime Eduardo; Miyazawa, Bruna; Bernardo, Sandra Aparecido; Donaduzzi, Carmem Maria; Guzzi, Silvane; Jann Favreto, Wagner Alex; Campos, Alline; Queiroz, Maria Eugenia C.; Guimaraes, Francisc

CANNABIS AND CANNABINOID RESEARCH
2020
VL / 5 - BP / 89 - EP / 98
abstract
Introduction: Recent studies have suggested that cannabidiol (CBD) could interconvert into Delta-8- and Delta-9- tetrahydrocannabinol. Materials and Methods: Thus, we tested the plasma samples of 120 healthy human subjects (60 male and 60 female), 60 in fasting and the other 60 under normal feeding conditions after acute administration of an oral solution containing CBD 300 mg. To do this, we developed a bioanalytical method to determine CBD and the presence of THC in plasma samples by Ultra-High Performance Liquid Chromatography Coupled to Tandem Mass Spectrometry. Results: The results showed that THC was not detected in plasma after the administration of CBD, and those study participants did not present psychotomimetic effects. Conclusions: The findings presented here are consistent with previous evidence suggesting that the oral administration of CBD in a corn oil formulation is a safe route for the administration of the active substance without bioconversion to THC in humans.

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Green published, Bronze

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