Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE

Amount

$705,281.00

Award Date

7/16/2009

Administering Agency

Health and Human Services, Department of / National Institutes of Health

CDFA Number

93.701

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support

Description

The psychoactive component of marijuana, ??9-tetrahydrocannabinol, binds to and activates cell surface receptors called cannabinoid receptors. Activation of these receptors produces intense responses in humans, which suggest that endogenous cannabinoid (e