Primary Recipient

VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY

Amount

$149,500.00

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

Cannabinoid CB1 receptors in the CNS mediate psychoactive effects of marijuana and are a critical component of the endogenous cannabinoid system, which is involved in motivation and reward, motor control, appetite, learning and memory, and pain and thermo