How to Use cannabinoid in a Sentence

cannabinoid

noun
  • But Delta-8 is just the first minor cannabinoid to make a big splash.
    Will Yakowicz, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2021
  • That’s in part because cannabinoids are stored in fat cells.
    Molly Sullivan, Sacramento Bee, 21 Feb. 2024
  • Delta 8 is a potent cannabinoid and should be used with caution.
    The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 June 2022
  • Is the name Martha Stewart enough to convince her to give the non-psychoactive cannabinoid a try?
    Nicola Fumo, Forbes, 7 May 2021
  • The cannabis plant contains more than 100 compounds known as cannabinoids.
    Elijah Wolfson, Time, 6 June 2019
  • How Delta-8 Affects the Body Delta-8 is a psychoactive cannabinoid that is found in cannabis plants.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 9 Sep. 2023
  • Delta-8-tetrahydrocannabinol, or delta-8-THC for short, is the trendy cannabinoid of the moment.
    Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2021
  • For the uninitiated, CBD stands for cannabidiol, which is a cannabinoid found in the cannabis plant.
    Lindsey Unterberger, Glamour, 14 Aug. 2018
  • Sometimes there is less cannabinoid and sometimes more.
    Cindy Krischer Goodman, sun-sentinel.com, 7 June 2019
  • When under stress, the fat cells break down, releasing a blitz of cannabinoids into the bloodstream.
    Molly Sullivan, Sacramento Bee, 21 Feb. 2024
  • Tranquili-tea contains CBN, a cannabinoid that acts as a sedative.
    Steffi Victorioso, Los Angeles Magazine, 29 May 2018
  • Full-spectrum and broad-spectrum CBD tinctures contain either all or most of the cannabinoid found in the hemp plant, along with terpenes and flavonoids.
    Lauren Corona, chicagotribune.com, 7 Oct. 2020
  • One of over 80 compounds called cannabinoids extracted from the cannabis sativa plant.
    Allure, 17 Aug. 2018
  • Sprayed on a mixture of leaves, synthetic cannabinoids create a drug called Kush.
    Samantha Ketterer, Houston Chronicle, 9 May 2018
  • Musik found that, when exposed to cold, Hof activates a part of the brain that releases opioids and cannabinoids into the body.
    Joshua Rapp Learn, Smithsonian, 23 May 2018
  • People are surprised to know that animals have an endo-cannabinoid system, too, and that hemp and cannabis work the same way for them.
    Erin Sauder, Elgin Courier-News, 11 July 2018
  • But the reality of this study, mainly the fact that these cannabinoids were derived from hemp and the main cannabis cannabinoid, THC, wasn’t included in the study.
    Lindsey Bartlett, Forbes, 10 Aug. 2022
  • The cannabinoid was being used overseas to treat epileptic patients.
    Sandra E. Garcia, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2020
  • One investor gave $9 million to Harvard and MIT researchers to explore the science of cannabinoids.
    Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 29 July 2019
  • In the past, did quick chemical tests for cannabinoids and look for characteristic hairs that should be present on any pot plants.
    Keri Blakinger, Houston Chronicle, 3 July 2019
  • Delta-8 isn’t the only cannabinoid that has entered the market that has experts concerned, Cooper said.
    Akshay Syal, M.d., NBC News, 12 Mar. 2024
  • During this time, cannabis and cannabinoids like cannabidiol (CBD) can be very useful.
    Nicole Skrobin, chicagotribune.com, 30 Aug. 2019
  • Delta 8 is a minor cannabinoid that occurs naturally in the hemp plant.
    The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 June 2022
  • The cows that ate the low-cannabinoid hemp behaved normally and had no measurable changes in behavior.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Nov. 2022
  • The review also exposed just how little research has been done on cannabinoids and mental health.
    Jamie Ducharme, Time, 28 Oct. 2019
  • This is where cannabinoids, once relegated to the fringes of society, entered the picture.
    Calvin Rasode, Rolling Stone, 18 Jan. 2024
  • According to city documents, CBD is an active compound (cannabinoid) found in the cannabis plant.
    Evan Frank, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 19 June 2019
  • Gautz said mailroom staff are seeing an increase in paper soaked in the synthetic cannabinoid K2.
    Angie Jackson, Detroit Free Press, 23 Oct. 2020
  • Nevertheless, two years on, word of yet another one of these drug experiments caused a bit of a stir, as the drug in question was a cannabinoid.
    John Timmer, Ars Technica, 21 Jan. 2022
  • Vaping products bought on the street may contain THC or other cannabinoids.
    Laura Hancock, cleveland.com, 4 Sep. 2019

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