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1964 – THC, Main Psychoactive Component of Cannabis, First Identified and Synthesized

Posted on September 24, 2019 by ProCon.org

In 1964 Dr. Raphael Mechoulam, Professor of Medicinal Chemistry at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, is the first to identify delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), as the main psychoactive component of cannabis. He is also the first to synthesize THC.

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ProCon.org. "1964 – THC, Main Psychoactive Component of Cannabis, First Identified and Synthesized." ProCon.org. Last modified on September 24, 2019. Accessed January 27, 2023. https://medicalmarijuana.procon.org/timeline-events/1964-thc-main-psychoactive-component-of-cannabis-first-identified-and-synthesized/