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Review
. 2023 Jan 12;13(1):162.
doi: 10.3390/biom13010162.

Effect of Cannabis on Memory Consolidation, Learning and Retrieval and Its Current Legal Status in India: A Review

Nandi Niloy  1 , Tousif Ahmed Hediyal  1   2 , Chandrasekaran Vichitra  1   2 , Sharma Sonali  1   2 , Saravana Babu Chidambaram  1   2 , Vasavi Rakesh Gorantla  3 , Arehally M Mahalakshmi  1   2
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Review

Effect of Cannabis on Memory Consolidation, Learning and Retrieval and Its Current Legal Status in India: A Review

Nandi Niloy et al. Biomolecules. .

Abstract

Cannabis is one of the oldest crops grown, traditionally held religious attachments in various cultures for its medicinal use much before its introduction to Western medicine. Multiple preclinical and clinical investigations have explored the beneficial effects of cannabis in various neurocognitive and neurodegenerative diseases affecting the cognitive domains. Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the major psychoactive component, is responsible for cognition-related deficits, while cannabidiol (CBD), a non-psychoactive phytocannabinoid, has been shown to elicit neuroprotective activity. In the present integrative review, the authors focus on the effects of cannabis on the different cognitive domains, including learning, consolidation, and retrieval. The present study is the first attempt in which significant focus has been imparted on all three aspects of cognition, thus linking to its usage. Furthermore, the investigators have also depicted the current legal position of cannabis in India and the requirement for reforms.

Keywords: cannabidiol; consolidation; learning; legal India; retrieval; tetrahydrocannabinol.

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The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Figure 1
Endocannabinoid retrograde signaling. The endocannabinoids act through a retrograde signaling pathway where cannabinoids are released from depolarized postsynaptic neurons via calcium-dependent mechanism and act in a retrograde fashion on the presynaptic CBRs to inhibit neurotransmitter release.
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