Since 1847 the American Medical Association (AMA) has had one mission: to promote the art and science of medicine and the betterment of public health. Today, the core strategy used to carry out this mission is their concerted effort to help doctors help patients. The AMA does this by uniting physicians nationwide to work on the most important professional and public health issues. In 2008 the Medical Students Section of the AMA convened in Chicago and forged the following resolutions to be forwarded to the entire AMA:

RESOLVED, That our AMA support reclassification of marijuana's status as a Schedule I controlled substance into a more appropriate schedule; and be it further

RESOLVED, That this resolution be forwarded to the House of Delegates at I-08.

In 2009 the AMA took the advice of its future doctors and changed its long-held positions against the medicinal use of cannabis:

Results of short term controlled trials indicate that smoked cannabis reduces neuropathic pain, improves appetite and caloric intake especially in patients with reduced muscle mass, and may relieve spasticity and pain in patients with multiple sclerosis.

AMA believes that effective patient care requires the free and unfettered exchange of information on treatment alternatives and that discussion of these alternatives between physicians and patients should not subject either party to criminal sanctions.

NEUTRAL CANNABINOIDS

• d9-THC
• d8-THC
• THV
• CBD
• CBN
• CBG
• CBLCBC

• trans-(2)-delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol
• trans-(2)-delta-8-tetrahydrocannabinol
• trans-(2)-delta-9-tetrahydrocannabivarin (C3-isomer of THC)
• cannabidiol
• cannabinol
• cannabigerol
• cannabichromene
• cannabicyclol

  ACIDIC CANNABINOIDS

• THCA
• THCA-C4
• THVA
• CBDA
• CBNA
• CBGA
• CBCA
• CBLA

• trans-(2)-delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinolic acid A
• trans-(2)-delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinolic acid- C4 (C4-isomer of THCA)
• trans-(2)-delta-9-tetrahydrocannabivarinic acid (C3-isomer of THCA)
• cannabidiolic acid
• cannabinolic acid
• cannabigerolic acid
• cannabichromenic acid
• cannabicyclolic acid

 

Terpenes and terpenoids are the primary constituents of the essential oils of many types of plants and flowers. Essential oils are used widely as natural flavor additives for food, as fragrances in perfumery, and in traditional and alternative medicines such as aromatherapy. Synthetic variations and derivatives of natural terpenes and terpenoids also greatly expand the variety of aromas used in perfumery and flavors used in food additives. Vitamin A is an example of a terpene.
C10 and C15 are volatile organic compounds derived from plants. Terpenes are generally associated with characteristic fragrances. Some terpenes are alcohols (e.g., menthol from peppermint oil) and some terpenes are aldehydes (e.g., citronellal). Terpenes are made up of isoprene (C5) units.
They are the major components of resin, and of turpentine produced from resin. The name "terpene" is derived from the word "turpentine". In addition to their roles as end-products in many organisms, terpenes are major biosynthetic building blocks within nearly every living creature.