MOLECULE

Cannabichromevarin

Cannabichromevarin (CBCV) belongs to the class of organic compounds known as 1-benzopyrans. These are organic aromatic compounds that include a 1-benzopyran moiety, a bicyclic structure made up of a benzene and a pyran ring fused together, so that the oxygen atom is at position one. Cannabichromevarin is a neutral compound. CBCV is the C3 analogue of cannabichromene (CBC) and bears structural similarity to other natural cannabinoids, including tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), tetrahydrocannabivarin (THCV), cannabidiol (CBD), and cannabinol (CBN), among others. CBCV is a product of the decarboxylation of cannabichromevarinic acid (CBCVA), which occurs over time or after reaching temperatures above 90 °C. CBCVA is a product of the cyclization of cannabigerovarinic acid (CBGVA) (PMID: 30023762) (https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-800756-3.00002-8). CBCV and its derivatives are as abundant as cannabinols in cannabis plants. CBCV is not psychoactive and is not scheduled by the Convention on Psychotropic Substances. CBCV is a propyl cannabinoid and an effective anticonvulsant used to treat brain cancer and epilepsy (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabichromevarin).