Core Cannabis Course: THCA
- Higher Learning LV Staff
- Mar 23, 2023
- 4 min read
Updated: Mar 24, 2023
Welcome to homework assignment CCC 1.4 of the Core Cannabis Course from Higher Learning LV. This assignment teaches students about THCA, the acidic precursor to THC, the most common cannabinoid and also the most controversial based on its psychoactivity. Peer-reviewed scientific studies have shown that THCA may possess anticonvulsant, antiemetic (preventing or relieving nausea or vomiting), anti-inflammatory, and neuroprotective (nerve and brain cell preserving) properties.
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What is THCA?
Tetrahydrocannabinolic acid (THCA) is the acidic precursor to the most infamous cannabinoid on earth, delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). It is derived from the "mother of all cannabinoids," cannabigerolic acid (CBGA), which also produces the important cannabinoids cannabidiolic acid (CBDA) and cannabichromenic acid (CBCA).
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