Delta 1-thc-7-oic acid and analgesic and anti-inflammatory agents
Patent 4847290 Issued on July 11, 1989. Estimated Expiration Date: August 17, 2007. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
A non-psychoactive metabolite of THC is described. The invention is based on the discovery that this metabolite has analgesic and anti-inflammatory properties. The use of the metabolite as a therapeutic agent is based upon the further discovery that it is non-ulcerogenic.
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