chapter 1 Cannabinoid receptor genetics and behavior / chapter 2 Cannabinoid therapeutic potential in motivational processes, psychological disorders and central nervous system disorders / chapter 3 Marijuana addiction and CNS reward-related events / chapter 4 Effects of marijuana on human performance and assessment of driving impairment / chapter 5 Biology of endocannabinoids / chapter 6 Cannabinoids and endocannabinoids: behavioral and developmental aspects / chapter 7 Marijuana and movement disorders / chapter 8 Effects of marijuana on brain: function and structure / chapter 9 Marijuana and cannabinoid effects on immunity and AIDS / chapter 10 Marijuana and cognitive function / chapter 11 Marijuana and endocrine function / chapter 12 Embryonic cannabinoid receptors are targets for natural and endocannabinoids during early pregnancy / chapter 13 Antiemetic action of ∆9-tetrahydrocannabinol and synthetic cannabinoids in chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting / chapter 14 Cannabis and prostaglandins: an overview / chapter 15 Cannabinoid mediated signal transduction / chapter 16 Deregulation of membrane and receptor mediated signaling by THC therapeutic implications / chapter 17 Cannabinoid receptors: the relationship between structure and function / chapter 18 Endocannabinoid proteins and ligands / chapter 19 Electrophysiological actions of marijuana / chapter 20 The vascular pharmacology of endocannabinoids / chapter 21 The cannabinoid receptors and their interactions with synthetic cannabinoid agonists and antagonists / chapter 22 Cannabinoids as analgesics / chapter 23 Effects of acute and chronic cannabinoids on memory: from behavior to genes / chapter 24 Adverse effects of marijuana