CANNABIDIOL (CBD) : Critical Review Report, WHO, 2018 Expert Committee on Drug Dependence Fortieth Meeting Geneva, 4-7 June 2018   Contents Acknowledgements .................................................................................................................. 4 Summary................................................................................................................................... 5 1. Substance identification ........................................................................................................ 6 A. International Nonproprietary Name (INN) ............................................................................ 6 B. Chemical Abstract Service (CAS) Registry Number .............................................................. 6 C. Other Chemical Names .......................................................................................................... 6 D. Trade Names .......................................................................................................................... 6 E. Street Names........................................................................................................................... 6 F. Physical Appearance.............................................................................................................. 6 G. WHO Review History ............................................................................................................. 6 2. Chemistry ............................................................................................................................... 6 A. Chemical Name ...................................................................................................................... 6 B. Chemical Structure................................................................................................................. 7 C. Stereoisomers ......................................................................................................................... 7 D. Methods and Ease of Illicit Manufacturing............................................................................ 7 E. Chemical Properties............................................................................................................... 9 F. Identification and Analysis ..................................................................................................... 9 3. Ease of Convertibility Into Controlled Substances ............................................................ 10 4. General Pharmacology........................................................................................................ 11 A. Routes of administration and [...]