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FIVE PLANTS & FUNGI WITH CANNABIS-LIKE COMPOUNDS

1 LIVERWORT

everal species of the mossy-like plant liverwort contain perrottetinene (PET), a THC-like compound discovered in 1994 by Japanese chemist Yoshinori Asakawa. PET’s chemical structure is very similar to THC, making it bind to some of the same endocannabinoid receptors. Anecdotal reports suggest that the

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