Cannabinoid type 1 (CB1) receptor antagonists have been developed for the treatment of obesity, but a major disadvantage is that they cause unwanted psychiatric effects. Selective targeting of peripheral CB1 receptors might be an option to circumvent these side effects. Multidrug
delta 1-Tetrahydrocannabinol (delta 1-TCH), the major psychoactive constituent of marihuana, was found to suppress the preovulatory surge of gonadotropins and thereby to prevent ovulation in rats, rabbits and rhesus monkeys. These studies suggested that the drug acts primarily on the hypothalamus to
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