Patent ID: 7335688

Claim:
A method of providing a physiological effect in an individual or animal conferred by activating a cannabinoid receptor in that individual or animal comprising administering to the individual or animal a pharmaceutical composition including a therapeutically effective amount of a compound having the formula: and physiologically acceptable salts of the compound, wherein R 1 is selected from OH; H; OCH 3 ; N 3 ; NH 2 ; O(CH 2 ) n N(CH 3 ) 2 and where n is an integer from 1-3; R 2 is selected from C(CH 3 ) 2 (CH 2 ) 4 C≡CH; (CH 2 ) n CH 3 , where n is an integer from 4-6; C(CH 3 ) 2 (CH 2 ) n CH 3 , where n is an integer from 3-5; where each X is independently selected from CH 2 , O, S and NH and n is an integer from 3-5; (CH 2 ) n C≡CH where n is an integer from 3-5; C≡C(CH 2 ) n CH 3 where n is an integer from 2-4 and where R is (CH 2 ) n CH 3 , and n is a maximum of 7; and R 3 is selected from H; OH; OCH 3 ; N 3 and O(CH 2 ) n OH; where n is an integer from 1-5.