Cannabitriol (CBT)

Cannabitriol, or CBT, is a family of minor, oxygen-rich cannabinoids found in trace amounts in some cannabis and hemp varieties.

The name covers several closely related molecules that carry extra hydroxyl groups compared with more familiar cannabinoids, and different laboratories may label them slightly differently. CBT is not produced in quantity by the plant; it appears in small amounts and is sometimes discussed as a degradation product or side product of other cannabinoid chemistry. It is not associated with intoxication.

CBT rarely appears on standard certificates of analysis and is usually only reported by laboratories running extended panels. There is almost no research on it in humans or animals, so any claims about its activity should be treated as speculative. For most readers it is a reference term useful for recognizing a name that may show up in a detailed cannabinoid profile, not an ingredient with an established role.