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chapter 11

cjc mod 6

TermDefinition
Cannabis sativa common hemp plant, grown abundantly throughout the world
the active psychoactive agent. concentration of THC
earliest records of marijuana come from Chinese writings nearly 5,000 years ago hashish has its origins in North Africa and Persia in the ninth or tenth centuries A.D.
( United States)marijuana was available in patent medicines during the late 1800s but its popularity did not become extensive until the 1920s.
1930s Federal and state regulation of marijuana began
escalation penalties for marijuana sales increased in the 1940s-50s
hashish origins in north africa and persia in 9/10th AD
how is marijuana absorbed absorbed into fatty tissue, slow elimination time may take days-weeks to leave body completely
acute physiological effects cardiac acceleration reddening eyes
acute psychological effects euphoria giddiness time elongation increased hunger and sexual desire attention and memory impairments
acute effects of marijuana are known because the binding of THC at special receptors in the brain
chronic use produces tolerance effects, no physical dependence when doses are moderate
carcinogenic effects bc of marijuana smoke contains same components that tobacco smoke does marijuana inhalation is deeper and more prolonged
amotivational syndrome general apathy and indifference to long range planning as result of the pharmacological effects of weed use (largely discredited) more likely users are involved in a deviant subculture directed away from traditional values
gateway hypothesis sets the stage for future patterns of drug use research indicates that alcohol and cig use precedes weed use weed use precedes other illicit drugs little evidence that weed exposure leads to dependence on other drugs
anandamide chemical made by your body that helps mood, memory, pain, appetite
bhand hindi slang term for being drunk or high
cannabidiol CBD natural chemical in cannabis plant
cannabinoids THC natural chemical in cannabis plant
delta 9 tetrahydrocannabinol main chemical in cannabis that makes you feel high
dronabinol synthetic version of THC chemically identical to THC
nabilone synthetic THC different structure to THC making it more stable in the body
sinsemilla term used for high quality seedless cannabis
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