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Cannabis II Flashcards

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Cannabis Sativa (hemp) - plant stems

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  • source of fiber
  • rope and canvas cloth
  • bast fibers
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Cannabis Sativa (hemp) - seeds

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  • rich in oil, low in psychoactive chemicals
  • soaps, lamp oil, paint base
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History of Cannabis Sativa

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  • traditional medicine
  • leaves and seeds : pain relief, sleep induction, soothing agent for nervous disorders
  • root: Medieval Europe, gout, ground-up root mixed with oil and butter, salve to treat burns
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Psychoactive Nature of Cannabis (old world)

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  • smoking cannabis
  • ancient practice
  • China: pre-christian era = liberator of sin, post-christian= delight giver
  • hindu culture: heavenly guide, soother of grief
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Cannabis Sativa

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  • psychoactive
  • sub-variety Cannabis sativa L. - hemp - no medicinal properties
  • annotated by Carl Linnaeus
  • invigorating, uplifiting cerebral effects
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Cannabis indica

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  • annotated by French naturalist Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
  • physically sedating, relaxing
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Cannabis ruderalis

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  • annotated by Russian botanist D.E. Janischevisky
  • rare
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Production of Cannabinoids

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  • major psychoactive ingredients
  • lipid-soluble phenolic compounds
  • could be referred to as Terpenophenolics
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Cannabinoids (how many in Cannabis)

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  • over 113 identified in Cannabis
  • 11 are related to THC
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Nabilone

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  • synthetic cannabinoid
  • mimics THC
  • therapeutic use: antiemetic, analgesic for neuropathic pain
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Tetrahydrocannabinol

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  • THC
  • concentrated in resin of plant
  • major location is in flowering tops and very young leaves (in sub epidermal cells of these tissues)
  • less in mature leaves
  • even less in fibrous stalks and mature seeds
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First Approach in Consumption

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  • resin harvesting : several approaches, evolved in India
  • pure resin: removed from surface of young leaves and flowers (high potency and THC content)
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Second Approach in Consumption

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  • plants with unfertilized female flowers (tops are collected)
  • male plants removed before pollen production (female plants are not fertilized)
  • female plant diverts energy into seed production
  • plant material is dried (ganja- india, Sinsemilla-mexico, marijuana - USA)
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Third approach in Consumption

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  • remaining plant material after tops have been harvested
  • dried, ground into a powder
  • bhang (India, low grade < 1% THC)
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Bhang

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  • often added to drinks or candies
  • india, used during religious festivals
  • added to milkshakes
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What year is THC isolated and synthesized

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Absorption and metabolism of THC

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  • THC rapidly absorbed into blood (first reaches brain then redistributes to rest of body)
    THC is metabolized in liver
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Physiological effects of THC on CNS

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  • alters the electrical properties of nerve membranes
  • alters turnover rates of serotonin and dopamine
  • affects prostaglandin synthesis
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The Cannabis High

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  • initial effect: mild tension or anxiety
  • followed by pleasant feeling of wellbeing
  • user can become introspective and tranquil
  • can experience rapid mood changes
  • moments of hilarity followed by periods of contemplative silence
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Optimum Quantities to achieve state of euphoria vs. hallucinogenic effects

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  • state of euphoria: 25-50ug/kilo body weight THC
  • hallucinogenic effects:200-250 ug/kilo body weight THC
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Medicinal Uses of THC

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  • neuralgia
  • mental depression
  • rheumatism
  • control epileptic seizures
  • control epileptic seizures
  • types of glaucoma
  • also controls nausea caused by radiation therapy and chemotherapy
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What two drugs are used to control nausea by radiation therapy and chemotherapy

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  • marinol (2.5-10 mg of THC)
  • nabilone (contains a THC analogue - Eli Lilly)
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Why does THC have medicinal effects?

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Endocannabinoids
- anandamide (AEA)
- 2-arachidonoglycerol (2-AG)

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Anandamide (AEA)

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  • endogenous cannabinoid NT
  • is synthesized form N-arachidonoyl phosphatidyethanolamine by multiple pathways
  • is degraded primarily by the fatty acid FAAH
  • converts anandamide into ethanolamine and aracadonic acid
  • inhibitors of FAAH lead to elevatid anandamide levels
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2- arachidonoglycerol (2-AG)

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  • endocannbinoid
  • endogenous agonist of CB1 receptor
  • is an ester formed from the arachidonic acid and glycerol
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What physiological processes does the endocannabinoid system?

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pain modulation, memory, and appetite plus anti-inflammatory effects and other immune system responses

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CB1 receptors

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are primarily found in the brain and CNS

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CBD

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  • does not directly “fit”
  • CB1 or CB2 receptors bet powerful indirect effects still being studied
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CB2

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  • CB2 receptors are mostly in the perepheral organs especially cells associated with the immune system

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