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Cannabis Overview Flashcards

1
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About _____ million U.S. citizens report smoking cannabis daily or almost daily.

A

3.5

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___ million report smoking the drug at least once a month

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14.5

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3
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More than ___ million have tried it at least once in their lives

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100

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4
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About ___% of the U.S. population has experienced cannabis related effects at some point in their lives

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50

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5
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Subjective Effects: Definition

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Subjectively experienced changes in one’s physiological and/or psychological state following drug administration

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Example of Subjective Effects

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  • Michigan Police Officer Incident (2006)
  • Andrew Weil (The Natural Mind-1972)
  • Howard Becker (Outsiders 1963)
  • The sequence of learning to use cannabis
  • Learn to smoke it
  • Learn to notice the effects
  • Learn to enjoy the effects
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Two Important Factors of Subjective Effects

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1) . The route of administration

2) . The individual’s cannabis use history

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8
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Euphoria

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“High”, “Good drug effect” “Stoned”, “Stimulated”, “Mellow”

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9
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Physiological States

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Increased reports of “hungry” and “dry mouthed” following use

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Route of Administration

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1) . Smoked (or vaporized) cannabis

2) . Oral Cannabis (edibles, drinkables)

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Smoked (or Vaporized) Cannabis

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a) . THC is absorbed rapidly by the blood & travels to the brain and then the rest of the body
b) . Within 30 minutes, most THC is gone from the brain
c) . Peak psychological & cardiovascular effects occur together within 5-10 minutes

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Oral Cannabis (Edibles, Drinkables)

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a) . THC is absorbed more slowly & the liver transforms it into 11-hydroxy-delta-9-THC
b) . Less THC reaches the brain
c) . Peak effects occur between 30-90 minutes following ingestion- depending on stomach contents, especially fat

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13
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Negative subjective effects are most commonly associated with:

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Infrequent cannabis users

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Early/Ancient History

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  • Had many uses as a food, for its fibers, and as a medicine in the ancient world
  • Earliest use as a sacrament
  • Used for religious purposes 3000 years before Christ
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Ancient Mideast History

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  • Believed that cannabis was brought to Mideast by the Scythians (Used as homage for departed leaders)
  • Cannabis was used medicinally in ancient Mesopotamia
  • References to hemp as incense and as intoxicant in Hebrew text of the Old Testament
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16
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Primary reason for cultivation

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Psychoactive constituents known as ‘cannabinoids’

17
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How many species are there?

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  • 3 species plus C.chinensis (subset of C.indica)

- C.sativa, C.indica, and C.ruderalis

18
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Dioecious

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Male and female reproductive organs on separate plants

19
Q

Cannabis is a rapidly growing ____ wind pollinated annual that can reach up to __ feet tall.

A

dioecious; 20

20
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Plants may grow up to __ inches per day

A

2

21
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Photoperiodcity

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The shift from vegetative to generative growth is brought on by exposure to shorter daylight periods

22
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Generative

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Reproductive, flower-producing

23
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During _____ growth, male and female plants can’t be readily distinguished

A

vegetative

24
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_______ are the primary source of cannabinoids

A

Unfertilized flower heads (colas)

25
Q

_____ are found in enclosed small glandular trichomes

A

Cannabinoids

26
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Once fertilized w/ pollen from the males, female plants produce seeds over ____ days

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14-35

27
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Plants used for __________ produce only small quantities of cannabinoids

A

fiber production

28
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Plants grown for medicinal or recreational products are usually exclusively _____

A

female

29
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_____ plants are removed to avoid accidental pollination and subsequent seed development

A

Male

30
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Marijuana

A

The dried, cured non seeded (hence sinsemilla) flowers

31
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Hashish

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Resin collected directly from trichomes

32
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4 Waves of Breeding

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  • Ed Rosenthal “Big Book of Buds”
    1) . ‘Old school’ adaptation of landraces involving pure varieties or simple crosses (eg: Afghan-Mexican)
    2) . Hybridization of varieties
    3) . More hybridization, this time focusing on flavors, tastes, and aromas
    4) . Even more hybridization but focused on connoisseur highs from plants tweaked to produce different percentages of THC, CBD, and other cannabinoids
33
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Hybridization of varieties w/goals of:

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  • Increasing potency
  • Increasing yield
  • Decreasing flowering time

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