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MJ Flashcards

1
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What are names for the good stuff?

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pot weed dope ganja mary jane grass skunk

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2
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Whats the active compound?

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THC (tetrahydrocannabinol)

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3
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How can it be taken in?

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ingested, smoked, vaporized

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4
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Desired effects for takers short term?

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High, increased libido (or not desirable) euphoria, change in perception, increased apetite

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5
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Onset timings?

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Minutes for smokers, 30-60 mins eaten

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6
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How long do effects last?

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about 2-6 hours

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Undesirable effects short term

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Red eyes, paranoia, anxiety, short-term memory problems, motor skill problems, dry mouth

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Long term possible effects

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Decreased mental ability, short-term memory problems if had teenage, beahvioural problems if had preganancy or very young age, addiction and schizophrenia

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9
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In 2013, how many used the drug?

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Around 200mill used the drug (3% world pop)

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10
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How many in 2015 and 2016 had never used cannabis in America?

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43% which rose to 51%

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Where is it legal for medical use?

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31 US states, Netherlands, Belgium, Canada, Australia, Spain, Germany

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12
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What is the active compounds used medical purposes?

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Cannibinoids

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13
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What is the active compounds similar to the drug tapped into by runners?

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Endocannibinoids

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14
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What can very high doses cause?

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Change in self-perception, auditory and visual illustions, ataxia, depersonalisation and derealisation

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15
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When was the drug first documented?

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In the Nepal, India and Vedac period approx. 1500-2000 BCE

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16
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herodotus wrote about what practices?

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fishy ones done by the Scythians in Ancient Greece 2-5 BCE

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17
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Biggest religious worship?

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Rastafarians for meditations

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18
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What are the availbale forms?

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Smoking, vaporizer, edibles, cannabis tea

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how is smoking done

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Uses vapourized cannibinoids from small pipes, bongs (portable version of hookahs with a water chamber), paper-wrapped joints, tobacco-leaf wrapped blunts etc.

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20
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What is a hooka?

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Single or multi-stemmed instrument for smokingand vapourising tobacco

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21
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What is different from vapourizing?

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It heats the thing to 165-190oC to vaporize THC but not plant (boiling point of THC is 157oC) at 760mmHg

22
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How is cannabis tea made?

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Adding small amount of THC (as lipophilic so not very water soluble) approx 2.8mg per litre, and then saturated fat like cream added to hot water and cannabis

23
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What’s the common Indian made edible?

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Bhang commonly made and distributed for Holi

24
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How many emergency visits were there for the drug 2011?

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455,000 in USA

25
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What is it also renowned for?

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Most common illegal drug taken motor vehicle crash. Meta-analysis shows 2012 increased risk of being invollved in crash

26
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What did a 2016 study how many times more likely?

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2/3, compared to 6/15 alcohol

27
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Long-term damage other organs?

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Liver (especially if hep C), heart, lungs and vasculature

28
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What is an uncommon side effect?

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Cannibinoid hyperemesis syndrome causes nausea, vomiting and abdominal cramps

29
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What is short term use of cannibas associated with lungs?

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Bronchdilation

30
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Long-term and lungs?

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Symptoms assocaited with bronchitis (like wheezing, bringing up sputum, coughing) but not any causal relationship with COPD

31
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Compared to smoking similarities in dangers with ingesting

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Contains inorganic and organic compounds in the tar and 50 known carcinogens (nitrosamides, reactive aldehydes etc.). Also inhaled more deeply than tobacco.

32
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What is tar?

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The resinous partially combusted particulate matter produced by the burning of tobacco or other plant materials.

33
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Evidence and cancer?

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None short and medium term, mixed for long term

34
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What did a 2015 find cancerous?

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Testicular germ cell tumours increased by cannabis usage

35
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What is cannabis an aggravating factor in?

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Arteritis (inflammed walls arteries usually from immune system or infection) commonly leads to amputation

36
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What does smoking cannabis increase the risk of by 4.8 times?

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MI

37
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What does changing the endocannabinoid system result in?

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Decrease peripheral resistance and increase CO, posing risk to those with CVD

38
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Any grey or white matter shrinking?

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nooo, but hippocampus volume decrease associated as well as amygdala abnormalities (largely mediated by THC but protective effects CBD)

39
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What did the DSM-IV criteria find?

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About 9% who experimented became addicted

40
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What is the most commonly ingested form?

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Dried flowers, subtending leaves and female parts of the Cannabis plant. Contains about 3-20% THC (up to 33%)

41
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What is hemp?

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Marijuana as well, but lower THC (psychoactive part) and higher CBD

42
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Differernce between sativa and indica strains of cannabis

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Can grow 12ft high, leaves, buds and colas spread far apart, almost half of the useable bud grow half way up plant, needs wide bearth to grow. Scrawny pencil leaves
Inidica 6ft tall, dense, pine tree appearance, large bud, fat wide leaf

43
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Sativa effects

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uplifting high, energy boost, daily and socail usage, highewr THC, migranes nausea and chronic pain used for.
Indica relaxation time great for falling asleep.
Higher CBD. Good for insomnia, muscle spasms and anxiety.

44
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What’s hemp used for?

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Clothes, textiles, paper cordage construction etc. Stronger and longer lasting than cotton.
China to European civilsation 12,000 years

45
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What is the family of teh cannabis plant?

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Cannabaceae and cannabis is a genus withi it

46
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What are the species in teh family?

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3 (disputed) Cannabis Sativa, Cannabis Indica and Cannabis ruderalis (with low THC)

47
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What is hashish?

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Cannabis resin

48
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Describe hash

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all those little white hairs you see buds delightly squeezed together (all the trichromes basically) getting very high levels of THC

49
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Difference between weed and hash?

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HAsh good fordoing nothing, weed good for smoking

50
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What are trichromes?

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FIne hairs or outgrowths in weed plants

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