MJ

Question 1

What are names for the good stuff?

Answer 1

pot weed dope ganja mary jane grass skunk

Question 2

Whats the active compound?

Answer 2

THC (tetrahydrocannabinol)

Question 3

How can it be taken in?

Answer 3

ingested, smoked, vaporized

Question 4

Desired effects for takers short term?

Answer 4

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

Question 5

Onset timings?

Answer 5

Minutes for smokers, 30-60 mins eaten

Question 6

How long do effects last?

Answer 6

about 2-6 hours

Question 7

Undesirable effects short term

Answer 7

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

Question 8

Long term possible effects

Answer 8

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

Question 9

In 2013, how many used the drug?

Answer 9

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

Question 10

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

Answer 10

43% which rose to 51%

Question 11

Where is it legal for medical use?

Answer 11

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

Question 12

What is the active compounds used medical purposes?

Answer 12

Cannibinoids

Question 13

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

Answer 13

Endocannibinoids

Question 14

What can very high doses cause?

Answer 14

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

Question 15

When was the drug first documented?

Answer 15

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

Question 16

herodotus wrote about what practices?

Answer 16

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

Question 17

Biggest religious worship?

Answer 17

Rastafarians for meditations

Question 18

What are the availbale forms?

Answer 18

Smoking, vaporizer, edibles, cannabis tea

Question 19

how is smoking done

Answer 19

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

Question 20

What is a hooka?

Answer 20

Single or multi-stemmed instrument for smokingand vapourising tobacco

Question 21

What is different from vapourizing?

Answer 21

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

Question 22

How is cannabis tea made?

Answer 22

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

Question 23

What’s the common Indian made edible?

Answer 23

Bhang commonly made and distributed for Holi

Question 24

How many emergency visits were there for the drug 2011?

Answer 24

455,000 in USA

Question 25

What is it also renowned for?

Answer 25

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

Question 26

What did a 2016 study how many times more likely?

Answer 26

2/3, compared to 6/15 alcohol

Question 27

Long-term damage other organs?

Answer 27

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

Question 28

What is an uncommon side effect?

Answer 28

Cannibinoid hyperemesis syndrome causes nausea, vomiting and abdominal cramps

Question 29

What is short term use of cannibas associated with lungs?

Answer 29

Bronchdilation

Question 30

Long-term and lungs?

Answer 30

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

Question 31

Compared to smoking similarities in dangers with ingesting

Answer 31

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

Question 32

What is tar?

Answer 32

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

Question 33

Evidence and cancer?

Answer 33

None short and medium term, mixed for long term

Question 34

What did a 2015 find cancerous?

Answer 34

Testicular germ cell tumours increased by cannabis usage

Question 35

What is cannabis an aggravating factor in?

Answer 35

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

Question 36

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

Answer 36

MI

Question 37

What does changing the endocannabinoid system result in?

Answer 37

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

Question 38

Any grey or white matter shrinking?

Answer 38

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

Question 39

What did the DSM-IV criteria find?

Answer 39

About 9% who experimented became addicted

Question 40

What is the most commonly ingested form?

Answer 40

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

Question 41

What is hemp?

Answer 41

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

Question 42

Differernce between sativa and indica strains of cannabis

Answer 42

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

Question 43

Sativa effects

Answer 43

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.

Question 44

What's hemp used for?

Answer 44

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

Question 45

What is the family of teh cannabis plant?

Answer 45

Cannabaceae and cannabis is a genus withi it

Question 46

What are the species in teh family?

Answer 46

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

Question 47

What is hashish?

Answer 47

Cannabis resin

Question 48

Describe hash

Answer 48

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

Question 49

Difference between weed and hash?

Answer 49

HAsh good fordoing nothing, weed good for smoking

Question 50

What are trichromes?

Answer 50

FIne hairs or outgrowths in weed plants