MJ Flashcards
What are names for the good stuff?
pot weed dope ganja mary jane grass skunk
Whats the active compound?
THC (tetrahydrocannabinol)
How can it be taken in?
ingested, smoked, vaporized
Desired effects for takers short term?
High, increased libido (or not desirable) euphoria, change in perception, increased apetite
Onset timings?
Minutes for smokers, 30-60 mins eaten
How long do effects last?
about 2-6 hours
Undesirable effects short term
Red eyes, paranoia, anxiety, short-term memory problems, motor skill problems, dry mouth
Long term possible effects
Decreased mental ability, short-term memory problems if had teenage, beahvioural problems if had preganancy or very young age, addiction and schizophrenia
In 2013, how many used the drug?
Around 200mill used the drug (3% world pop)
How many in 2015 and 2016 had never used cannabis in America?
43% which rose to 51%
Where is it legal for medical use?
31 US states, Netherlands, Belgium, Canada, Australia, Spain, Germany
What is the active compounds used medical purposes?
Cannibinoids
What is the active compounds similar to the drug tapped into by runners?
Endocannibinoids
What can very high doses cause?
Change in self-perception, auditory and visual illustions, ataxia, depersonalisation and derealisation
When was the drug first documented?
In the Nepal, India and Vedac period approx. 1500-2000 BCE
herodotus wrote about what practices?
fishy ones done by the Scythians in Ancient Greece 2-5 BCE
Biggest religious worship?
Rastafarians for meditations
What are the availbale forms?
Smoking, vaporizer, edibles, cannabis tea
how is smoking done
Uses vapourized cannibinoids from small pipes, bongs (portable version of hookahs with a water chamber), paper-wrapped joints, tobacco-leaf wrapped blunts etc.
What is a hooka?
Single or multi-stemmed instrument for smokingand vapourising tobacco
What is different from vapourizing?
It heats the thing to 165-190oC to vaporize THC but not plant (boiling point of THC is 157oC) at 760mmHg
How is cannabis tea made?
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
What’s the common Indian made edible?
Bhang commonly made and distributed for Holi
How many emergency visits were there for the drug 2011?
455,000 in USA
What is it also renowned for?
Most common illegal drug taken motor vehicle crash. Meta-analysis shows 2012 increased risk of being invollved in crash
What did a 2016 study how many times more likely?
2/3, compared to 6/15 alcohol
Long-term damage other organs?
Liver (especially if hep C), heart, lungs and vasculature
What is an uncommon side effect?
Cannibinoid hyperemesis syndrome causes nausea, vomiting and abdominal cramps
What is short term use of cannibas associated with lungs?
Bronchdilation
Long-term and lungs?
Symptoms assocaited with bronchitis (like wheezing, bringing up sputum, coughing) but not any causal relationship with COPD
Compared to smoking similarities in dangers with ingesting
Contains inorganic and organic compounds in the tar and 50 known carcinogens (nitrosamides, reactive aldehydes etc.). Also inhaled more deeply than tobacco.
What is tar?
The resinous partially combusted particulate matter produced by the burning of tobacco or other plant materials.
Evidence and cancer?
None short and medium term, mixed for long term
What did a 2015 find cancerous?
Testicular germ cell tumours increased by cannabis usage
What is cannabis an aggravating factor in?
Arteritis (inflammed walls arteries usually from immune system or infection) commonly leads to amputation
What does smoking cannabis increase the risk of by 4.8 times?
MI
What does changing the endocannabinoid system result in?
Decrease peripheral resistance and increase CO, posing risk to those with CVD
Any grey or white matter shrinking?
nooo, but hippocampus volume decrease associated as well as amygdala abnormalities (largely mediated by THC but protective effects CBD)
What did the DSM-IV criteria find?
About 9% who experimented became addicted
What is the most commonly ingested form?
Dried flowers, subtending leaves and female parts of the Cannabis plant. Contains about 3-20% THC (up to 33%)
What is hemp?
Marijuana as well, but lower THC (psychoactive part) and higher CBD
Differernce between sativa and indica strains of cannabis
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
Sativa effects
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.
What’s hemp used for?
Clothes, textiles, paper cordage construction etc. Stronger and longer lasting than cotton.
China to European civilsation 12,000 years
What is the family of teh cannabis plant?
Cannabaceae and cannabis is a genus withi it
What are the species in teh family?
3 (disputed) Cannabis Sativa, Cannabis Indica and Cannabis ruderalis (with low THC)
What is hashish?
Cannabis resin
Describe hash
all those little white hairs you see buds delightly squeezed together (all the trichromes basically) getting very high levels of THC
Difference between weed and hash?
HAsh good fordoing nothing, weed good for smoking
What are trichromes?
FIne hairs or outgrowths in weed plants
