Weed lecture part 2

Question 1

Cannabis indica is mostly used in MEDICINAL CANNABIS :); used in oncology for cancer or chemo related pain it can also be used in HIV or AIDs patients to help decrease nausea and to increase appetite

Question 2

____________: higher CBD content and lower THC
content

Users experience relaxing effects, which may
also…
- Provide pain relief
- Decrease nausea
- Increase appetite

Answer 2

Cannabis indica

Question 3

Cannabinoids: ___________ phytochemicals

Answer 3

aromatic

Question 4

Tetrahydrocannabinol (_______)

Primary psychoactive compound Cannabis sativa (High THC, Low CBD)

Answer 4

THC

Question 5

Cannabidiol (_______)
Used for pain relief, movement disorders, anxiety, depression, and more

Cannabis indica (High CBD, Low THC)

Answer 5

CBD

Question 6

Indica=in da couch

Sativa = Energetic high

Question 7

_______ - Tetrahydrocannabinol
Primary psychoactive component

Secondary metabolite produced by the
cannabis plant to protect from…
Environmental stressors
Insect predation (stops insects from wanting to eat it
Ultraviolet light

Answer 7

THC

Question 8

THC crosses the blood brain barrier so that’s why it has that psychoactive component :)

Question 9

_________(Marinol)
Synthetic version of THC marketed as a CIII drug

Answer 9

Dronabinol

Question 10

Dronabinol (Marinol)
Treatment of chemotherapy-induced nausea/vomiting
(CINV)

_________ stimulant in the treatment of anorexia

Answer 10

appetite

Question 11

Dronabinol (Marinol)

Exerts complex CNS effects, appetite stimulation mediated via
interaction with ______________receptors in the hypothalamus

Answer 11

cannabinoid

Question 12

Dronabinol (Marinol)

Contraindications:

Absolute - _________oil hypersensitivity

Answer 12

sesame oil

Question 13

CBD - Cannabidiol

Treatment of ___________disorders (epilepsy)
___________disorders (anxiety, psychosis)
- Analgesia (used for pain relief)

Answer 13

neurological

psychiatric

Question 14

Unlike THC, CBD is not psychoactive You will not get high from CBD

Question 15

CBD was helpful in the creation of Epidiolex!!

Question 16

Cannabidiol (Epidiolex)

Standardized cannabidiol extract
NOT a ______________drug (there’s only one active ingredient)

Answer 16

not a botanical drug

Question 17

Cannabidiol (Epidiolex)
Developed from the “Charlotte’s Web” strain of cannabis
Very high CBD content, low THC

Question 18

Epidiolex

Reduces neuronal ____________

Answer 18

excitability

Question 19

Side effects of Epidiolex

Watch for _____________ - jaundice, vomiting

Contraindication with _________ allergy - flavoring

Sedation is common

Answer 19

hepatotoxicity

strawberry allergy

Question 20

Two most well known cannabinoids are THC and CBD

Question 21

___________ effect is the idea that all of the cannabinoids whether its CBD,THC,etc they all work together synergistically to create an enhanced therapeutic effect…the idea being that CBD alone might not be as effective as CBD,THC,CBN, all of them because they are all chemicals…all cannabinods and they all have their own interactions with each other which might effect by either agonizing or antagonizing metabolism of certain other cannabinoids within the body…extract might be more effective the whole is greater than the sum of its part

Answer 21

Entourage effect

Question 22

From Prohibition to Legalization

Controlled Substances Act (CSA) of 1970
Marijuana becomes a __________ drug

Joined heroin and LSD as having “high potential for abuse
and no recognized medical use”

Answer 22

Schedule I

Question 23

Medical Cannabis

Medical Use
Now legal in 48 States, DC, and 4 out of 5 territories

Question 24

Recreational Use of Marijuana Still illegal federally