Marijuana Facts

Marijuana

COMMON NAMES

Cannabus, Marihuana, Pot, Weed, Grass, Mary Jane, Dope, Grass, Doobie, Bud, Ganja, Hashish, Hash, Bhang, Doesha, Doobage, Sweet Green, Dank, Sensamillya, Buda, Budage

EFFECTS CLASSIFICATION

Intoxicant, Stimulant, Psychedelic, Depressant

DESCRIPTION

Cannabis, a fast-growing bushy annual with dense sticky flowers, produces the psychoactive THC. It is the most widely used illegal psychoactive and has a long history of medicinal, recreational, and industrial use. The fibrous stalks of the plant are used to produce clothing and rope. Cannabis grows wild in many of the tropic and temperate areas of the world. It is cultivated both indoors and out for the production of its flowering tops. The most commonly used form of cannabis are the leaves and flowering tops (buds) which may be either smoked or eaten. It also comes in a more concentrated resinous form called hashish, and as a sticky black liquid called hash oil. There are three distinct species of cannabis: Cannabis sativa, Cannabis indica, and Cannabis ruderalis. The cannabis plant has been used both medicinally and recreationally for thousands of years. It wasn’t until the early 19th century that the use of cannabis spread from China and the Middle East to the population of Europe and then to America in the middle of the century. Cannabis was made illegal in the U.S. in 1937 and has continued to be a popular recreational substance since that time.

EFFECTS

When smoked, the effects of cannabis begin almost immediately. When eaten the effects can take 1 to 2 hours to manifest, based primarily on how much food is in the stomach. The effects of smoked cannabis peak after about 20 minutes and last for 1-2 hours. When eaten, the effects will peak more slowly and primary effects may last for 3-4 hours. The primary effects sought by those using cannabis recreationally are:

• giggling
• euphoria
• relaxation
• talkativeness
• increased appetite
• a sense of well-being
• changes in perception
• sense of time is altered
• increased appreciation of music
• mild to intense closed-eye visual
• subtle changes in thought and expression
• mild enhancement of senses (smell, taste, hearing)
• attention span and memory are frequently affected
• thought processes and mental perception may be significantly altered

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