DU&A Cannabis

In New York City, during Prohibition, __________ opened to give marijuana users a place to smoke.

Tea-pads

The Health Effects of Cannabis and Cannabinoids report by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (2017) concluded that there is substantial evidence for the treatment of all of the below with cannabis or cannabinoids EXCEPT. 

epilepsy 

Which of the following is false 

The peak blood concentration of THC when someone has ingested cannabis edibles occurs within 1 - 2 hours 

Which of the following is FALSE:

none of the other choices are FALSE (they are all TRUE)

True/False: Cannabis can worsen the course of schizophrenia.

true

True/False: Synthetic marijuana is a stronger agonist than regular marijuana. 

true

True/False: THC inhibits the release of neurotransmitters.

True

Cannabis use

results in acute suppression of immune system

True/False: Cannabis use is associated with an increased risk of psychotic behavior in the future.  

True 

The primary psychoactive agent in marijuana that has been most studied is __________.

THC

Which of the following is true? 

retrograde neurotransmitters are released from the postsynaptic neuron to influence the presynaptic neuron

The endocannabinoid system

all of the other choices

Which of the following is a regulatory issue potentially limiting research into medical applications of marijuana?

classification of the drug as a Schedule I substance

Which of the following is FALSE

Research investigating the effects of marijuana has always had about 10 - 12% THC in the marijuana 

How does using marijuana affect a person’s sleep?

decrease in REM sleep

Recent UN World Drug Report results indicate about _____ of people use marijuana worldwide yearly?

about 4 percent

_____ is a vapor spray medication that is about equal portions of CBD and THC.

Sativex

_____ is the leafy top portion of the Cannabis sativa plant, while _____ is the resin produced by a cannabis plant to protect it from the sun.

Marijuana; hashish

Which of the following effects on the reproductive system has research shown to be associated with chronic marijuana use?

All of these are correct.

Marijuana affects which of the following neurotransmitters?

All of the other choices

A _________ is a cigar that is emptied of tobacco and refilled with marijuana.

blunt

Marijuana cigarettes contain ____________________.

more tar than tobacco cigarettes

True/False: Cannabis withdrawal is a disorder first included in the DSM-5. 

True

NIDA's 2022 National Survey on Drug Use and Health revealed that about _______of Americans used marijuana in the last year. 

22%

_____ is a medication that is CBD extracted from the Cannabis plant that has been FDA approved for 2 rare seizure disorders. 

Epidiolex

All of the following EXCEPT ________ are effects of marijuana use.

Increased sensitivity to pain

Which of the following is/are TRUE?

Cannabidiol decreases the effect of THC at CB1 receptors

Which of the following is true regarding the research evidence on the social/environmental effects of marijuana?

None of the other choices

Anandamide and 2-AG

all of the other choices are TRUE

Which of the following statements describes the conclusions/recommendations of professional committee reports on the effects of marijuana?

The most recent report published in 2017 describes barriers to research evaluating the effects of cannabis and cannabinoids.   

____ is a receptor for cannabinoids primarily found in our brains.  

CB1

True/False: There is a lot about cannabis that we do not know at least in part because methodological limitations of research on cannabis. 

True