Cannabis and the Human body

Ways to ingest?

Inhalation

Vaporizing

Ingestion (orally)

Sublingual

Topicals

Smoking:

plant is heated to ____ and smoke is ingested

The heating of the plant _____ the chemical compounds

THC enters the bloodstream through the ____ and begin to effect the human body

Inhalation is a ____ method of delivery and enters the bloodstream almost ____

__ to min for effect, __ to __ for full effects after smoking

Combustion

Activates

Lungs

Rapid delivery and almost instantly

1 to 3 minutes, 10 to 30 minutes

Vaporizing:

Seen as healthier than smoking because _____

Vapor is ____ and not as ___

Some evidence suggests that the effects are felt ___ because it is delivered faster

The plant matter is not burned, this means no smoke from combustion is created.

Thinner and not as harsh

Faster

Ingestion:

Passes through the _____ and enters the bloodstream.

The cannabis must be ____ before ingestion in order to activate it, this process is known as _____, this can occur when cannabis is ____ or ____ .

Some people use ___ that have already been decarboxylated.

When the liver metabolizes the THC the compound known as ______ is turned into _____ which is a more potent ___

Digestive tract

Heated

Decarboxylation , cooked or baked

Oils

Delta 9 Tetrahydrocannabinol

11 hydroxy- tetrahydrocannabinol

More potent psychedelic

Sublingual:

Substance diffuses into the bloodstream through ____ under the tongue. This happens when chemical substances come into contact with ___ beneath the tongue that allow the chemical to be absorbed and enter the bloodstream.

The body absorbs sublingual products in ___ min or less

Some examples of sublingual products: ___, ___, ___

Tissue

Mucous membranes

15 min or less

Tinctures, lozenges and lolipops

Topicals:

Absorbed through ___

Examples: ___, ___, ____, ___

Skin

Balms, oils, creams, or transdermal patches