WEED CANNABIS POT MARIJUANA

PRIMARY INGREDIENT

THC (delta 9)

INDUSTRIAL (FABRIC) HEMP HISTORY

8000 BCE

most eco friendly w/ fewer pesticides & water

>1% THC

hemps seeds (20% protein) edible w/o psychoactive

high competiton w cotton & linen

WEED & PAIN

too much = increased pain

not enough = no help

DONT USE IF

weak heart

psychotic disorder or traits

THC METABOLISHES (BECOMES) IN LIVER

11-OH-THC

3x as psychoactive

MEDICAL POT HISTORY

use discovered by shen neng 2737 BCE

didnt reach west till 1800s (hash)

help pain, arthritis, rheumatism, headaches, seizures

1833 O’SHAUGHNESSY: MEDICAL POT HISTORY

documented appetite & pain effects in India then brought back to UK for med use

1845 MOREAU: MEDICAL POT HISTORY

wrote book about Hash intoxication & using to treat depression

french started hashish club

INTOXICANT HISTORY

indian religious tradititon

1937 ainslinger weed tax act —> send blacks to jail

WW2 needs hemp for materials & farmers grow 9ft stocks

GATEWAY DRUG THEORY (not universally accepted)

coffee —> alc —> nic —> weed —> hard drugs

correlation DOESNT EQUAL causation

users have sensation seeking personality

most dont try hard drugs

many use hard drugs 1st based on location & access

CBD CANNABIDOL (active ingredient)

most active in moderate doses (inverted U)

converts into THC as plant matures

help reduce anxiety, anxiety, epilepsy, promote sleep, psychotic Sx

past use = glaucoma

MARINOL

synthetic THC from sesame oil

causes psychotic Sx

CBN CANNABINOL

unclear data

created when THC breaks down overtime in storage

reduce THC psychoactive effects

increase sleep (sedating)

HEALTH EFFECTS

vomiting

depends on type of strain & dosage (cant generalize)

heart palpitation or tachycardia (fast)

anxiety, paranoia, panic, dizziness

use for pain instead of opiates (NOT A CURE)

PREPARATIONS

bhang

charas

hashish

hash oil

DRUG SAFETY

prevenetion only needs 1 buffer ( religion, sport, school)

automatic use = not midful dosage & unfun

dont use daily

kids avoid in fear of dissapointment/punishment not cuz illegal

WEED & SLEEP

disrupts & supression REM stage & ppl need it

SMOKING VS EDIBLES

smoking = rapid onset, harmful to lungs

edbles = slow onset then it takes you, safer

ISSUES WHEN PPPL ARE HIGH

concentrating

attention to details

focusing on goals

perform 2 actions at same time

learn new couple info

PROBABLY UNAFFECTED ACUTE EFFECTS

learning easy paired assocation

retrieve encoded info (phone #)

INCONSISTENT ACUTE EFFECTS

POSSIBLY AFFECTED

slows reaction time

disinhibiton

vigilance (sustained time)

PROBABLY AFFECT ACUTE EFFECTS

time is faster & objects seem closer

issues perceving depth & color

make mistakes reading aloud & take longer

decreased math ability

memory intrusions

impaired free recall

CHRONIC AFFECTS

few/no deficits in cognition

hard to do studies, need more subjects & complex tests

dependence

UNDESRIBALE AFFECTS

dryness

red eyes

depersonalization

impaired concentration

UNDESRIBALE EMOTION AFFECTS

freak out

paranoia

aversive self-conciousness

SUBJECTIVE AFFECTS

enhanced touch, color & taste sensation

euphoric & relaxed

insights about self

subtle humor

increased sex intimacy & orgasm (more responsive & giving)

time is slower

DRIVING HIGH

COMPENSATORY BEHAVIORS

familiar route = easy

Increased braking 

Rare accidents

wider distance behind car

Decreased hand-eye coordination 

DRIVING HIGH DIFFERS COMPARED TO DRIVIING DRUNK

Slower speed

less aggressive

wider distance behind car

refuse to drive 

USERS & SCHOOLING

college students usually go to grad school

risk of droping out but high odds of getting bad grades as a kid

SOCIAL ISSUES

jobs drug testing

early use makes proportion of white to grey brain matter OFF

withdrawal can cause agression

ACUTE CHANGES TO PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE

based on dosage naive users

subtle deficits

heavy users = less likely affected

ALC & POT

increased impairment in a synergistic way

additive (build on one another)

NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES

Tolerance 

withdrawal = irritability & cravings