Cannabis
Aliases: weed, thc, marijuana, dagga, hash
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Summary
A common and widely used psychoactive plant, which is beginning to enjoy legal status for medical and even recreational use in some parts of the world. Usually smoked or eaten, primary effects are relaxation and an affinity towards food - a state described as being 'stoned.'
Dose Information
Onset, Duration & After-effects
- Onset:
- Smoked: 1-10 minutes
- Oral: 30-120 minutes
- Duration:
- Oral: 4-10 hours
- Smoked: 1-4 hours
- After-effects:
- Oral: 6-24 hours
- Smoked: 2-24 hours
Effects
- Sedation
- Appetite enhancement
- Muscle relaxation
- Muscle spasms
- Nausea
- Pain relief
- Vasodilation
- Creativity Enhancement
- Anxiety suppression
- Anxiety
- Dream suppression
- Emotion enhancement
- Mindfulness
- Paranoia
- Sleepiness
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Studies & References
- Cannabis use and risk of lung cancer: a case-control study.
- Cannabis smoking and risk of lung cancer in men: a pooled analysis of three studies in Maghreb.
- Cannabis induces a clinical response in patients with Crohn's disease: a prospective placebo-controlled study.
- Effects of cannabis on the adolescent brain.
- Is cannabis neurotoxic for the healthy brain? A meta-analytical review of structural brain alterations in non-psychotic users.
- A controlled family study of cannabis users with and without psychosis.
- How cannabis causes paranoia: using the intravenous administration of ∆9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) to identify key cognitive mechanisms leading to...
- The impact of marijuana use on glucose, insulin, and insulin resistance among US adults.
- Marijuana and lung diseases.
- Neuroprotective antioxidants from marijuana.
- Decreased depression in marijuana users.
- Self-reported anal sex practice and sexual risk-taking after marijuana use among a sample of Georgia inmates.
- Effects of marijuana extract and tetrahydrocannabinol on electroencephalographic sleep patterns.
- Association of marijuana use and the incidence of testicular germ cell tumors.
- The effects of combinations of intranasal cocaine, smoked marijuana, and task performance on heart rate and blood pressure.
- Ischemic stroke after use of the synthetic marijuana "spice".
- Marijuana's effects on human cognitive functions, psychomotor functions, and personality.
- Effects of marijuana on human reaction time and motor control.
- Effects of marijuana on testosterone in male subjects.
- Detection times of marijuana metabolites in urine by immunoassay and GC-MS.
- Medical/therapeutic value of cannabis literature review