Cannabis

Cannabis contains more than 400 different chemicals including phytocannabinoids, terpenoids and essential oils (ElSohly and Slade, 2005); however, the behavioral effects of cannabis (i.e. euphoria, relaxation, anxiety, confusion, memory loss, and paranoia) are primarily the result of the psychoactive ingredient, Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) (Adams and Martin, 1996; Wachtel et al., 2002; Hall and Degenhardt, 2009). The behavioral effects of THC are largely mediated by its action as a partial agonist

Cannabis has been arguably an epitome of controversy for several decades in regards to its psychoactive yet therapeutic benefits. Particularly, the use of cannabis has become socially widespread and encompasses the notion of a renewable resource with a variety of functions (Atakan, 2012). However, political and societal indifferences have led to the central dogma associated with cannabis such as there’s no medicinal, economical, industrial, or even scientific benefits. Interestingly enough, fixed

For centuries cannabis has been used for medical and spiritual healing across the world and is believed to have originated in Asia over 12,000 years ago. Cannabis was criminalised in the UK in 1928 as a part of the Dangerous Drugs Act (1920). The act was a necessity after Britain signed the 1925 Geneva International Convention of Narcotics Control. A proposition to include Cannabis in the 1925 agenda came from Turkey and Egypt with Egyptian delegate Mohamed El Guindy claiming amongst other concerns

Cannabis is one of the world’s most ancient drugs that has been used throughout history with various purposes. In China, cannabis was used as for medical purposes for rheumatic pain, constipation, and as an anesthetic for patients (Zuardi, 2006). In the year 450 BC Cannabis was brought by Scythian invaders to Europe, for the purpose of being used during rituals yet the drug was introduced in western medicine in the 19th century by a physician named Willian B Shaughnessy and Jacques-Joseph Morrow

Issues With Cannabis Industry The publicity that cannabis has received for a long time has been negative for many years campaign ads stated that marijuana was a gate way drug that would lead its users down a wrong path of using much heavier drugs. To understand why such huge campaigns made these type of statements, one must understand the up brings that marijuana had gone through. Historians have been able to trace marijuana usage all the way back to 2737 B.C. where it was used by the Chinese

revolution in the cannabis economy is that there are now a number of different ways to enjoy cannabis. Cooking with cannabis is one of those. Cooking with cannabis involves more than throwing a bunch of pot into a brownie mix. The reason is that the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana, the compound THC that gets you high, cannot be directy absorbed by the digestive system. The THC must be absorbed into another ingredient, such as butter. THC is fat soluble and not water soluble so the cannabis must be infused

Things About Tobacco and Cannabis Bongs Millions of people in the world smoke tobacco, marijuana and other substances for leisure and other purposes. Although smoking is an addictive activity, some people perceive it as an enjoyable activity. Smoking and inhaling are some of the most common method by the consumers of cannabis and tobacco. Smoking has different categories, which include using a water pipe or in form of a cigarette. One of the trendiest ways of using cannabis substances includes the

Cannabis and religion go together like vegetarians and McDonalds. At least, that's what people used to think. Not only is weed creeping into everyday society but many religions are beginning to include this mind altering substance in some of their older traditions. Judaism is one of them. Here are five things to know about it. 1. CANNABIS AND JUDAISM COMBINING ON ROSH HASHANA October 2nd marks the beginning of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. Like most other holidays, this one is celebrated

I believe cannabis plays a huge roll, being an example of an enhancement that should be seen negatively by any means. Quality of lives are changed and ameliorated so why should anyone condemn the benefits of marijuana? With my experience in the medical field, I believe an enhancement I would utilize if given a chance would have to be cannabis. Cannabis is mostly used for recreationally or for medicinal drug purposes. It may also be used for religious or spiritual motivations. Cannabis is often used

excellent working medicine which should be legalized for everyone’s use. Another word for marijuana is cannabis, it is a versatile plant most commonly used for medicinal and recreational purposes, the book The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace demonstrates these purposes well with Rob’s use of cannabis. However it doesn’t demonstrate them all, there is an estimated 50,000 uses for cannabis; medicine, paper, and clothes are a few examples of many. But the number one use for Marijuana is for its