This drug makes people do crazy things and can be fatal. How Does Marijuana Affect Your Brain? It messes with your mind while you’re high, but how does weed affect your brain in the long run? Hide Video Transcript Video Transcript There is no transcript available. ...
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Not only marijuana (including its THC component) but even the most mind-altering drugs, like opiates, should be available as strictly controlled substances very judiciously prescribed for medical conditions. What Denver Bible Church warns against is the denial that the normal use of marijuana, even...
Understanding Marijuana: A New Look at the Scientific Evidence Mitch Earleywine. Oxford University Press, 2002 Read preview The Marijuana Smokers Erich Goode. Basic Books, 1970 Read preview Marijuana Erich Goode. Atherton, 1969 Read preview Marijuana: Mind-Altering Weed E. J. Sanna. Mas...
Cannabis contains more than 100 cannabinoids, the most common being THC and CBD. THC is responsible for the mind-altering characteristics of cannabis. It is the compound that induces a high feeling in cannabis users. On the other hand, CBD is not euphoric but has several medicinal applications...
Oh, and now today, Sunday the 19th, Obama had the unmitigated gall to publicly announce that marijuana is no worse than alcohol. Um, is that the position of a President to be advocating for legalization of a mind altering substance that doesn’t get bonus points for being equilabrated with...
However, CBD is not psychoactive. Thus, people can enjoy its benefits without the mind altering effects. And since it is not a psychoactive substance, CBD does not lead to addiction – the main problem with using opiates as painkillers. ...
1. Psilocybin Psilocybin is a mind-altering compound similar to LSD or DMT (Dimethyltryptamine) found in over 200 species of mushrooms. Often calledmagic mushrooms, these edible North American psilocybin fungi have effects including “euphoria, visual and mental hallucinations, changes in perception, ...
The main difference between addiction and mental illness is that addiction is a medical condition that is caused by the regular consumption of mind-altering substances. Mental illnesses, on the other hand, are conditions in which someone experiences persistent and distressing thoughts, feelings, or be...
THC stands for tetrahydrocannabinol, believed to be the primary mind-altering chemical (active ingredient) found in marijuana, which can be tested for in urine with a cannabinoid screen. THC stands for tetrahydrocannabinol, believed to be the primary mind-altering chemical (active ingredient) found ...