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Most potent psychoactive agent in cannabis
Binds to receptors in cerebral cortex, cerebellum, hippocampus, hypothalamus, and other areas of brain and spinal cord |
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| Medical Uses of Marijuana |
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| Nausea and vomiting, anorexia, epilepsy, glaucoma, spasticity, and migraine |
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| Synthetic THC derivatives used as anti-nauseants |
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Low-Mod:
Relaxation, drowsiness, disinhibition, well-being, distortions in perception, impaired motor coordination, balance and stability impaired, mild paranoia, flashbacks, increased heart rate and appetite
Higher:
Pseudohallucinations, running together of senses, judgement impaired, reaction time slowed, performance impaired, delusions, paranoid, de-personalization |
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Amotivational syndrome: mental slwoing, loss of memory, difficulty with abstract thinking, loss of drive, emotional flatness
Loss short-term memory, lack concentration, loss ability in abstract thinking, impairment of memory and learning
Bronchitis, asthma, sore throat, decrease sperm count |
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