There are references towards marijuana all around us. Try re-watching Scooby Doo. Shaggy always had the munchies and even had a love interest named Mary Jane. I mean what do you think Shaggy and Scooby were always doing in the back of that van! Look at That 70s Show, that’s not a cigarette they’re passing around. Give Black Sabbath’s “Sweet Leaf” a listen; they don’t even hide their reference. Cannabis has been referenced and mentioned for years and it’s use even dates back to 8000 BCE when hemp seed was found in Japanese culture. Cannabis Sativa has been used in numerous ways by different cultures throughout history.
Before we go into the different uses of Cannabis Sativa, one must be acquainted with the plant itself. There are so many street names it’s hard to keep track but just to name a few: The devil’s lettuce, mary jane, doobie, reefer, ganja, flower, and skunk. Cannabis Sativa is a dioecious plant which, for all of you non-plant experts, means that it produces a male plant and a female plant (Strumolo). In an ideal environment, Cannabis can …show more content…
Contained in it is the mind altering chemical THC. When it is smoked, it goes from one’s lungs to the bloodstream and then to the organs (“Marijuana”). THC takes effect quicker when smoked, rather than when it is drunk or eaten due to it being absorbed slower (“Marijuana”). When ingested, this chemical produces relaxing effects. An increase in one’s taste perceptions and appetite is also a possible outcome. The high that marijuana produces is caused by an overactivation of parts of the brain that contain the highest amount of receptors that the THC acts on (“Marijuana”). Although there are many harmful effects of this, including body movement impairment and memory impairment as well as disrupts problem-solving skills (“Marijuana”). Smoke irritates the lungs and causes breathing problems in users. Marijuana raises your heart rate and can cause paranoia
Before we go into the different uses of Cannabis Sativa, one must be acquainted with the plant itself. There are so many street names it’s hard to keep track but just to name a few: The devil’s lettuce, mary jane, doobie, reefer, ganja, flower, and skunk. Cannabis Sativa is a dioecious plant which, for all of you non-plant experts, means that it produces a male plant and a female plant (Strumolo). In an ideal environment, Cannabis can …show more content…
Contained in it is the mind altering chemical THC. When it is smoked, it goes from one’s lungs to the bloodstream and then to the organs (“Marijuana”). THC takes effect quicker when smoked, rather than when it is drunk or eaten due to it being absorbed slower (“Marijuana”). When ingested, this chemical produces relaxing effects. An increase in one’s taste perceptions and appetite is also a possible outcome. The high that marijuana produces is caused by an overactivation of parts of the brain that contain the highest amount of receptors that the THC acts on (“Marijuana”). Although there are many harmful effects of this, including body movement impairment and memory impairment as well as disrupts problem-solving skills (“Marijuana”). Smoke irritates the lungs and causes breathing problems in users. Marijuana raises your heart rate and can cause paranoia