Tetrahydrocannabinol

Let’s hear it for the new millennium! Remember the year 2000 when the world was supposed to end and the world was supposed to rapidly change? Well it has changed ranging from technology, hospital care, and even legalizing marijuana. What? Yes legalizing marijuana is on the ballet and has been. Smoke shops opened up everywhere, almost anyone has access to a medical marijuana card. Can you imagine walking into a store and you see a child buying marijuana on their way to school or wherever there…

flowering plant, which can grow to 16 feet high, likely originated in the central Asian steppe, near the Altai or Tian Shian mountains, and was first cultivated in China and India, according to cannabis and cannabinoids.” (Tia Ghose) The THC called Tetrahydrocannabinol is the primary intoxicant of marijuana. When decriminalization is being used, is talking about the elimination of criminal penalties for marijuana. Therefore, the possession of marijuana treated as a civil offense and charged with…

The main substance that is in weed (a short term word used for marijuana) would be THC. THC stands for delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol. When the drug is smoked the THC passes through the bloodstream, through all the organs in the body, and takes it to the brain. As it enters the brain the THC attaches to the cells and there are receptors in your brain that are called cannabinoid receptors and they are activated by chemicals that occur naturally in the human body. I am going to be writing about…

Marijuana has been around since 2727 B.C. proven by the written record from the Chinese Emperor Shen Nung. Marijuana, also known as cannabis, continues to affect different cultures and regions throughout history; Ancient Greeks, Romans, the Middle East, the Islamic empire, North Africa, Spain, Chile, and finally North America. At one point cannabis was accepted by and used by the United States; not the case anymore, or is it? Marijuana has now been legalized for medical use in twenty-three…

About 30% of all Americans develop cancer. This is about than 12.7 million people a year diagnosed with cancer. Although two-thirds of them die, the one-third left use medicines or drugs such as medical marijuana to make them more comfortable in their surroundings. (nationalacademypress.edu). Medical marijuana has many health benefits such as treating conditions or other medical problems, and is not a gateway drug to any other drugs. Medical marijuana should become legal in all 50 states in the…

"Mary Jane" is the most used drug in US. The drug is so popular that 40% of Americans admit that they have tried it at least once. This is because of one of the 400 chemicals found in weed, which are also known as cannabinoids, called delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol AKA THC. This chemical is responsible for the psychoactive effects it has the human mind. It accomplishes this by activating the cannabinoid receptors, CB1 and CB2. The CB1 receptors are located in the brain and the CB2 are located in…

Cannabidiol (CBD) is the major non-psychoactive compound found in the cannabis plants marijuana and hemp. CBD does not cause a high in users, and has the ability to counteract some of the negative effects of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). Numerous studies have been done that investigates the medicinal or therapeutic benefits to be had from CBD, and many shows promise in demonstrating that CBD has inflammatory, anticonvulsant, anti-oxidant, anti-emetic, anxiolytic and antipsychotic properties.…

Cannabis is a very controversial drug in today’s times; in fact, many ask if it is safe to use but many also believe that it is the gift from the devil and that if we smoke the special blend of herbs that we are giving into the temptation of his devilish ways. On the other hand, I stand for the legalization of marijuana because I personally believe in the major use and mass production of said drug. Throughout, time people have constantly been studying and practicing different forms of drugs for…

Controversy over Marijuana When you hear the word Marijuana also known as Cannabis, what comes to mind, an illegal recreational drug or a medicine? Its existence goes back as far as 7000 B.C.; it was not until the early 1900’s when marijuana was used as a recreational drug. Thereby, generating an ongoing controversy about its use in society since. Marijuana is a drug that has negative effects if consumed in excess, but has also had medicinal benefits for certain individuals who suffer from…

Legalization of Marijuana One of the thigs that has held constant in the news for years and years is whether or not marijuana should be legalized. Marijuana is currently legal in some forms in just under half of our states. While only a few of those states allow marijuana to be used as a recreational drug, some of them do. Marijuana tends to have a bad connotation to it, similar to almost all drugs. People see it as a way to escape reality and also be rebellious. Due to that perception, those…