FSC360H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Hash Oil, Pomegranate, Gleaning
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Medical alcohol (& cannabis: during prohibition, thousands & thousands of medical prescriptions for alcohol were written. Hemp: did george washington grow pot, hemp is the non-drug form of cannabis grown for its nutritious seeds & fiber for hundreds of years in northern europe, grown legally in canada thc < 0. 3% & high (cannabidiol, cbd) Important for canvas & rope for sailing ships, hemp was a strategic military crop, george. In 1793 cotton gin was invented to separate fibre from seed & replaced hemp. Thc absorption: very rapid if smoked or inhaled- peak thc occurs before smoking ends (5-10 mins, orally- much slower absorption, first pass metabolism metabolizes most of thc- peak effects 1-2 hours. Initially 45% of colorado"s marijuana sales involve edible products, food, drink, and pills: big cannabizs (caramel shatter ice cream) can use entire plant not just buds.
