BIOLOGY 25 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Cerebral Cortex, Amygdala, Insomnia
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Hemp nowadays used for special paper such as for banknotes, fabrics and low-carbon building material called hempcrete . Drug psychoactive part of the plant is the buds and resin of the female plants. It can be eaten, smoked in a water pipe or combined with tobacco in cigarette. The resin is known as hash and the buds as. Weed : a more potent form of weed is known as skunk , the psychoactive ingredient in cannabis is. Mainly used (lost of benefits) for the multiple sclerosis (ms) a disease with fatigue, muscle weakness, incontinence, muscle spasms and chronic pain + antipsychotic effects: withdrawal syndromes: decrease appetite, weight loss, mood changes, and insomnia. Long term use can affect cognitive skills, making it harder to learn and retain information: different routes: Eating (can take up to 4 hours to reach the brain)
