Health Sciences 3400A/B Study Guide - Final Guide: Endocannabinoid System, Terpene, Butane

• School: Western University
• Department: Health Sciences
• Course: Health Sciences 3400A/B
• Professor: Melanie Macphail

Document Summary

Lecture 21 cannabis legalization and non-traffic accidents flashcards. Contains over 400 compounds - includes cannabinoids (over 100, including thc and cbd) Terpenes: essential oil compounds, diff strains of cannabis have diff scents when you combine terpenes with diff cannabinoids there are diff effects ex. can treat difficult diseases! Somephysical differences in the way that the plant grows indica isshorter, bushier, wider. Sativa is more uplifting, day time use, morehallucinogenic, higher. Indica is more equal thc to cbd ratio. Cbd can mitigate some negativeeffects of thc, indica more common for nighttime use becausemore relaxing. Nostatistic studies differentiating the two, and there is a lot of crossbreedingand genetic modification random strains created so dichotomy is less. Cannabis is onlyknown substance that works on endocannabinoid system in human body. Receptorsthroughout the body, regulates sleep, appetite, digestion, mood, motor control,reproductive system, pleasure and reward systems, pai(cid:374), (cid:373)e(cid:373)ory (cid:894)do(cid:374)"t (cid:374)eed tok(cid:374)o(cid:449) these(cid:895) affects virtually every system in the body.