PS268 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Grow House, Bhang, Hashish
CHAP 15: CANNABIS
3 types of cannabis plants:
Sativa: grows worldwide (from Asia), fibres used as hemp rope, grows as weed in US and CA
Indica: grown for psychoactive resins, cultivated all over world
Ruderalis: grows in Russia, not at all in NA
-primary psychoactive agent is delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol THC which concentrated in plant resin
-most resin is in flowering tops, less in leaves, little in stalks
3 preparations from India similar to Canada prep:
1) charas (most potent): purse resin removed from surface of leaves and plants, called hashish in its
purest form, tedious, manual process, can contain more than 50% THC
2) ganja (second most potent): dried flowering tops of female plants, high grade week called sinsemilla
3) bhang (weakest): made from remainder of plant, dried and ground into powder, sometimes > 1%
THC
-indoor cultivation more common, ensures larger yields, higher THC, avoidance of law enforcement
-US identifies Canada as source country for high grade marijuana (mostly BC, ON, and QC)
-Pakistan one of main source countries of hash used in Canada, second is Afghanistan
-CADMUS: youth smoke more than adults (3x more), BC shows higher usage
-youths perceive more positive effects of weed than negative ones (many feel its natural and safe)
-most widely consumed illicit drug in world, global use estimated at 2.9-4.3% of population
Pharmacology:
-more than 400 chemicals in weed, only 66 unique to Cannabis plant (called cannabinoids)
Document Summary
Sativa: grows worldwide (from asia), fibres used as hemp rope, grows as weed in us and ca. Indica: grown for psychoactive resins, cultivated all over world. Ruderalis: grows in russia, not at all in na. Primary psychoactive agent is delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol thc which concentrated in plant resin. Most resin is in flowering tops, less in leaves, little in stalks. Indoor cultivation more common, ensures larger yields, higher thc, avoidance of law enforcement. Us identifies canada as source country for high grade marijuana (mostly bc, on, and qc) Pakistan one of main source countries of hash used in canada, second is afghanistan. Cadmus: youth smoke more than adults (3x more), bc shows higher usage. Youths perceive more positive effects of weed than negative ones (many feel its natural and safe) Most widely consumed illicit drug in world, global use estimated at 2. 9-4. 3% of population. More than 400 chemicals in weed, only 66 unique to cannabis plant (called cannabinoids)
