PSYC62H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Effects Of Cannabis, Brainstem, Nucleus Accumbens
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Cannabinoids consist of drugs that act on cannabinoid receptors in the nervous system and elsewhere in the body. Cannabis plants come in three varieties: (1) cannabis sativa, the most commonly used; (2) These plants are also referred to as hemp, although the name refers technically to fibers of a plant and thus can describe many different types of plants. The flowers and leaves of cannabis plants contain trichomes, small hair-like structures with glands that release a resin containing cannabinoids referred to as phytocannabinoids. Ca(cid:374)(cid:374)a(cid:271)is sati(cid:448)a pla(cid:374)ts (cid:272)o(cid:374)tai(cid:374) the greatest (cid:272)o(cid:374)(cid:272)e(cid:374)tratio(cid:374)s of (cid:1013)-thc relative to other varieties, and cannabis indica tends to have a relatively greater concentration of cannabidiol compared to. Marijuana consists of dried cannabis flowers, leaves, and stems compressed and rolled into cigarettes for smoking (weed, pot, reefer, and grass) The (cid:1013)-thc content in marijuana cigarettes has increased from 1 to 3% during the 1960s and.
