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Joshua Holdaway

Ibarra

Health 1050

10/17/2018

1. What is marijuana? What are the 2 main components . What do they do.?

Marijuana is a drug that many adolescent teens uses. The two main ingredients are THC and

CBD. They put your body into a state of relaxation.

2. What is the endocannabinoid system. What is anandamide? Who isolated

Anandamide? Anandamide is a neurotransmitter produced in the brain that binds to the

THC receptors. It's been called the bliss molecule. The endocannabinoid system is a biological

system composed of endocannabinoids.

3. list 5 places in the body impacted by anandamide and others endocannabinoids:

Learning, Memory, Hormones, Development, Metabolism.

4. How marijuana affects memory. Could this situation be a good or positive effect? I

think it all depends on how you look at it. If you were having a really stressful day at work then

maybe a good thing. On the other hand if you have a final test the next day maybe not so much

of a good thing.

5. Can marijuana affect your driving? How marijuana affect your driving? Yes marijuana

can greatly affect your driving by slowing down your reaction time it also makes the light

receptors in your eyes work overtime.

6. Is marijuana addictive. Why not/yes? Yes marijuana is addictive like any other drug

users get the feeling of being high. There is a reason why marijuana is called the gateway drug.
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7. List 5 acute effects of marijuana? Some are occasional ...or circumstantial Dry Mouth,

Increased heart rate, Increased appetite, Feeling of being cold, Sleepy.

8. List and explain 3 chronic effects Memory issues, Tiredness, Stunts brain growth.

9. Is marijuana a gateway drug? Why not/yes? Yes it leads to use of stronger drugs to

find that high.

10. Is possible that marijuana affects your school /academic achievement ? Its is very

possible for this to happen you'd just need to use it responsibly. A lot of teens use it theses days

so i don't really know how much more legalizing it could hurt.

11. Can marijuana affect the future baby in a pregnant woman? Yes like any other drug

babies can get addicted to the drug out of the womb.

12. Is marijuana abuse linked to mental disorders ? I wouldn't say they are linked id say a

lot of people with depression look for a way to feel happy and maybe that happy for them is

marijuana.

13. Can marijuana cure? What conditions have been proved marijuana to be effective?

ADHD can help a ton with cancer.

List 5 medical benefits of cannabis Helps with cancer patients, Stress reliever, Helps pain

for chronic pain, helps hair growth, Substitute for opioids.

14. What percentage of the total population support marijuana for medicine . How many

states support legal medical marijuana? How many states for recreational? 60 % of the total

population 9 states and 8 recreational

15 Why marijuana is still in schedule 1? What is schedule 1? Can you name 3 other

drugs classified as schedule 1. What schedule would you suggest for marijuana to be in? Why?

It has a very bad wrap.

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16. WHO Discovered the cannabinoids receptors for CBD and THC?, How do they

affect your body?Roger Pertwee discovered cannabinoids. They are natural ingredients.

17. Who was Harry J Anslinger? What did he do? Did he love marijuana, A united

states government official. He did not support any drugs.

18. Who is to blame for marijuana being placed in schedule 1.. What was the reason...?

The United States drug enforcement is to blame.

19. Who created the Medical Marijuana act of 2017. What is the purpose? Andy Herris

to study the use of medical marijuana.

20. What has been the effect of the proliferation of marijuana dispensaries on opioid

overdoses legal dispensaries helped with the use of opioids and overdoses on opioids

21. Can marijuana make me stupid? Yes marijuana can stunt brain growth and cause

memory loss.

22. How neurons communicate under the influence of THC? THC alters the brain's

communication to its cells

23. How do marijuana works in the brain? Marijuana is very potent and reaches your

bloodstream as well as the brain quickly and begins affects the brain and its influence on

memory, appetite, learning, coordination and pleasure

24. Can marijuana affects the brain development of a teenager ? Yes overuse can lead to

damage to brain cells

25. Why Utah has a hard time adopting weed as a medicine. Because a religion in the

state of utah is against the drug.