Cannabis Overview

Question 1

About _____ million U.S. citizens report smoking cannabis daily or almost daily.

Answer 1

3.5

Question 2

___ million report smoking the drug at least once a month

Answer 2

14.5

Question 3

More than ___ million have tried it at least once in their lives

Answer 3

100

Question 4

About ___% of the U.S. population has experienced cannabis related effects at some point in their lives

Answer 4

50

Question 5

Subjective Effects: Definition

Answer 5

Subjectively experienced changes in one’s physiological and/or psychological state following drug administration

Question 6

Example of Subjective Effects

Answer 6

• Michigan Police Officer Incident (2006)
• Andrew Weil (The Natural Mind-1972)
• Howard Becker (Outsiders 1963)
• The sequence of learning to use cannabis
• Learn to smoke it
• Learn to notice the effects
• Learn to enjoy the effects

Question 7

Two Important Factors of Subjective Effects

Answer 7

1) . The route of administration

2) . The individual’s cannabis use history

Question 8

Euphoria

Answer 8

“High”, “Good drug effect” “Stoned”, “Stimulated”, “Mellow”

Question 9

Physiological States

Answer 9

Increased reports of “hungry” and “dry mouthed” following use

Question 10

Route of Administration

Answer 10

1) . Smoked (or vaporized) cannabis

2) . Oral Cannabis (edibles, drinkables)

Question 11

Smoked (or Vaporized) Cannabis

Answer 11

a) . THC is absorbed rapidly by the blood & travels to the brain and then the rest of the body
b) . Within 30 minutes, most THC is gone from the brain
c) . Peak psychological & cardiovascular effects occur together within 5-10 minutes

Question 12

Oral Cannabis (Edibles, Drinkables)

Answer 12

a) . THC is absorbed more slowly & the liver transforms it into 11-hydroxy-delta-9-THC
b) . Less THC reaches the brain
c) . Peak effects occur between 30-90 minutes following ingestion- depending on stomach contents, especially fat

Question 13

Negative subjective effects are most commonly associated with:

Answer 13

Infrequent cannabis users

Question 14

Early/Ancient History

Answer 14

• Had many uses as a food, for its fibers, and as a medicine in the ancient world
• Earliest use as a sacrament
• Used for religious purposes 3000 years before Christ

Question 15

Ancient Mideast History

Answer 15

• Believed that cannabis was brought to Mideast by the Scythians (Used as homage for departed leaders)
• Cannabis was used medicinally in ancient Mesopotamia
• References to hemp as incense and as intoxicant in Hebrew text of the Old Testament

Question 16

Primary reason for cultivation

Answer 16

Psychoactive constituents known as ‘cannabinoids’

Question 17

How many species are there?

Answer 17

• 3 species plus C.chinensis (subset of C.indica)

- C.sativa, C.indica, and C.ruderalis

Question 18

Dioecious

Answer 18

Male and female reproductive organs on separate plants

Question 19

Cannabis is a rapidly growing ____ wind pollinated annual that can reach up to __ feet tall.

Answer 19

dioecious; 20

Question 20

Plants may grow up to __ inches per day

Answer 20

2

Question 21

Photoperiodcity

Answer 21

The shift from vegetative to generative growth is brought on by exposure to shorter daylight periods

Question 22

Generative

Answer 22

Reproductive, flower-producing

Question 23

During _____ growth, male and female plants can’t be readily distinguished

Answer 23

vegetative

Question 24

_______ are the primary source of cannabinoids

Answer 24

Unfertilized flower heads (colas)

Question 25

_____ are found in enclosed small glandular trichomes

Answer 25

Cannabinoids

Question 26

Once fertilized w/ pollen from the males, female plants produce seeds over ____ days

Answer 26

14-35

Question 27

Plants used for __________ produce only small quantities of cannabinoids

Answer 27

fiber production

Question 28

Plants grown for medicinal or recreational products are usually exclusively _____

Answer 28

female

Question 29

_____ plants are removed to avoid accidental pollination and subsequent seed development

Answer 29

Male

Question 30

Marijuana

Answer 30

The dried, cured non seeded (hence sinsemilla) flowers

Question 31

Hashish

Answer 31

Resin collected directly from trichomes

Question 32

4 Waves of Breeding

Answer 32

- Ed Rosenthal "Big Book of Buds" 1) . 'Old school' adaptation of landraces involving pure varieties or simple crosses (eg: Afghan-Mexican) 2) . Hybridization of varieties 3) . More hybridization, this time focusing on flavors, tastes, and aromas 4) . Even more hybridization but focused on connoisseur highs from plants tweaked to produce different percentages of THC, CBD, and other cannabinoids

Question 33

Hybridization of varieties w/goals of:

Answer 33

- Increasing potency - Increasing yield - Decreasing flowering time