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marijuana Flashcards

1
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pharmacist

a. apothecary
b. bong
c. saloon
d. tea-pad
e. sinsemilla

A

a. apothecary

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historically, a place where people gathered to smoke marijuana

a. joint
b. apothecary
c. blunt
d. tea-pad
e. dabbing

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d. tea-pad

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method of smoking marijuana using water pipes

a. dabbing
b. snorted
c. vaping
d. mainling
e. bong

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e. bong

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cigar that is emptied of tobacco and refilled with marijuana

a. hookah
b. bong
c. blunt
d. joint
e. blended cigarette

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c. blunt

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hand-rolled marijuana cigarette

a. snuff
b. bong
c. blunt
d. dank
e. joint

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e. joint

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new form of consumption that involves heating concentrated forms of marijuana and inhaling the fumes

a. tea-pad
b. injecting
c. vaping
d. dabbing
e. mainling

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d. dabbing

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method of consumption where active ingredients of marijuana are aerosolized with water mist and inhaled

a. vaping
b. hookah
c. dabbing
d. snorting
e. mainling

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a. vaping

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belief that the use of licit and illicit substances follows a predictable pattern

a. adenosine theory
b. vaping
c. gateway theory
d. phosphodiesterase theory
e. motivational syndrom

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c. gateway theory

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9
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collection of more than 60 chemical compounds present in marijuana

a. acids
b. cannabinoids
c. ethanols
d. aldehydes
e. alkaloids

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b. cannabinoids

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10
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principal active chemical in marijuana responsible for the psychoactive effects

a. phosphodiesterase
b. apolipoprotien e
c. delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinal
d. synthetic cathinone
e. U-477000

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c. delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinal

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potent distillate of marijuana

a. hash oil
b. vaping
c. sinsemilla
d. dabbing
e. delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinal

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a. hash oil

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seedless variety of marijuana

a. hash oil
b. sinsemilla
c. theophylline
d. heroin
e. hashish

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b. sinsemilla

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13
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Marijuana was first used for pharmacological purposes by people in which country?
a. India
b. Vietnam
c. Chile
d. China

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d. China

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Which of the following played a key role in the widespread recreational use of marijuana in the United States in the 1920s?
a. stress from the Great Depression
b. growth of a youth culture
c. advent of modern surgery
d. restrictions on alcohol access

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d. restrictions on alcohol access

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When would you first have been able to legally obtain a prescription for marijuana from a medical professional throughout the United States?
a. 1920
b. 1937
c. 1974
d. 1996

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b. 1937

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Globally, how many people have used cannabis over the past year?
a. less than 1%
b. between 1 and 5%
c. between 5 and 10%
d. between 10 and 20%

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b. between 1 and 5%

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According to studies of usage patterns based on sex and age, who of the following is most likely to be a regular user of marijuana?
a. a 19-year-old woman
b. a 37-year-old woman
c. a 28-year-old man
d. a 23-year-old man

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d. a 23-year-old man

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18
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Which term best describes marijuana usage trends among high school students since the 1970s?
a. variable
b. static
c. slow but steady increase
d. slow but steady decrease

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a. variable

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19
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Malcolm wants to get the quickest, strongest effect from using cannabis. Which method should he use?
a. injecting it
b. inhaling it
c. chewing it
d. eating it

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b. inhaling it

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20
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Which of the following is a unique risk of dabbing?
a. nausea
b. burns
c. vein collapse
d. gum disease

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b. burns

21
Q

Which methods of using marijuana incorporate water?
a. vaping and bongs
b. dabbing and blunts
c. blunts and bongs
d. dabbing and vaping

A

a. vaping and bongs

22
Q

A person who wants a marijuana product with over 50% concentration of psychoactive ingredients should buy which of the following?
a. foreign-grown pot
b. hash oil
c. sinsemilla
d. homegrown pot

A

b. hash oil

23
Q

Despite its long historical use as a psychoactive substance, the properties which cause the effects of marijuana were not identified until the ________.
a. 1940s
b. 1960s
c. 1970s
d. 1920s

A

b. 1960s

24
Q

How does the potency of marijuana in the United States today compare to that of 1980?
a. about the same
b. half as strong
c. ten times stronger
d. five times stronger

A

d. five times stronger

25
Q

Which term best describes THC that is ingested by eating a cookie made with marijuana?
a. toxic
b. ineffective
c. filtered
d. stronger

A

c. filtered

26
Q

Carmen wants to make sure she gets really high before her favorite band takes the stage at the Summer Jam concert.
What should Carmen do to achieve her mission?
a. drink a beer while she smokes a blunt
b. hold each drag off a joint for a long time
c. eat a pot brownie that her friend made
d. inhale pot smoke through her nose

A

b. hold each drag off a joint for a long time

27
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How much of the THC in a joint is actively processed by the body to enable the smoker to get high?
a. 5%
b. 20%
c. 50%
d. 80%

A

b. 20%

28
Q

Some people who smoke marijuana find that it affects their short-term memory. For example, they can go into a room to get something and forget what it is they wanted. This might be due to the action of THC on which type of brain receptors?
a. CB2
b. acetylcholine
c. CB1
d. dopamine

A

c. CB1

29
Q

The potential for physical dependence on marijuana ________.
a. has been clearly proven
b. has been discredited
c. is a focus of debate
d. exists only in animals

A

c. is a focus of debate

30
Q

Which of the following is most likely to be affected by use of marijuana?
a. emotions
b. motor skills
c. visual processing
d. executive functions

A

d. executive functions

31
Q

Synthetic medications that resemble the cannabinoids offer which of the following benefits?
a. affordability
b. efficiency
c. stability
d. sociability

A

c. stability

32
Q

Which of the following people should NOT seek out marijuana to alleviate their medical condition?
a. someone who has chronic pain
b. someone who has nausea
c. someone who has glaucoma
d. someone who has insomnia

A

c. someone who has glaucoma

33
Q

Which of the following factors limits the ability of researchers to study the therapeutic uses of marijuana?
a. ambivalence
b. access
c. stigma
d. cost

A

b. access

34
Q

What is the most common physiological effect of smoking marijuana?
a. elevated heart rate
b. persistent cough
c. bloodshot eyes
d. mild nausea

A

c. bloodshot eyes

35
Q

Dr. Leung has repeatedly told her college-age son to stop smoking marijuana due to the long-term health impacts.
What is Dr. Leung likely most concerned about for her son?
a. psychosis
b. immune disorders
c. lung cancer
d. heart disease

A

c. lung cancer

36
Q

Which term best describes the sperm of a long-time heavy user of marijuana?
a. larger but slower
b. smaller and fewer
c. faster but smaller
d. slower and fewer

A

d. slower and fewer

37
Q

Getting high from smoking marijuana is a(n) ________ process.
a. automatic
b. complex
c. learned
d. physiological

A

c. learned

38
Q

According to Becker, some aspects of getting high from smoking marijuana reflect a ________.
a. physiological process
b. simple process
c. automatic process
d. learned process

A

d. learned process

39
Q

Matt is experiencing a cognitive effect as a result of smoking a blunt with some friends. Which of the following is related to this effect?
a. time
b. speech
c. laughter
d. color

A

a. time

40
Q

Which of the following, that can occur with smoking marijuana, could explain why many artists and musicians like to use it during the creative process?
a. flight of ideas
b. amotivational syndrome
c. loquacious laughter
d. slow passage of time

A

d. slow passage of time

41
Q

Harry J. Anslinger, who was a director of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics, argued that marijuana was a serious danger and campaigned for laws restricting its use and sale. However, numerous committee reports suggested otherwise, and found little danger from marijuana. One of the earliest was the _____.
a. Marijuana or Indian Hemp and Its Preparations report
b. LaGuardia Committee Report
c. Panama Canal Zone Military Investigations report
d. Indian Hemp Drugs Commission Report

A

d. Indian Hemp Drugs Commission Report

42
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Which method of using marijuana presents elevated long-term health risks because of elevated carbon monoxide levels?
a. dabbing oil
b. chewing leaves
c. smoking blunts
d. consuming edibles

A

c. smoking blunts

43
Q

Which term best reflects the role of cannabidiol?
a. inert
b. complementary
c. psychoactive
d. antagonistic

A

b. complementary

44
Q

Which of the following best reflects the pharmacokinetics of smoking marijuana?
a. inefficient but powerful
b. subtle and delayed
c. fast but incomplete
d. slow and mellow

A

c. fast but incomplete

45
Q

Some have argued that smoking marijuana results in amotivational syndrome, resulting in apathy, passivity, and lack of ambition and effectiveness. What does research suggest about amotivational syndrome?
a. Amotivational syndrome is most severe among older users.
b. Even occasional light use of marijuana can produce amotivational syndrome.
c. It reflects the interaction of pre-existing personality characteristics and drug effects.
d. It is well-documented in cross-cultural research.

A

c. It reflects the interaction of pre-existing personality characteristics and drug effects.

46
Q

The ________ that can occur with smoking marijuana could explain why many artists and musicians like to use it during the creative process.
a. flight of ideas
b. loquacious laughter
c. slow passage of time
d. amotivational syndrome

A

a. flight of ideas

47
Q

The current professional perspective that marijuana use is not harmful reflects research conducted in what year?
a. 1929
b. 2002
c. 1972
d. 1894

A

d. 1894

48
Q

A recent TV public service announcement showed two young guys getting high in a bedroom. One says that smoking pot isn’t a problem and doesn’t affect him. Then we hear his mother yelling at him to go out and find a job—and we realize that he’s almost 30 and still living with his parents.
What does this message reflect?
a. social withdrawal pattern
b. memory impairment
c. altered time perception
d. amotivational syndrome

A

d. amotivational syndrome

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