Probably the most used drug illegal drug in the world, cannabis is a term that refers to marijuana and other drugs made from the same plant. Stronger forms of cannabis include sinsemilla (sin-seh-me-yah), hashish, and hash oil. Marijuana is a green, brown, or gray mixture of dried, shredded flowers and leaves of the hemp plant (Cannabis sativa). Hash is resin scraped from the plant known as cannabis sativa then compressed into blocks. Hemp refers to cannabis grown for non-drug purposes.

All forms of cannabis are mind-altering mainly due to their THC (delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol) content. There are about 400 chemicals in a cannabis plant, but THC has the most effect on the brain.

The strength of the drug is measured by the average amount of THC.

• Most marijuana has an average of 3 percent THC.
• Sinsemilla (made from just the buds and flowering tops of female plants) has an average of 7.5 percent THC, with a range as high as 24 percent.
• Hashish (the sticky resin from the female plant flowers) has an average of 3.6 percent, with a range as high as 28 percent.
• Hash oil, a tar-like liquid distilled from hashish, has an average of 16 percent, with a range as high as 43 percent.

Methods of Productions

• Indoor (is usually better quality due to protection from outdoor insects and weather)
  • Hydroponics is a method of growing where the plants are grown in water and a medium routinely flushed with nutrients
  • Aeroponicsis a method where no medium is used and the roots are directly exposed to air saturated with water and nutrients.
• Outdoor (usually lower quality)
  • can include everything from plant hidden within a forest to intensive grow operations in fields

Cost

unknown

Street Names

skunk, skunkweed, grass, pot, dope, hash, blow, puff, black, tack, bush, draw, ganja, leb, slate, rocky, marijuana, cannabis resin, cannabis oil, smoke, joint, reefer, spliff, wacky backy

Methods of Consumption

Cannabis is generally sold by weight, with the smallest quantity being a gram or an eighth of an ounce (3.5 grams). It is generally mixed with tobacco, rolled into cigarettes and smoked. it can also be smoked in a pipe (One well-known type of water pipe is the bong) it can also be brewed into a drink, or eaten with food. Recently, it has appeared in cigars called blunts.

Consequences & Associated Risks

Since cannabis has a higher tar factor then tobacco, smoking it can cause bronchitis and lung cancer. Anxiety and possible mental disturbance are possible, some forms are opium based dipped in opium oil which makes the cannabis very potent and even addictive.

Short term effects include dry mouth and throat, decreased social inhibitions, paranoia, hallucinations, sleepiness, loosing track of time and perception, reduced ability to concentrate, increased heart rate and bloodshot eyes.

Effects

Lack of co-ordination, red eyes, dilated pupils, increased heart rate and enjoyment of experiences, talkativeness, irrelevant giggling and can have a heightened appreciation of sound and color.

Benefits

Although the jury is still out, it seems to have beneficial properties with people suffering from pain (mental and physical).

Once its effects dissipate, how do you feel?

Hostility, fatigue, depression and lack of interest in life.

Signs of overdose:

Not possible to overdose on cannabis.