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This 6 page paper discusses the psychological and pharmacological reactions to marijuana use. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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psychology associated with the use of the drug. Pharmacology of Marijuana The experience of ingesting marijuana is different for each user, depending on the "potency of the drug taken" (Pharmacology
of marijuana). The general effect of taking the drug is to induce a feeling of relaxation and well-being associated with mood elevation (Pharmacology of marijuana). Users can experience dramatic mood
swings, shifting "between contemplation and hilarity depending on their surroundings" (Pharmacology of marijuana). Marijuana is "the Indian hemp plant," known as Cannabis sativa, "or the crude drug composed
of its leaves and flowers" (Pharmacology of marijuana). It is usually smoked; in order to use it in this manner, the plant is dried, crushed and either put into pipes
(reefers) or made into cigarettes (joints) (Pharmacology of marijuana). Marijuana can also be added to foods and beverages, and goes by a variety of other names such as "pot, tea,
grass and weed" (Pharmacology of marijuana). The effect of the drug, as noted above, depends on how potent it is, and that in turn depends on a number of factors,
including where it is grown, how its stored, and the way in which it is prepared for use (Pharmacology of marijuana). The active ingredient in the drug is tetrahydrocannabinol or
THC, and it is "present in all parts of both the male and female plants but is most concentrated in the resin (cannabin) in the flowering tops of the female"
(Pharmacology of marijuana). Marijuana causes the reactions it does by acting on "specific cannabinoid receptors in the brain" (Pharmacology of marijuana). The effects of the drug tend to be primarily
physiological and may include impaired judgment, vision alterations, mild euphoria, and "distortions in time and space" (Pharmacology of marijuana). "Acute intoxication may occasionally induce visual hallucinations, anxiety, depression, extreme variability
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