____ ___ __ __ _____ ] [ /^\ [ ] / / / / ] [ ] [ / \ ] [/ / / / ] [ ] [_______ / O \ [ / / / ______] [ ] ____ [ / /\ \ ] \ / / ] [ ] ] ] [ / / \ \ [ ]\ \ / / ] O [ ]__] ]__] [__] [__] ]_[ \_\ /_/ ]_________[ h0'z ASCII/Anarchy komputerz and drugz 2/28/94 hAk/d 11:32 pm phile #3 Marijuana UPDATE: Well, we have dead the last couple of weeks because of my BBS crashing. I have been busy looking for some new software. I finally got some and it is back up, so give it a call again. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE ANCIENT DRUG CANNABIS The ancient drug has the properties of sedative, euphoriant, and hallucinogen. The hemp plant called "Cannibis Sativa" grows throughout the world and flourishes most temperate and tropical regions. One of humanity's oldest cultivated nonfood plants, it appears to have orginated in Asia. The earliest written Cannibis sativa dates from approximately 2700 b.c. The active compound, THC, is most concentrated in the resin obtained from the flowers of the female plant. The substance called "marijuana" can be made up of any part of the plant, but is generally a mixture of the crushed leaves, flowers, and even small branches of both the male and female plants. Its potency varies from 0 to 5 percent, depending on the plant strain, growth conditions, and parts of the plant included. "Hashish" or "Hash oil" are the most potent preperations, usually containing primarily the actaul resinous exudate of the female flowers: their THC concentrations range from 5 to 20 percent and 20 to 70 percent, respectively. THC is the active ingredient in all preperations, only its purity varies. Over the past 20 years, there has been much controversy regarding the toxicity of marijuana and the effects of its widespread use on public health and social welfare. Several governmet reports have addressed the concerns, and additional reports are certain to follow. THC is a difficult compound to classify. At low moderate doses, THC is a mile sedative-hypnotic agent resembling alcohol and the antianxienty agents in its pharmacological effects. Unlike the sedative-hypnotics, however, higher doses of THC may produce euphoria, hallucinations, and heightened sensation, effects similar to a mild LSD experience. Also, unlike the sedatives, high doses of THC do no produce anesthesia, coma, or death. Similarily, there appears to be a little cross tolerance between THC and LSD on one hand or between THC and the sedative-hypnotic compounds on the other. Thus, the THC contained in the various preperations of "Cannabis" is only superficially related to either the sedatives or the psychedelics. The courts often classified the products from "Cannabis sativa" with the opiates as narcotics. As well known and appreciated today, marijuana and hashish are not narcotics and are pharmacologically quite distinct from them. Cannabis products are currently used in the U.S. chiefly in the form of marijuana, which is approximately 1 to 5 percent concentration of THC. Potent Cannabis products are not as frequently encountered, and, even when they are, are normally used is small quantities. It is only in high doses of THC that Cannabis resembles that psychedelics in its pharmacological effects. Thus, at least for the present discussion, THC will be classified as a unique psychoactive drug. The structure of THC does not resemble that of any known or suspected chemical transmitter, and its mechanism of action remains unknown. 12:09 am By: circle jerk *this was a paper that I wrote for my Health class my senior year. -Support hAk/d- CALL: The HoNky RiNk [713]474-XXXX nitzer ebb: i am elEEt psalm 69: get off your ass and write omc: gimme those bong planz