Marijuana – Chapter 11 FINAL – Flashcards
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The most rapid and efficient absorption of marijuana occurs through ____________. The drug effects following ___________ last approx 2-4 hours.
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smoking; smoking
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A __________ is a cigar that is emptied of tobacco and refilled with marijuana
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blunt
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Which of the following is a synthetic product that chemically resembles the cannabis and is used in current medical treatment?
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cesamet
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The ______________, published in 1944 and created at the request of the mayor of NY, concluded that marijuana use was not particularly harmful to the user or to society at large
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LaGuardia Commission Report
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Following cannabis ingestion, marked concentrations of THC can be found in the ________ even when blood levels of THC are zero
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lungs, brain, kidneys, liver
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Which of the following is true regarding research on the amotivational syndrome?
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marijuana interacts with preexisting personality characteristics which might contribute to reduced drive
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followers of emperor shen nung at around 2800 B.C. used marijuana for
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- to counter the influence of evil spirits - its psychoactive effects - sedative properties
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increasingly dramatic changes in psychomotor activity and performance due to marijuana are likely to be explained more by
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dosage
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approx how much of the THC available in a marijuana cig is present in the smoke?
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50%
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the earliest known use of marijuana for its pharmacological properties occurred in 2800 BC in
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China
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_________ is NOT a commonly reported consequence of marijuana use
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increased sensitivity to pain
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in NYC during Prohibition, ___________ opened to give marijuana users a place to smoke
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tea-pads
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when smoking a marijuana cig, the effects on speech (that is rapid or slurred speech) occur in
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the early stages following use
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the book the hasheesh eater, published in 1857, was written by _______________ and describes his cannabis-eating experiences over a four-year period
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fitz hugh ludlow
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the peak heart rate following smoking marijuana is reached
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about 20 minutes after smoking
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the most commonly reported physiological effect of marijuana is
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vasodilation in the eyes
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which of the following effects on the reproductive system has research shown to be associated with chronic marijuana use
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non-ovulatory menstrual cycles in women (not regular)
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what is the main drawback to the medical use of cannabis and THC synthetics?
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uncomfortable and disorienting mental effects
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a report issued by the _______ concluded that there was a scientific foundation for studying marijuana as a form of Medical treatment
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US national academy of sciences
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which of the following has been reported as a result of marijuana use?
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- more intense sexual pleasure - disinterest in sex and impotence
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the center of marijuana use and distribution in 1920s america was
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new orleans
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the primary psychoactive agent in marijuana is
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THC
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The finding that experienced users are more sensitive to the onset of cannabis effects than novice smokers is thought to be due to
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learning
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which of the following has NOT been identified as a possible explanation for marijuana's effect on short-term memory?
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marijuana use destroys neurons in the hippocampus
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The Cannabis Buyers Club, which opened in 1992, was established in
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San Fran
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the use of cannabis was introduced to Great Britain primarily by
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William O'Shaughnessy
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_______ is a concentrated liquid extracted from the cannabis plant using solvents
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Hash oils
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The earliest known users of hashish were the ________ in the 10th century
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arabs
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negative emotional effects of marijuana use are most often reported by
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inexperienced users
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marijuana cigs contain
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more tar than tobacco cig
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most committee reports have come to a similar conclusion, that is, marijuana use is, not particularly harmful to the user or to society at large
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true
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marijuana was introduced to europe from chile in 1545
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false
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according to the WHO, the absolute number of marijuana users in Asia is the highest in worldwide
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true
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in the 1930s, marijuana was primarily used by the white middle class
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false
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physical dependence to marijuana has been reliably and consistently demonstrated lab studies
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false
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the marijuana tax act of 1937 was successful in reducing the legal disbursement of marijuana
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true
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because it is produced in a lab, synthetic marijuana tends to produce fewer side effects than regular marijuana
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false
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one disadvantage of using synthetic products that resemble the cannabinoids in medical treatment is that they lack the rapid effect experienced when marijuana is smoked
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false
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marijuana was one of the five sacred plants in the athara veda, one of the oldest books of hinduism
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true
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marijuana has been shown not to cause irreversible lung damage
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false
