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Cannabis affects the way people think and feel. The effects can range from feeling calm, relaxed and talkative to feeling self-conscious and giggly, to feeling anxious to even paranoid. There is no way of predicting how marijuana will affect a person, but as use increases these symptoms mostly disappear and the person becomes accustomed to the effects. Effects will vary from person to person, from time to time, depending on circustances and surroundings. The marijuana high is a feeling of euphoria, well-being and peacefulness. There is a sharpened sense of sight and sound, most things become very funny, and usually mundane ideas can be filled with profound implications. At the same time there is significant deficits in behavior. The major one being the decline in the ability to carry out tasks involving attention and memory. Speech will be increasingly fragmented and individuals usually forget what they just said or what others have just said. The decline of sensory-motor performance will also persist well after the point at which the smoker no longer feels high. Other effects include: intense sensory perception (colors seem brighter), increased appetite, a distorted sense of time and space, impaired co-ordination or balance. Smoking marijuana is the most popular way of ingesting it. The high comes quickly and lasts for about 2-4 hours. Eating it delays the timing of the high, but lasts longer. Marijuana is stored in the fat body cells where it is released slowly for up to a month. Marijuana produces some excitatory effects, but it is not generally regarded as a stimulant. It produces some sedative effects, but it carries no danger of slipping into a coma or dying (like barbiturates). It produces mild analgesic effects, but it is not related pharmacologically to opiates or opiate-like drugs. It produces hallucinations at high doses, but there is no cross-tolerance with LSD or any other drug formally categorized as a hallucinogen. How it Happens THC rapidly passes from the lungs into the bloodstream, which carries the chemical to organs throughout the body, including the brain. In the brain, THC connects to specific sites called cannabinoid receptors on nerve cells and influences the activity of those cells. Mention was made of the intoxicating properties, but the medicinal value was considered more important. In India though it was clearly used recreationally. The Muslims too used it recreationally for alcohol consumption was banned by the Koran. It was the Muslims who introduced hashish, whose popularity spread quickly throughout 12th century Persia (Iran) and North Africa. In sheer numbers, marijuana is the dominant drug of choice in US society. From the house-to-house survey conducted by the National Institute of Drug Abuse in 1992, it is estimated that 67 million Americans, roughly 1/3 of the population, have smoked marijuana at least once in their lives. Between the ages of 26 and 34, roughly 6 of every 10 have smoked marijuana at least once. More than 17 million Americans are estimated to have smoked in the last year, almost 9 million have smoked during the last month. | ||
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Pot smokers across the country - or the world for that matter - all want you to believe that no harm comes from smoking the herb. They toute its benefits and want you to believe that everyone will have wonderful experiences when high. But in reality this picture this isn't entirely true. There are numerous accounts of people getting sick, having anxiety attacks and feeling very ill when smoking pot. I advocate for pot but I also realize that pot isn't for everyone. Not all drugs help all people. There is no one miracle drug. So pot, just like any other drug out there will have adverse affects on some people. Just as penicillin will help the majority of the masses, a certain percentage report negative affects. So it is with pot. Some get terrific benefits and others feel quite sick after smoking it. The experience one realizes from smoking pot is not the same for everyone. It is subjective really. It also depends on how often you use it. Daily smokers will not get the same experience a novice or part time smoker will recieve. I remember getting the gigglies so bad I couldn't catch my breath. I got the munchies so bad I cleaned out the fridge. I had beautiful relaxing sleeps full of remarkable dreams. Smoking pot altered my reality completely. I smoke daily now and those things don't happen on the level I have become accustomed to. I get hungry but a sandwich will be enough. I find humour in things but don't laugh my face off anymore. My sleep is no longer affected. I find I am more creative when high and it is when I do the work I create on this website or a craft I decide to throw my interests into at the time. What are the common side effects of marijuana use? I have a few words to say here. The side effects I have listed here are the most common effects there are. When you smoke a high dose of pot this is going to happen to you. Lower doses get the same effects but at a reduced level. Same as alcohol.. the more you ingest the more likely bizarre things are going to happen. Remember your level of expertise is a BIG factor. I recommend low doses if you are experiencing bad side effects.
Using marijuana slows your reactions and affects your concentration. CAUTION SHOULD BE FOLLOWED IF YOU PLAN ON USING A MOTOR VEHICLE. JUST AS ANY OTHER MEDICATION YOU SHOULD KNOW YOUR LIMITS BEFORE DRIVING. Smoking pot right before going out or while driving could make it more difficult to react to a dangerous situation, which could cause an accident. 
Effects on the Brain Scientists have learned a great deal about how THC acts in the brain to produce its many effects. When someone smokes marijuana, THC rapidly passes from the lungs into the bloodstream, which carries the chemical to organs throughout the body, including the brain. In the brain, THC connects to specific sites called cannabinoid receptors on nerve cells and influences the activity of those cells. Some brain areas have many cannabinoid receptors; others have few or none. Many cannabinoid receptors are found in the parts of the brain that influence pleasure, memory, thought, concentration, sensory and time perception, and coordinated movement. The short-term effects of marijuana can include problems with memory and learning; distorted perception; difficulty in thinking and problem solving; loss of coordination; and increased heart rate. |
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