Is anything related to cannabis

Answer 1

• Not necessarily.

• Cannabis is a generic term used to denote the several psychoactive preparations of the plant Cannabis sativa. The major psychoactive constituent in cannabis is ∆-9 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). Compounds which are structurally similar to THC are referred to as cannabis. In addition, a number of recently identified compounds that differ structurally from cannabis nevertheless share many of their pharmacological properties.

• Cannabis is a genus of flowering plants that has long been used for fibre (hemp), for seed and seed oils, for medicinal purposes, and as a recreational drug.

• Industrial hemp products are made from Cannabis plants selected to produce an abundance of fiber.

• Marijuana consists of the dried flowers of Cannabisplants selectively bred for this purpose. Various extracts including hashish and hash oil are also produced from the plant.

• Chronic health effects of cannabis use:

  • prolonged use may lead to greater impairment, which may not recover with cessation of use, and which could affect daily life functions;
  • development of a cannabis dependence syndrome characterized by a loss of control over cannabis use is likely in chronic users;
  • epithetial injury of the trachea and major bronchi is caused by long-term cannabis smoking;
  • airway injury and lung inflammation infection from persistent cannabis consumption over prolonged periods;
  • heavy cannabis consumption is associated with a higher prevalence of symptoms of chronic bronchitis and a higher incidence of acute bronchitis than in the non-smoking cohort;
  • cannabis used during pregnancy may lead to a reduction in birth weight;
  • cannabis use during pregnancy may lead to postnatal risk of rare forms of cancer.

• The health consequences of cannabis use in developing countries are largely unknown because of limited and non-systematic research. However, there is no reason to expect that biological effects on individuals in developing countries would be substantially different to what has been observed in developed countries.

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