1 * Cannabis
Cannabis is assigned to the plant family Cannabaceae, which covers more than hops. Three types of Cannabis are differentiated:
- Cannabis sativa, a year plant, which can be up to 6 m high with a low capacity for fiber formation, ie d. inappropriate gain of hashish, only the flowers are appropriate for consumption as Marihuana.
- Cannabis indica, low stature, less profit, more suited to the production of the hashish.
- Cannabis ruderalis, low stature, a few sheets containing fat, coming exclusively in the former Soviet Union.
Seeds, hemp oil can be treated to food products such as flour or oil margarine is won. In addition, the cleaning products can be manufactured from hemp oil, such as shampoos and soaps as well as fuel (diesel of Biological).
The long fibers have been manufactured for the textile and clothing as well as cables, bags or rugs, short fibers were treated in the time of the emperor that hemp paper, so the Bible on hemp paper was printed and banknotes existed proportion of hemp. The legislature has therefore published in 2002 to increase the importance of hemp plant used as a regulation of imported hemp.
The plant, which only the female hemp plants flowering engage the two main forms of treatment, and this, in America especially in Marihuana and Asia and Africa hashish is common. Another product of Cannabis is Cannabinol viscous oil, which contains a whole group of Cannabinoids, including 80 single descendant of Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). The THC content of cannabis plants has increased considerably in recent years. With the country growing a grade of 7-8% is reached in the greenhouse culture could be measured in terms of optimal levels jusqu'33%, generally at least 17%.
Effects and Risks
Immediate effects
Consumers seeking a state of relaxation, wellness and change perceptions (eg, feeling better hear the music). But the desired effects are not always achieved.
The effects of cannabis use vary: mild euphoria accompanied by a feeling of calm, mild drowsiness. But it can sometimes cause discomfort, acute intoxication ( "bad trip") which can lead to tremors, vomiting, a feeling of confusion, suffocation, anxiety very high.
Cannabis reduces the capacity of immediate memory and concentration among consumers, while under the influence of cannabis. Visual perception, alertness and reflexes are also altered. These effects can be dangerous if you drive a car or when using machinery (machine tools for example).
Depending on the person, the amount consumed and the product, cannabis can have physical effects as:
- swelling of blood vessels (red eyes);
- increased appetite (cravings);
- increased pulse rate (palpitations);
- decreased salivary secretion (dry mouth);
- sometimes a feeling of nausea.
- a fit of paranoia
The effects of regular consumption
Some effects are far from innocuous and reveal a problematic use, so harmful:
- difficulty concentrating, problems at school;
- Concerns centered on obtaining and consuming the product, social isolation and loss of motivation;
- risk for the user and his environment, related to contacts with illicit channels to obtain the product;
- in some vulnerable people, cannabis can cause or exacerbate a number of psychological disorders such as anxiety, panic and depression support. It can also cause the onset of psychosis cannabis He is paranoid that requires hospitalization in a specialized service. Cannabis is also likely in subjects predisposed to reveal or aggravate the manifestations of a serious mental illness like schizophrenia.
There is also a real risk breathing. Cannabis smoke contains carcinogens like tobacco: it is toxic to the respiratory system. The association of tobacco and cannabis causes lung cancer earlier than tobacco alone. The respiratory hazards are amplified in certain conditions of inhalation (water pipes, "sockets").
Psychic dependence is sometimes found during a regular and frequent consumption: concerns are so focused on finding, buying and planning for consumption.
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