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Cannabis

By: Maranda Rivera & Shawn Rodriguez

Your Brain on Cannabis

write you busty..

Medical Purposes

Behavioral Effects

- Muscle Spasms

- Chemotherapy

- Poor Appetite or Weight loss due to HIV

- Seizures

- Crohn's Diseases

Types of Cannabis

  • Cannabis Sativa (Marijuana)- has psychoactive properties.
  • Cannabis Sativa L. (Hemp)- nonpsychoactive properties, used in the manufacturing of oil, cloth and fuel.
  • Cannabis Indica- has psychoactive properties.
  • Cannabis Ruderalis- uncommon..

Fun Facts !!

- Distorted sense of time

- Random thinking

- Paranoia

- Anxiety

- Depression

- Ability to remember things

diminishes

Origin

  • One would have to consume nearly 1,500 pounds of marijuana within about 15 minutes to induce a lethal amount.
  • George Washington and Thomas Jefferson had hemp farms.
  • After Tupac was cremated his rap crew the Outlawz mixed his ashes with marijuana and smoked it.
  • The word canvas derived from the word cannabis because it used to be made from hemp fiber.
  • The first written record documenting the use of cannabis was from the Chinese Emperor Shen Nung in 2727 B.C.
  • It has been used around the world for ages. It’s origin dates back to 12,000 years or so making it one of the oldest cultivated crops.
  • When it was first introduced its purposes were spiritual and medical only. An example would be Vikings and Ancient Germans using it to relieve pain during childbirth and simple pains like toothaches.

Work Cited

Effects on Other Parts of the Body!

  • http://www.deamuseum.org/ccp/cannabis/history.html
  • http://www.livescience.com/48337-marijuana-history-how-cannabis-travelled-world.html
  • http://www.healthline.com/health/addiction/marijuana/effects-on-body
  • http://www.brainjet.com/random/4737/12-interesting-facts-about-marijuana-in-us-history#slide/1/0
  • http://www.kickassfacts.com/25-kickass-interesting-facts-about-marijuana/

  • Red Eyes: THC causes blood vessels to expand.
  • Heart: Increase in one's heartbeat that could last for hours.
  • Defense: THC affects the immune system making one more susceptible to diseases and infections.
  • Stomach: Marijuana stimulates appetite.
  • Lungs:

Cannabis Sativa

Cannabis Ruderalis

Hemp

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