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2. Depressant - Wikipedia

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   Cannabis is often considered either in its own unique category or as a mild psychedelic. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] The chemical compound tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) , which is found in cannabis, has many depressant effects, such as muscle relaxation , sedation , decreased alertness , and tiredness . [ 6 ]

3. Cannabis (drug) - Wikipedia

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   Cannabis (/ ˈ k æ n ə b ɪ s /), [2] commonly known as marijuana (/ ˌ m æ r ə ˈ w ɑː n ə /), [3] weed, and pot, among other names, is a non-chemically uniform drug from the Cannabis plant. Native to Central or South Asia, cannabis has been used as a drug for both recreational and entheogenic purposes and in various traditional ...

4. Psychoactive drug - Wikipedia

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   Antipsychotics, used to treat psychotic symptoms, such as those associated with schizophrenia or severe mania, or as adjuncts to relieve clinical depression. Mood stabilizers , used to treat bipolar disorder and schizoaffective disorder .

5. Cannabidiol - Wikipedia

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   Any psychoactive cannabis, regardless of its CBD content, is derived from the flower (or bud) of the genus Cannabis. As defined by US federal law, non-psychoactive hemp (also commonly termed " industrial hemp "), regardless of its CBD content, is any part of the cannabis plant, whether growing or not, containing a ∆ 9 - tetrahydrocannabinol ...

6. Can cannabis affect memory? Largest study yet investigates - AOL

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   Heavy cannabis use could negatively impact certain types of memory, largest study of its kind to date has found. Image credit: Valeria Mongelli/Bloomberg/Getty Images.

7. Cannabinoid - Wikipedia

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   CBD shares a precursor with THC and is the main cannabinoid in CBD-dominant Cannabis strains. CBD has been shown to play a role in preventing the short-term memory loss associated with THC. [29] There is tentative evidence that CBD has an anti-psychotic effect, but research in this area is limited. [30] [24]

8. Cannabis use disorder - Wikipedia

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   Cannabis users have shown decreased reactivity to dopamine, suggesting a possible link to a dampening of the reward system of the brain and an increase in negative emotion and addiction severity. [11] Cannabis users can develop tolerance to the effects of THC. Tolerance to the behavioral and psychological effects of THC has been demonstrated in ...

9. Effects of cannabis - Wikipedia

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   A dried cannabis flower. The short-term effects of cannabis are caused by many chemical compounds in the cannabis plant, including 113 [clarification needed] different cannabinoids, such as tetrahydrocannabinol, and 120 terpenes, [1] which allow its drug to have various psychological and physiological effects on the human body.