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Cannabis in Eswatini (Swaziland) is a traditional crop called insangu in Swazi. [1] The plant is subject to drug control and remains illegal in almost all cases. The local traditional plant variety (Cannabis strain) is known as "Swazi gold"; it is often bioprospected [2] and commands a high price due to its reputation for potency, [1] making it a genetic resource at risk of biopiracy.
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.
Although the majority of research has concentrated on the adverse effects of alcohol, there is now evidence that prenatal exposure to cannabis has serious effects on the developing brain and is associated with "deficits in language, attention, areas of cognitive performance, and delinquent behavior in adolescence". [93]
Images of the brain of flies. Visualization of dendritic spines using Golgi Method. SynapseWeb. Includes a time-lapse study of Golgi impregnation. Berrebi, Albert: Cell Biology of Neurons: Structure and Methods of Study. (in PDF) Stained brain slice images which include the "Golgi-stained neurons" at the BrainMaps project
The effects last for two to six hours, depending on the amount used. At high doses, mental effects can include anxiety, delusions (including ideas of reference), hallucinations, panic, paranoia, and psychosis. There is a strong relation between cannabis use and the risk of psychosis, though the direction of causality is debated.
The neurotrophic electrode: teflon-coated gold wires extend from the back of the glass cone, while neurites (shown in blue) grow through it. The neurotrophic electrode is an intracortical device designed to read the electrical signals that the brain uses to process information. It consists of a small, hollow glass cone attached to several ...
Click through to see the shocking before and after images: The main side effects heroin causes on appearance according to New Health Advisor are: Weight loss due to loss of appetite, or because a ...
A 2015 review concluded that "Nicotine acts as a gateway drug on the brain, and this effect is likely to occur whether the exposure is from smoking tobacco, passive tobacco smoke or e-cigarettes." [25] Nicotine may have a profound impact on sleep. [26] The effects on sleep vary after being intoxicated, during withdrawal, and from long-term use ...