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Over time, the marijuana gateway hypothesis has been studied more and more. In one published study, the use of marijuana was shown not a reliable gateway cause of illicit drug use. [67] However, social factors and environment influence drug use and abuse, making the gateway effects of cannabis different for those in differing social circumstances.
A growing body of research and numerous anecdotal reports link cannabis with several health benefits.
Acute effects while under the influence can sometimes include euphoria or anxiety. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Although some assert that cannabidiol (CBD), another cannabinoid found in cannabis in varying amounts, may alleviate the adverse effects of THC that some users experience, [ 6 ] little is known about CBD's effects on humans.
[6] [7] The CB 1 receptor is expressed mainly in the brain (central nervous system or "CNS"), but also in the lungs, liver and kidneys. The CB 2 receptor is expressed mainly in the immune system, in hematopoietic cells, [8] and in parts of the brain. [9] The protein sequences of CB 1 and CB 2 receptors are about 44% similar.
Weed affects your ability to make decisions, control emotions, remember important data, plan, organize and solve problems, a new study found, and that impact may last well past your initial high.
What does weed do to your testosterone? Maybe not a lot, according to research on marijuana/THC use and testosterone levels.
Kidney toxicity [5] associated with kidney failure; associated with development of cancer, particularly of the urinary tract, known carcinogen [8] [9] Atractylate Atractylis gummifera: Liver damage, [3] nausea, vomiting, epigastric and abdominal pain, diarrhoea, anxiety, headache and convulsions, often followed by coma [10]
Marihuana prensada ('pressed marijuana') is a cannabis-derived product widespread among the lower classes of South America, [186] especially from the 90s. Locally it is known as "paraguayo" or "paragua", since its main producer is Paraguay. [187] Marijuana is dried and mixed with binding agents that make it toxic and highly harmful to health. [188]