Study: Why Teen Pot Smoking Could be a Good Thing (And What We Can Learn From Teens Who Choose Weed Over Beer) The National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA) released the results of its 2011 Monitoring the Future Survey of teen drug use, and guess what: Teens are using cigarettes and alcohol less, but they are smoking more marijuana.
What's more, they're smoking more weed because they do not perceive it to be as harmful as did teens in the past. Teens' level of "associated risk" with marijuana use has gone done over time, and marijuana is, indeed, less harmful than alcohol and cigarettes: This could be an argument for more honest drug education in schools. These findings are important, as alcohol and cigarettes are more deadly and addictive than pot.
The report acknowledged that decreases in associated risk may play a factor in the increases in marijuana use. The decline in teens’ perception of marijuana’s harmfulness could be linked to public discussion of medical marijuana dispensaries and the ongoing debate about the medical benefits of marijuana. Cannabinoid receptor. CB1 and CB2 structures.
There are currently two known subtypes of cannabinoid receptors, termed CB1 and CB2.[5][6] The CB1 receptor is expressed mainly in the brain (central nervous system or "CNS"), but also in the lungs, liver and kidneys. The CB2 receptor is expressed mainly in the immune system and in hematopoietic cells.[7] Mounting evidence suggests that there are novel cannabinoid receptors[8] that is, non-CB1 and non-CB2, which are expressed in endothelial cells and in the CNS. In 2007, the binding of several cannabinoids to a G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) in the brain was described.[9] The protein sequences of CB1 and CB2 receptors are about 44% similar.[10] When only the transmembrane regions of the receptors are considered, amino acid similarity between the two receptor subtypes is approximately 68%.[4] In addition, minor variations in each receptor have been identified.
Cannabinoids bind reversibly and stereo-selectively to the cannabinoid receptors. CB1[edit] CB2[edit] National Cannagraphic Magazine @Cannagraphic.com. What cannabis actually does to your brain - io9. Chances are they would've ended up brainless morons with or without the pot.
It's quite frankly not strong enough of a narcotic to destroy one's life such as you describe. It's very dependent on the user's persona. @Tadashii: Are you also for alcohol and tobacco prohibition? Those ruin more lives every year then marijuana has ever. Wow- Tadashii, pot is not meth or cocaine. Yes, its a chemical that can intoxicate and has been embraced by, and been the cause of some lazy folks, underachievers, and Grateful Dead fans not amounting to much.
Pot is like anything else- tobacco, alcohol, vicodin, valium, caffeine, etc. Cannabis has great promise for any treatment that requires appetite stimulant (such as cancer, HIV, etc), and has also been found to act as an anti-inflammatory or nausea reliever, Don't just stamp marijuana "evil". Do you enjoy any caffeinated sodas, cigarettes, or the occasional alcoholic beverage?
Increase THC receptor sites, get HIGHER! I damn hate hightimes but I can't find any other write-up about the NIMH study of rat THC receptor sites.
Anyway here is the entire hightimes article.Read the whole thing if you have not yet, its enlightening. One of the safest qualities of THC, delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol, the primary psychoactive substance in marijuana, is the natural limit the body places on the drug's effects. It has long mystified scientists how most individuals can consume enormous quantities of marijuana with few or no obvious ill effects. But the explanation will not surprise regular marijuana users. Early researchers were often alarmed by this, believing that this tolerance was a warning sign of dependence or addiction. THC Prevents MDMA Neurotoxicity in Mice. [PLoS One. 2010. Marijuana Munchies Won’t Make You Fat. Bible_weed.jpg (JPEG Image, 1280x720 pixels) Marijuana-quote-carl-sagan-1024x810.jpg (JPEG Image, 1024x810 pixels) - Scaled (94%) Marijuana a Chronic History (Full Version) Advanced Joint Rolling, from Spliffigami Medical marijuana a blockbuster drug. Ontario judge declares criminalization of pot unconstitutional.
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