The 10 Most Seductive Drugs -- And Their Fascinating History | Drugs February 9, 2012 | Like this article? Join our email list: Stay up to date with the latest headlines via email. Want to get the latest on America's drug & rehab culture? Sign up for The Fix's newsletter here. 1) Alcohol: Ancient Sumeria Fans of alcohol are in good company; this is a drug that's been in use since the dawn of human time—if carbon dating of jugs found in Jiahu, China to around 8,000 BC is to be believed. 2) Peyote: Mexico Mescaline—the psychoactive ingredient in the peyote plant that's native to Mexico and the Southwest US—has probably been used in religious ceremonies since 3780–3660 BC, according to carbon dating of dried buttons found in a cave on the Rio Grande in Texas. 3) Marijuana: Siberia Think medical marijuana is a new phenomenon? 4) Opium: Greece Those Sumerians were really into their substances. 5) Coco: Peru Early use of coca leaves resulted from a fortuitous correlation between optimal growing weather and the high altitudes in the South American Andes Mountains.
Cannabis foods Various cannabis foods on display in Amsterdam Nomenclature[edit] There are many different names and slang terms for the recipes. Ingredients and effects[edit] Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) is generally considered to be the primary active substance in cannabis. The oil-solubility of cannabis extracts has been known since ancient times, when Sanskrit recipes from India required that the cannabis be sautéed in ghee before mixing it with other ingredients.[1][3] Making a tea by boiling cannabis in water is a highly inefficient way to extract cannabinoids, although if the cannabis is of good quality and has plenty of resin on the outside, a portion of resin can be softened by the heat and float out into the water. A cookie containing medical grade cannabis Oil[edit] "Cannaoils" or "marijuana oils" are cooking oil based products that have been infused with cannabinoids. Butter[edit] Making cannabutter Liqueurs[edit] Hash cookie[edit] Space cookies advertisement on Don Det, Laos The writer Alice B.
List of urban legends about illegal drugs LSD[edit] Some of the strangest urban legends told are those about lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), a potent psychedelic drug that gained popularity in several countries in the 1960s and 1970s, and experienced a brief resurgence in the mid to late 1990s before declining from 2000 onward. The drug's relation to the 1960s counterculture was likely part of the reason for such legends. Attempted murder[edit] "Anyone caught selling LSD can be charged with attempted murder." Babysitter places baby in the oven while high on LSD[edit] This is an unverifiable drug-scare story dating to the 60s of a hippie babysitter girl putting a baby in the oven and a turkey in the bassinet. Bad LSD[edit] A "bad trip" is easily caused by an expectation or fear of ill effects, which may later be blamed on "bad acid." However, drugs described as LSD in the 1970s occasionally actually contained PCP, amphetamine, or other drugs that have quite different effects from LSD. "Bananadine" LSD[edit] Blue star tattoos[edit]
Science Says: Lungs Love Weed | TakePart - News, Culture, Videos and Photos That Make the World Better Breathe easy, tokers. Smoking marijuana in moderate amounts may not be so bad for your lungs, after all. A new study, published in this month's Journal of the American Medical Association, tested the lung function of over 5,000 young adults between 18 and 30 to determine marijuana's effect on lungs. After 20 years of testing, researchers found some buzzworthy results: regular marijuana smokers (defined by up to a joint a day for seven years) had no discernable impairment in lung activity from non-smokers. In fact, researchers were surprised to find marijuana smokers performed slightly better than both smokers and non-smokers on the lung performance test. MORE: 5 Reasons Not to Smoke Synthetic Weed For most of human existence, cannabis has been considered a medicine. Attitudes are changing, however. As marijuana enters the mainstream, studies like the one published in JAMA might dispel false assertions about the plant's deleterious health hazards and promote its medicinal benefits.
Cannabis (drug) Cannabis is often consumed for its psychoactive and physiological effects, which can include heightened mood or euphoria, relaxation,[10] and an increase in appetite.[11] Unwanted side-effects can sometimes include a decrease in short-term memory, dry mouth, impaired motor skills, reddening of the eyes,[10] and feelings of paranoia or anxiety.[12] Effects Main short-term physical effects of cannabis A 2013 literature review said that exposure to marijuana had biologically-based physical, mental, behavioral and social health consequences and was "associated with diseases of the liver (particularly with co-existing hepatitis C), lungs, heart, and vasculature".[21] The medicinal value of cannabis is disputed. Neurological Gateway drug Another gateway hypothesis covers that a gateway effect may be caused by the "common factors" involved in using any illegal drug. Safety Varieties and strains Types of cannabis Cannabis indica may have a CBD:THC ratio four to five times that of Cannabis sativa. Kief
DMT - The Girl Who Released My Mind - 80867 Citation: G-Felix. "The Girl Who Released My Mind: An Experience with DMT (ID 80867)". Erowid.org. Aug 2, 2010. erowid.org/exp/80867 Before this DMT trip I had only lightly tripped on DMT two times. In preparation for this trip I spent an entire day in seclusion on an empty piece of land. I loaded 60 mg and there was a copious amount of residue left in the pipe from a friends failed attempt. I kept smoking because I wanted to truly experience it. Now in the complete absence of space all of my senses left me. As I laid back I was not on a planet, I was a celestial being among the stars. I turned to my right and I see the tall grass. Now it is two days after the trip and I have experienced a feeling that I have woken up from a very long sleep. Experience Reports are the writings and opinions of the individual authors who submit them.
argot .com : dictionary of street drug ( cannabis, marijuana, heroin, cocaine, et al. ) slang Infographic - Why Are Pot Smokers Skinny? New Research on Weight & Marijuana As seen at Number 1 on Visual.ly! Embed This Graphic! More than 4,600 people participated in the study. Waist circumference and other weight-related factors were assessed in those who currently are marijuana users, those who used but don’t anymore, and those who never used. When studied, those factors led to some of the most surprising results. It is hoped that further research into the subject will be able to determine whether the differences found by the study are a direct result of marijuana use. Also Read: Which is Worse: Soda or Marijuana? Fatty Foods Trigger Marijuana-Like Experience Dopamine is the Trigger for Food Addiction July 8th, 2013
The Best of Kravin Glass Pipes | Designer High - StumbleUpon Kravin Glass, located in Colorado, creates some of the most unique and intricate glass pipes on the market. The examples we’ve featured below are some of their finest, but you can find several more examples on their homepage, including videos of their creation. Unique glass pipes with evolving shapes and styles. Image credits: Kravin Glass
13 Strange Highs from Around the World Maybe it’s pessimistic, but when it comes to what people will do to exit their sober minds, I’m rarely surprised. Getting high is an ancient practice for humans, and it will always have a presence in society. At the height of desperation, there simply are no boundaries to the pursuit of inebriation. All thirteen points in this infographic are glaring examples of this. It seems fundamentally human to not want to have one’s face in/around/ or near one’s own excrement. This aversion seems to disappear at some level of human deprivation. Though certainly the most repulsive example, this buzz is listed among stranger methods of exiting sobriety. Share This Infographic Get Free Infographics Delivered to your Inbox
Legalizing Marijuana Could Save Thousands of Lives - Megan McArdle - Business [Adam Ozimek] A recent op-ed in the New York Times by Sylvia Longmire tries to lower expectations for what legalization of marijuana could accomplish. It's all fine and good and be realistic, but I think the author oversells her pessimism. Here is her summary of the argument she is attempting to counter: "FOR a growing number of American policy makers, politicians and activists, the best answer to the spiraling violence in Mexico is to legalize the marijuana that, they argue, fuels the country's vicious cartels and smugglers. After all, according to official estimates, marijuana constitutes 60 percent of cartels' drug profits. There are several debatable issues here, but she is mostly disagreeing with the notion that the "power and influence" of cartels would be "undermined" by legalization of marijuana. Her main counterpoints can be summarized as: 1) They will still have 40% of their profits from other activities. 2) They could enter the legal marijuana market.