BPS 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Marihuana Tax Act Of 1937, Synthetic Cannabinoids, Cannabidiol

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Biopharmaceutical sciences
• Course: BPS 1101
• Professor: William Ogilvie

Document Summary

Humans have always used mind altering substances: chemicals for religious purposes, incensole acetate from frankincense. Drugs are illegal because they are dangerous: health. Destruction of relationships and families: society. Drugs are dangerous because they are illegal: fines. Up to life in prison: criminal record. Impossible to know what is actually in them: secondary crime. Up to 75% of property crime is drug related. How it"s made: the plant is easy to grow, buds with high thc content are smoked, resin on the plant surface. High crime in new orleans: marijuana tax act (1973, reefer madness and government exaggeration. Active ingredient is thc: thc is an anandamide agonist, thc impairs memory, thc slows reaction times, pharmaceutical grade thc is made synthetically. Usage in pharmaceuticals: thc used for aids related anorexia, sativex for multiple sclerosis, other medical benefits are questionable. Heavy use may lead to schizophrenia: thc causes increases in dopamine. Marijuana also contains cannabidiol: marijuana in 1960"s.