Health Sciences 3400A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Vomiting, Immune System, Endocannabinoid System
10 Apr 2018
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Case study: cannabis legalization & non-traffic accidents and injuries. Cannabis 101: cannabis contains over 400 compounds, cannabinoids (over 100, including thc and cbd) a lot of research on thc but nothing else. Impaired respiratory function and cardiovascular health reversible once stop of use avoidable if you don"t inhale the substance. Immune system some evidence but because of sharing. Endocrine/reproductive systems can create no ovulatory cycles can stop form ovulating can slow sperm or make them smaller. Cannabis use in canada: cannabis is the most commonly used illicit substance in the world. 43% of canadians reported they had used cannabis at some time in their lives. Edibles/other products: minimum age is 18 but provides can raise it. Cannabis and bicycles: study of 14 participants found only a few driving faults under the in uence of high amounts of thc, unable to identify a thc concentration that leads to the inability to ride a bicycle.
