Do Americans Love Weed?
The percentage of American Adults that have smoke cannabis regularly.
a.) 45%
b) 23%
c) 12%
d) 33%
What is 12%. This has been steady over a number of years. In 2013 it rose significantly, but not above 12%
TRUE OR FALSE
People who are addicted to substances can stop using whenever they want. Addiction isn't like diabetes that causes dramatic changes in the pancreas. It's the mind that controls someone using substances.
False
Addiction is a chronic disease that causes dramatic changes in the brain. Most people need support and even medical treatment in order to address these changes.
What is the top reason people use medical marijuana.
a) Nausea
b) Glaucoma
c) Chronic Pain
d) Seizures
C) Chronic Pain
TRUE OR FALSE
Dry mouth from smoking weed is because the saliva glands are told to stop working by the THC minions interrupting communication with the brain.
TRUE
True or False:
Unicorn Fairy Dust is a cannabis strain from the Durban Poison family being crossed with Purple Skunk Daddy #12
FALSE
What are you HIGH??
Percentage of American Teens who use cannabis illicitly.
a) 10.1%
b) 13.5%
c) 28%
d) 47.3%
What is a) 10.1% The trend of use actually fell the past year of 2023.
TRUE OR FALSE?
When using substances daily you can still go to work and school and be functional as any other person. As a result, you don't meet one of the criteria necessary to be an addict.
FALSE.
Many people suffer from addiction and continue to work. It is likely they have other disruptions in their lives that are equally important to them, such as stressed relationships.
TRUE OR FALSE
In Ohio, it is illegal to smoke cannabis flower even if you have a medical marijuana card.
TRUE
It must be vaporized, consumed in edible form, or as a topical cream.
TRUE OR FALSE
Smoking cannabis is one of the causes for early onset Dementia and Alzheimer's.
FALSE
Alzheimer's is a condition for which you can get medical cannabis.
TRUE OR FALSE:
Sativa strands are mostly used to relax at night and are known to decrease anxiety.
FALSE
Sativa's increase energy, alertness, and increase anxiety and paranoia in most users.
DAILY DOUBLE!!
The percentage of Americans who have at least tried Cannabis.
a) 25%
b) 35%
c) 45%
d) 55%
What is 45%
TRUE OR FALSE
Addiction is the result of a pattern of substance use that has increased the brain's response to the substance to mimic the need for the substance. Marijuana addiction is mostly a form of psychological dependence.
TRUE
The reward system is highjacked in cases of substances taking the place of everyday pleasures. Chemical and even brain parts are physically affected by addiction.
DAILY DOUBLE
Percentage of American against all forms of cannabis legalization.
a) 8%
b) 18%
c) 38%
d) 60%
A) 8%
Which of these methods increases the intensity of your cannabis high?
a) Cooking cannabis in butter before you eat it.
b) Smoking backwoods blunts
c) Lighting your bong with a torch
d) Smoking your buddy's weed in the dark
b) Backwoods....because it has nicotine in it.
Nicotine accelerates the absorption of dopamine and increases THC's effect on dopamine and serotonin.
DAILY DOUBLE DOWNER- Lose the amount of points if wrong.
Which of these is a Hybrid strain of cannabis?
a) Green Crack
b) Sour Diesel
c) Hindu Kush
d) Gorilla Glue
The number of U.S states that have legalized medical cannabis.
a) 18
b) 25
c) 39
d) 44
What is C) 39
TRUE OR FALSE?
Most people who first start to use substances are negatively encouraged to use from their peer groups, social media, as well as movies, tv shows, and music.
FALSE. Most people first use with a family member or use a family member's substances.
78% of all Americans who use cannabis, use it for medical purposes. What % of people stopped using pharmaceutical drugs as a result of their medical use?
a) 19%
b) 27%
c) 33%
d) 42%
d) 42%
another 38% reduced their use of pharmaceuticals, mostly pain medications.
Consuming cannabis in any form can negatively affect memory storage. Which of these ways is the real reason it messes with memory.
a) Causes the amygdala to shut down temporarily
b) disrupts electrical activity among neurons
c) cause the hippocampus to bleed internally
d) the frontal lobe is temporarily paralyzed
b) disrupts electrical activity to the hippocampus, which is responsible for storing and processing memory.
Which method of administration is the most effective and efficient way to use cannabis?
a) Tincture- drops under the tongue
b) Edibles- Gummies and Brownies
c) Dabs
d) Pulling 3-foot-long hits from a bong
a) Tinctures- High bioavailability of thc enters the blood stream the quickest and little is lost to combustion or cooking process.
The U.S state that smokes the most cannabis.
a) Washington D.C
b) Vermont
c) New York
d) Texas
What is a) District of Columbia D.C
TRUE OR FALSE
Recovery from a drug addiction is a long process that is usually completed in a 6-month program. If you relapse in that period of time you must return to the first stage of recovery and strategize an abstinence plan with your counselor.
FALSE
Recovery is a life-long process and relapse is a normal part of recovery, and often a great opportunity to re-evaluate goals related to use.
In the state of Ohio, all of these are appropriate uses for Medical Marijuana but one, which one?
a) Irritable Bowel Syndrome
b) PTSD
c) Anxiety
d) AIDS or HIV
c) Anxiety
However, some states do have this as a condition, but not good OLE OHIO!!
This was the first "stoner" film.
a) Half-Baked
b) Reefer Madness
c) Jimmy Townes and the Brown Frown
d) Cheech and Chong Up in Smoke
d) Cheech and Chong were popular in the 70's for stand-up comedy around the issue of marijuana.
This is what is actually responsible for whether something is either sativa or indica:
a) CBD levels
b) Sativa comes from the male plant
c) Terpene profiles
d) Congress decides in conjunction with the FDA
c) Terpene profiles
All plants have terpene profiles. It is what gives it smell, taste, and effects.