Brain Science
This system in your body helps regulate memory, stress, and coordination.
What is the endocannabinoid system?
The psychoactive chemical in marijuana that causes a "high."
What is THC?
High-THC products are linked to this severe mental health risk.
What is psychosis?
The first recorded use of marijuana was in this ancient country.
What is China?
Advocates argue for limits on this to reduce psychosis risks.
What is THC potency?
These tiny structures in your brain receive signals from endocannabinoids.
What are receptors?
This non-psychoactive compound is used to treat epilepsy and pain.
What is CBD?
1 in 3 teen daily users develop this with marijuana use.
What is dependency or Cannabis Use Disorder (CUD)?
Gen Z and Baby Boomers often disagree about this when it comes to the perception of marijuana use.
What is the perceived risk of marijuana use?
Lack of standardized testing of marijuana may expose users to this.
What are contaminants (pesticides or heavy metals)?
The age when the brain finishes developing.
What is 25?
THC can cause these two opposite mood effects.
What are relaxation and paranoia?
THC impairs these skills, increasing DUI risks.
What are reaction time, coordination, and/or judgement?
The 2018 U.S. law that legalized hemp but not THC-rich cannabis.
What is the Farm Bill?
This public health concern involves severe dehydration from heavy cannabis use.
What is CHS?
THC disrupts this brain function, which makes it harder to recall facts and information.
What is memory?
CBD is NOT linked to this risk, unlike THC.
What is psychosis or addiction?
Long-term teen use of marijuana may lead to this mental health issue.
What is depression or psychosis?
The first U.S. state to legalize medical marijuana in 1996.
What is California?
This federal agency still classifies marijuana as Schedule I.
What is the DEA?
THC binds to these type of receptors in the brain.
What are CB1 and CB2 receptors
The reason THC "hijacks" your brain’s receptors.
What is its similarity to natural endocannabinoids?
Heavy THC use can cause this vomiting syndrome.
What is Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome (CHS)?
This U.S. law in 1937 criminalized cannabis.
What is the Marijuana Tax Act?
Marijuana is legal for medical use in this many states.
What is 38?