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	Health issues and the effects of cannabis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		One of the primary effects of marijuana in humans is the disruption of short-term memory, which is consistent with the abundance of CB1 receptors on the hippocampus.
		Cannabis may trigger latent conditions, or be part of a complex coordination of causes of mental illness, referred to as the diathesis-stress model in psychology.
		The effects of tobacco and cannabis smoking differ, however, as they affect different parts of the respiratory tract: whereas tobacco tends to penetrate to the smaller, peripheral passageways of the lungs, cannabis tends to concentrate on the larger, central passageways.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Health_issues_and_the_effects_of_cannabis (6388 words)

	UNODC - Bulletin on Narcotics - 1997 Issue 1 - 005
		Heavy cannabis use, for example, is correlated with use of alcohol and tobacco, which are known to have an adverse effect on health in ways that may be difficult to distinguish from the effects of cannabis.
		The acute effects of cannabis doses that are subjectively equivalent to or higher than the usual recreational doses on driving performance in laboratory simulators and over standardized driving courses resemble those of doses of alcohol that produce blood alcohol concentrations between 0.07 and 0.10 per cent [27-29].
		The subjective nature of many of the effects of cannabis, the influence of environmental factors and expectation, and the variability of human responsiveness all contribute to the difficulty of assessing the direct consequences of acute and chronic cannabis exposure or of drawing conclusions regarding potential medical uses of cannabis.
	www.unodc.org /unodc/bulletin/bulletin_1997-01-01_1_page005.html (14368 words)

	Cannabis (drug) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Cannabis has been consumed by humans for thousands of years; in the 20th century there was an upswing in the use of cannabis for recreational and religious purposes.
		Cannabis, usually in the form of hashish, was an important yet frowned-upon part of Arab society during various periods of history.
		THC has an effect on the modulation of the immune system which may have an effect on malignant cells, but there is insufficient scientific study to determine whether this might promote or limit cancer.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cannabis_(drug) (6086 words)

	Health Issues -- Recommendations and Resources (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Cannabis smoking is assumed often to be capable of causing several of the same health problems as tobacco smoking, such as bronchitis and bronchial asthma.
		The effects of cannabis on the lungs can be however very different: it may actually relieve symptoms of bronchitis, asthma, and strep throat.
		Although very limited research has been conducted on the effects of cannabis when consumed orally, it is commonly theorized that its harm is negligible, undoubtedly far less harmful than oral consumption of alcohol.
	www.becomingapediatrician.com /health/69/health-issues.html (921 words)

	Health Effects -- Recommendations and Resources (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Health effects, health impacts or health risks are an important consideration in many areas, such as hygiene, pollution studies, workplace safety, nutrition and health sciences in general.
		Health can be defined negatively, as the absence of illness, functionally, as the ability to cope with everyday activities, or positively, as fitness and well-being.
		In order to feel health, people need to feel that they look well, are functioning as well as they always have, and that no external or internal risk imminently endangers their healthful state.
	www.becomingapediatrician.com /health/69/health-effects.html (1178 words)

	Schizophrenia.com - Marijuana Cannabis and Schizophrenia
		Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol effects in schizophrenia: implications for cognition, psychosis, and addiction.
		Adverse effects of cannabis on health: an update of the literature since 1996.
		Cannabis use and age at onset of schizophrenia.
	www.schizophrenia.com /prevention/cannabis.marijuana.schizophrenia.html (1976 words)

	Minnesota School Health Guide - Chapter 14 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Chemical health problems in youth are associated with difficulties such as disrupted childhoods and stressful relationships with family and friends.
		A planned, sequential, developmentally appropriate, and culturally sensitive comprehensive health education pre-K to 12 curriculum is designed to influence students' knowledge, attitudes, and behavior related to alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs, and promote support for students in need of additional help and services.
		Effects of a take-home drug prevention program on drug-related communication and beliefs of parents and children.
	www.health.state.mn.us /divs/fh/mch/schoolhealth/guide/chapter14.html (5059 words)

	Cannabis - Alternative medicine - Alternative medicine
		Cannabis is used as a food plant by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Ghost Moth and Nutmeg (moth)The Nutmeg.
		The pharmacology of cannabis is complex, due to a wide variety of terpenoid and terpenophenolic compounds (cannabinoids) in the essential oil.
		Cannabis strains cannabis cultivation#Sinsemillacultivated for Medical cannabismedicinal, cannabis (spiritual use)spiritual, and 420 (drug culture)recreational use have a high content of THC, whereas certified industrial hemp strains have a low THC content.
	www.famouschinese.com /virtual/Cannabis (1385 words)

	Physiological Effects of Cannabis Consumption
		This section of my page will follow cannabis through the body from its initial entry into the lungs, to the effects on the lungs themselves, then to the effects on the heart and finally the diverse effects on the brain.
		The effects of marijuana on the human brain are numerous and complex.
		Early research on cannabis' effects on the brain was limited by the technology of the time and was thus subject to influence by observations of behavior, rather than neuropharmacology.
	www.whitman.edu /biology/Stuproj/YoungB/physio.html (2019 words)

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	Cannabis Health - Canada Cannabis Journal
		Cannabis and Glutamate In Colorado Springs, the Chairman of the University of
		driving, for instance) the effect of the substitution of cannabis is the saving of lives.
		health care professionals for use, especially, by older individuals with chronic health conditions.
	www.cannabishealth.com /issue11 (7667 words)

	MedlinePlus: Marijuana
		Marijuana's Adverse Effects (American Academy of Family Physicians)
		A Booklet for Families (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) - Large PDF file
		Age at First Use of Marijuana and Past Year Serious Mental Illness (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) - Links to PDF
	www.nlm.nih.gov /medlineplus/marijuana.html (370 words)

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