<a href="http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2002/07/23/MN169580.DTL" target="_blank">Lord knows these two would love it!!!</a>

the legalization of marijuana is an inevitability.

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by p5mmr9:
the legalization of marijuana is an inevitability.</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I agree 100%

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Effects of Marijuana on the Nervous System
THC acts on "cannabinoid" receptors which are found on neurons in many places in the brain. These brain areas are involved in memory (the hippocampus), concentration (cerebral cortex), perception (sensory portions of the cerebral cortex) and movement (the cerebellum, substantia nigra, globus pallidus). When THC activates cannabinoid receptors, it interfers with the normal functioning of these brain areas. In low to medium doses, marijuana causes:
relaxation
reduced coordination
reduced blood pressure
sleepiness
interupts REM sleep
disruption in attention
an altered sense of time and space...a good reason not to drive or operate machinery while under the influence.Or to turn the radio up!
In high doses, marijuana can cause:

hallucinations
delusions
impaired memory
disorientation.
Scientists have known for a long time that THC interacted with cannabinoid receptors in the brain, but did not know why the brain would have such receptors. They thought that the brain must make some kind of substance that naturally acted on these receptors. In 1992, they found the answer...anandamide. Anandamide is the brain's own THC (just like "endorphin" is the brain's own morphine). Still, scientists are not sure what the function of anandamide is in the normal brain.

The effects of marijuana start as soon as 1-10 minutes after it is taken and can last for 3-4 hours. There is some evidence that the effects of marijuana may last even longer.

Experiments have shown that THC can affect two neurotransmitters: norepinephrine and dopamine. Serotonin and GABA levels may also be altered.


Whether marijuana can produce addiction is controversial. Also controversial is whether marijuana causes long-term mental abnormalities. Only future research will give us the answers. It is interesting to note that there are NO documented cases of a fatal overdose produced by marijuana. However, because there is a high level of tar and other chemicals in marijuana, smoking it is similar to smoking cigarettes. The lungs get a big dose of chemicals that increase the chances of lung problems and cancer later in life.

rick,

Where did you get a picture of me and LK?