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Marijuana's Effects On Human Health
Kurtaran 1 Ayşe Nur Kurtaran Cansu Özge Özmen 1110121024 18 May 2017 Marijuana's Effects On Human Health
This research paper is written to discuss marijuana's effects on human health. It has been a great discussion topic whether it has positive effects or negative effects on human health since marijuana became legal in some of european countries. Now, I would like to give a brief abstract about the topic I research. The psychological and biological state that occur in using marijuana is expressed with the word ''high'' in American literature.
Tetrahydrocannabinol, or shortly THC, mixes with a person's blood
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We don't have a definite opinion about the effects of marijuana because since the 1930s, when the debate began, the proponents and the opponents, are moving with a political agenda rather than a scientific one. The over exaggeration of damages of marijuana causes a distance even for the defenders. Most importantly, the Counter-
Narcotics Department (Dea) regularly refuses utilization permits of pharmaceutical companies and universities to investigate the consequences of using marijuana.
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The main center of addiction is located in the brain where its called nuc. accumbens. This region works with a neuretransmitter (nt) which is called as dopamine. For this reason the majority of addictive substances has dopaminergic activity which causes addiction. This region is actually the center of joy and pleasure which is stimulated by any activity that gives you pleasure. This applies to a lot of drugs that works with dopamine system in the human body. That's why most of the drugs says ''may cause nausea and vomiting'' on their prospectus. This effect is mostly found on antidepressants and attention - enchancing drugs.
They do a slight nausea. So again, because of this cross correlation antidepressant s
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More grounded types of weed incorporate sinsemilla (from uniquely tended female plants) and thought saps containing high measurements of weed's dynamic fixings, including honey like hash oil, waxy budder, and hard amber like break. These saps are progressively well known among the individuals who utilize them both recreationally and therapeutically. The main psychoactive (mind-altering) chemical in marijuana, responsible for most of the intoxicating effects that people seek, is delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). The chemical is found in resin produced by the leaves and buds primarily of the female cannabis plant. The plant also contains more than 500 other chemicals, including more than 100 compounds that are chemically related to THC, called c

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