Posted on 04/09/2011 3:34:13 PM PDT by AustralianConservative
Paranoia is one of the most unpleasant "side effects" of marijuana. It's also a key experience shared by marijuana smokers and people with schizophrenia. But exactly how does smoking a joint cause the feeling that dark forces are conspiring to do you wrong?
New research in rats may help explain the source of this distress. The study, led by Steven Laviolette at the University of Western Ontario in Canada, involved training rats to fear the scent of either almond or peppermint. The scents were delivered to rats in a cage either with black-and-white striped walls or with black polka dots on a gray background. (The rats were not pre-tested for their taste in interior design.) One scent was accompanied by an electric shock to the rodents' feet, while the other scent was not.
At the same time, researchers experimented with the activity of the CB1 receptors in a certain region of the rats' brains. These cannabinoid receptors are activated by the main psychoactive component of marijuana, THC. In some rats, the scientists blocked CB1-receptor activity; in others, they used a marijuana-like drug to enhance it.
(Excerpt) Read more at healthland.time.com ...
I have already addressed all the questions necessary! You sound like a lonely guy on a saturday night stirring the "pot" to get some action! Why do you have such interest in the American system, if you are an Aussie? Are you just here on the dole and worried that there may not be enough for you? Take your authoritarianism back to the Outback. America was founded on Liberty - PERSONAL LIBERTY! It's only the statists that wish to control the behavior of others with anecdotal evidence.
So what are they on?
District Judge rules state medical marijuana rules unconstitutionalIn an order denying a motion to dismiss a possession of marijuana case, Judge Mark Somers wrote, “This court finds that in consequence of the lawful designation of marijuana as a Schedule I narcotic under the Controlled Substances Act, the Michigan Medical Marihuana Act is rendered unconstitutional and void in its entirety by operation of the Supremacy Clause of the United States Constitution.”
We're not dealing with a conservative Constitutionalist here.
A power trip? lol
Dats a good kitty
It is about the time of night that the drug warriors start the heavy misspellings, weird grammar and then just drop out altogether. ;^)
Dats a bad Kitty!
Jeez you should see my doofus dawg
BILOXI -- Traffic on U.S. 90 has been bumper-to-bumper for more than an hour as of 4:20 p.m., due to the many pedestrians and motorists along the beach.
Read more: http://www.sunherald.com/2011/04/08/3013989/bumper-to-bumper-traffic-clogs.html#ixzz1J5QuclLQ
Just like the videos of the cops all standing around the pot bonfires, “to make sure it doesn’t get out of hand”.
Dats a good Pup!
Rest well my brother.
A life changing point in mylife was when I went down to Pennsyltucky and saw a bluegrass show.
Just so I get this right..... you want to steal the money someone has paid into social security their whole work life because they smoke a little weed?
Me thinks you have been watching too many reruns of Reefer Madness.
I'm going to have to show that article to my Mom. For about 35 years, right up until about the time she started showing signs of dementia, she would send me articles about the dangers of pot. I keep telling her a little bit wouldn't hurt her.
>> What makes it worse than beer?
Beer muscles vs pot paranoia.
Beer nutrients vs pot hunger.
Beer goggles vs pot slumber.
BINGO
There certainly are a lot of people here who are paranoid ABOUT pot.
...because someone really is after their stash!
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