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.
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I do have forty years of experience with pot but I have no experience with heroin and almost none with cocaine. What I said about how heroin, cocaine and alcohol addict is not from experience but are well known facts. Well know for nearly two hundred years. It’s not even in the realm of opinion.
NOT TRUE. I smoked it for years in my early life. I am 63 and just had an oxygen saturation test measuring 97%. I would say that trumps your OPINION.
As previously stated, I would do it now, but for the WOD penalties. I did smoke an Acid cigar last night, and washed it down with two fingers of Glenmorangie 18!
The simple fact that possessing and/or using a common plant can result in the armed brutalization of yourself and your family, the murder of your pets and the forfeiture of your freedom to power mad thugs should be sufficient to strike even the most stalwart with terror.
I’ll say “Wonder Falls” at about 7 feet for $200 Alex.....
45 minute video of some real explorers/idjits! The first minutes show how it is... the rest of it is captivating...
http://www.hulu.com/watch/62674/into-the-tsangpo-gorge
“. They get stupefied and long term they are worthless, unless they quit.”
They’re not *totally* worthless.
A friend of mine is a doctor who specializes in anxiety disorders and panic attacks.
They’ve made her filthy stinking rich and are her “best customers”.
I am happy that at this time you have not apparently experienced symptoms. I still think saturating ones lungs w/ smoke and holding it is a very dangerous/stupid thing to do. I would never do it again. But, when I was young and foolish........
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