CANNABIS OR MARIJUANA

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 Marijuana or Ganja is also known as weed, stuff, maal, pot or grass but these all are local names of it. It's scientific name is Cannabis. Cannabis is basically a plant with various varieties among which two are most common.

1. Cannabis Sativa 

2. Cannabis Indica

Marijuana or Cannabis is known as (Bhang) in Hindi from which mainly three drugs are produced as.

1. Ganja

2. Charas

 3. Bhang

Ganja

Ganja is prepared by the flowers if cannabis. The flowers of cannabis are left to dry and further consumed by burning and inhaling it (or smoking).

Charas

Charas is prepared by the resin of cannabis plant (resin is basically the sticky fluid extracted from the cannabis plant) basically by rubbing the leaf or stem of plant on the palm. 

Charas is also known as (Hashish) as its regional name differs as per the different places.





Bhang

Bhang is prepared by grinding leaves and seeds of cannabis plant and further consumed by people as various forms as mixing it with different drinks such as milk or others, according to their mood, desire or capacity.


Ganja, Charas or Bhang all these three are psychoactive drugs which when consumed, makes an individual high.
There are some specific chemicals in cannabis plants known as Cannabinoids. There are approximately 150 types of cannabinoids found in this plant among which two are special.
  1. THC (Tetrahydrocannabinol)
  2. CBD (cannabinoid)
THC makes a person high, more the amount of THC more the person will get high. On the other hand, CBD reduces the psychoactive effects of cannabinoids.
CBD is even helpful in anxiety.
Our neurons have cannabinoids receptors: Hippocampus, Cerebellum and Basal Ganglia are the parts of brain where cannabinoids receptors are present in majority. When cannabinoids reach to these areas, the activities or functions for which these parts of brain are responsible gets affected and results in, short term memory loss, coordination, learning, problem solving etc. and a sense of pleasure evolves inside an individual's body and even time perception gets affected, but these all are short term effects of smoking cannabis.

Long term effects of cannabis.

It effects the cognitive abilities of the teens very harshly if they smoke or consumes it from young age because our mind is still under development until we turn 20. 
US scientists have found that smoking marijuana is harmful for people suffering from lung or breathing related problems, a pregnant woman or anyone suffering from mental disorder. Cannabis gets addicted when someone starts consuming it regularly.

Medical Benefits.

Scientists have also given its medical benefits, A report published by scientists says that it is helpful in problem like chronic pain, nausea, vomiting etc. but it doesn't mean one have to start taking these in these cases.

Cannabis in India.

 New Delhi and Mumbai are among the top ten cities in the world in cannabis consumption. In 2018 the country's two biggest cities, New Delhi and Mumbai consumed 38.2 tones and32.4 tons of marijuana, respectively.

While Delhi ranked third in the list of 120 cities by the consumption of weed, behind New York and Karachi, Mumbai ranked sixth.

Before 1985 cannabis was legal in India but in 1985 Rajiv Gandhi government brings NDPS (Narcotics drugs and psychotropic substance act) and marijuana was banned in India afterwards.
As it is illegal in India so people consuming it are not even aware of what kind of cannabis they are taking, while in countries where it is legal, percentage of THS and CBD are mentioned behind the pack so that the person could choose it as per his/her choice, desire, mood etc. 

The underground or Black market of cannabis has high amount of THS which mean it is much harmful, strong and makes a person much high.


Cannabis vs Alcohol.

Cannabis is less harmful and deadly then alcohol and cigarette, none of the case had been registered till yet of death related to overdose of cannabinoids, marijuana or ganja etc.
Studies claims that alcohol is much more addictive than cannabis and social violence and road accidents are far more in case of alcohol.




Comments

  1. Pooja2 October 2022 at 22:44

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  2. Shubhuk053 October 2022 at 00:31

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  3. Yogesh3 October 2022 at 06:57

    Informative content.Keep providing more insights. Next topic maybe -Psychedelics??

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