|
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
 Hashish and Marijuana |
|
Also referred to as:
"Hash", "pot", "hemp", "joint sticks", "grass", "weed", "Mary Jane", "shit", "bhang", "tea", "Acapulco gold", "charas", "ganja", and "kif".
 To the top
|
| » Source |
Hashish and Marijuana are two psychoactive drugs derived from the hemp plant Cannabis sativa. Obtained from the female flowers of the plant, cannabis products are among the most widespread and commonly used illegal drugs. Hashish is created from the resin of flower clusters. Parts of the flowers and the leaves may be included.
Marijuana
is made
of air-dried leaf,
flower,
and steam parts.
|
| » Appearance |
 |
Sticky, brown powder which may have red, black and green shades Hemp flowers are resinous and sticky. When the flowers are dried and have undergone an extraction process, they produce a brownish, slightly sticky powder which has the characteristic odor of hashish. The powder is often compressed into blocks.
The origin of the hashish can be easily determined. Blackish hashish comes from Nepal and Afghanistan, dark hashish from Pakistan, brown hashish from Morocco, red hashish from Lebanon, and greenish/hay-colored hashish from Turkey.
To the top
|
|
| » Modes of use |
 |
Hashish and marijuana can be smoked, taken orally and injected intravenously.
It is smoked in a hand-rolled cigarette ("joint") or in special pipes ("shillums"). When smoked, they give off an unmistakably sweetish, hay-like smell.
Hashish cakes and jam are eaten. A tea may also be made of it.The effect of smoking is three times stronger than if eaten. When smoked, the THC level in the blood reaches its peak within 15-20 min. A "high" is reached within 15-30 min and continues for as long as the person smokes. The feeling of euphoria slowly subsides over a period of 3-4 hours.
To the top
|
|
| » Indications of Hashish or Marijuana Abuse |
 |
Hand-rolled cigarettes containing hashish or marijuana ("joints") Normal cigarettes laced with hashish oil (recognizable from the light-brown spots on the cigarette paper).
- Specially folded sachets ("hits") are used as packaging.
- Sawn hashish sticks about 4 cm long in silver foil ("sticks" and "pickles").
- Spring balances or postal scales for weighing out the units for consumption.
- Pipes, water pipes, shillums, and home-made smoking devices.
To the top
|
|
| » Effect of Hashish and Marijuana |
Mild euphoria, a feeling of contentment |
| » Negative Side Effects: |
- Agitation
- Cardiovascular effects (rapid beating of the heart, changes in blood pressure)
- Changes in sensory perception
- Conjunctivitis
- Dilated pupils
- Drowsiness
- Irritation
- Listlessness
- Nausea
The exact effect on the person by hashish or marijuana is unpredictable, since it depends on numerous factors including the individual`s personality, his current psychological state, external conditions, previous experience of cannabis, the mode of use, and the quantity of THC taken into the body.
Cannabis has low acute toxicity. Fatal cannabis poisoning in humans is unknown.
To the top |
| » Dangers of Hashish or Marijuana Abuse |
Recent scientific findings show that hashish and marijuana are not nearly as harmless as once thought. Abuse of these euphoria-inducing products can lead to the following physical, mental and psychological negative effects:
- Psychological dependence
- Self-neglect
- Risk of personality changes
- Loss of contact with reality.
- Chromosomal damage
- Impotence
- Temporary sterility
- Development of breasts in men
- Miscarriage in women
- Distruption of DNA synthesis and the immune defense system in cells leading to the death of some cells.
- Damage to the lungs and airways
Lasting damage to the brain, since traces of THC remain there.
|
|
|
| |
|
 |
