Sentences with phrase «psychoactive component of»

«The proposed BDC offence level for tetrahydrocannabinol (THC, the primary psychoactive component of cannabis) under the summary conviction offence is not directly linked to impairment, but is, rather, based on a precautionary or a crime prevention approach,» reads the draft.

While THC is the psychoactive component of marijuana that may induce unwanted paranoia and anxiety in some people, CBD actually reduces and counteracts these effects.

Given the increased levels of THC — the psychoactive component of cannabis — in products available today, the team investigated whether the use of formal support services had changed over time.

Cellular - level changes to a part of the brain's reward system induced by chronic exposure to the psychoactive component of marijuana may contribute to the drug's pleasurable and potentially addictive qualities, suggests a study in young mice published in JNeurosci.

Currently, one of the biggest issues regarding legal marijuana is the dosage of edibles — food infused with the psychoactive components of marijuana.

Not exact matches

To see through the smoke, neuroscientist Yasmin Hurd, now at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, and colleagues at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, gave 4 - week - old rats THC, the most common psychoactive component in cannabis.

Scientists have debated the mechanism of action of captagon, and Janda's vaccine approach has been useful in dissecting how the components of the drug exert their psychoactive effects.

Both Cannabis sativa and indica contain varying amounts of psychoactive and nonpsychoactive components.

CBD, or cannabidiol, is available as a supplement and comes from the same cannabis plant as the stuff you would smoke, but contains only trace amounts (less than 0.3 percent) of THC — the chemical component that has psychoactive effects.

Cannabis sales have been illegal since the 1970 Controlled Substances Act was passed, with the only exceptions being the products made from the «mature stalk» and «sterilized seed» of the hemp plant, which could still be sold since they contained little to no psychoactive components.

Over the past few decades, most strains have been bred to increase the amount of the main psychoactive component, -LRB--)- trans - delta9 - tetrahydrocannabinol (THC).

Although the ditchweed is primarily being eradicated in mid-western states where it was once grown to support WWII efforts with the encouragement of the federal government, these plants would have little or no psychoactive effect on people who might smoke them because they contain very low levels of THC, the drug component in marijuana.