Cannabis
Question 2: Cannabis
Passed Questions:
1. Use empirical or experimental evidence to assess the potential harmful effects of cannabis on mood, personality and cognition.
2. To what extent does research show that cannabis is a dangerous drug? Does its chronic use lead to mental deterioration and impairment?
3. With reference to published research, discuss the extent to which the chronic use of cannabis may lead to mental deterioration and personality impairment.
4. With explicit reference to published research, discuss the effects of cannabis on memory and mental functioning.
Intro-
What is cannabis, include statistics, facts, different forms
Law around cannabis
Effects of cannabis
Main –
A brief history of cannabis
Psychological effects of cannabis/ how dangerous is cannabis
Harmful effects, effects on mood, personality, memory and cognition
Is it dangerous? Mental deterioration and impairment/ schizophrenia
Effects on the brain
Proven to help pain
Use studies to back up each case and real life examples
Conclude – dangers of cannabis (proven?)
Cannabis is a class B drug and it is estimated that 15 million people have tried cannabis and over 2 million use the drug regularly.
The main active ingredient in cannabis is called delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol, commonly known as THC. This is the part of the plant that gives the "high." There is a wide range of THC potency between cannabis products. Cannabis is used in three main forms: marijuana, hashish and hash oil. Marijuana is made from dried flowers and leaves of the cannabis plant. It is the least potent of all the cannabis products and is usually smoked. Hashish is made from the resin (a secreted gum) of the cannabis plant. It is dried and pressed into small blocks and smoked. It can also be added to food and eaten. Hash oil, the most potent cannabis product, is thick oil obtained from hashish. It is also smoked. Cannabis is usually smoked in hand-rolled
Passed Questions:
1. Use empirical or experimental evidence to assess the potential harmful effects of cannabis on mood, personality and cognition.
2. To what extent does research show that cannabis is a dangerous drug? Does its chronic use lead to mental deterioration and impairment?
3. With reference to published research, discuss the extent to which the chronic use of cannabis may lead to mental deterioration and personality impairment.
4. With explicit reference to published research, discuss the effects of cannabis on memory and mental functioning.
Intro-
What is cannabis, include statistics, facts, different forms
Law around cannabis
Effects of cannabis
Main –
A brief history of cannabis
Psychological effects of cannabis/ how dangerous is cannabis
Harmful effects, effects on mood, personality, memory and cognition
Is it dangerous? Mental deterioration and impairment/ schizophrenia
Effects on the brain
Proven to help pain
Use studies to back up each case and real life examples
Conclude – dangers of cannabis (proven?)
Cannabis is a class B drug and it is estimated that 15 million people have tried cannabis and over 2 million use the drug regularly.
The main active ingredient in cannabis is called delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol, commonly known as THC. This is the part of the plant that gives the "high." There is a wide range of THC potency between cannabis products. Cannabis is used in three main forms: marijuana, hashish and hash oil. Marijuana is made from dried flowers and leaves of the cannabis plant. It is the least potent of all the cannabis products and is usually smoked. Hashish is made from the resin (a secreted gum) of the cannabis plant. It is dried and pressed into small blocks and smoked. It can also be added to food and eaten. Hash oil, the most potent cannabis product, is thick oil obtained from hashish. It is also smoked. Cannabis is usually smoked in hand-rolled