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Cannabis
Basic Information
Summary
A common and widely used psychoactive plant, which is beginning to enjoy legal status for medical and even recreational use in some parts of the world. Usually smoked or eaten, primary effects are relaxation and an affinity towards food - a state described as being 'stoned.'
Depressant
Depressants are drugs which reduce arousal and stimulation in the user, characterised by a depressing of mental and physical functions.
Read more on TripSit Wiki...Stimulant
Stimulants excite the nervous system and increase physiological function.
Read more on TripSit Wiki...Psychedelic
Psychedelics are drugs which alter the perception, causing a number of mental effects which manifest in many forms including altered states of consciousness, visual or tactile effects.
Read more on TripSit Wiki...Habit-forming
These drugs pose a higher risk of causing habit forming behaviour, take particular care with the amount and frequency they are taken.
Read more on TripSit Wiki...Common
Common drugs are those which are well known and widely used among the drug community. This doesn't necessarily mean they are safe, but it usually comes with a longer relative history of use in humans with which to establish a safety profile.
Dose
| Smoked | |
|---|---|
| Light | 10-20mg |
| Common | 20-60mg |
| Strong | 60-100mg+ |
Duration
| Smoked | |
|---|---|
| Onset | 1-10 minutes |
| Duration | 1-4 hours |
| After-effects | 2-24 hours |
| Oral | |
|---|---|
| Onset | 30-120 minutes |
| Duration | 4-10 hours |
| After-effects | 6-24 hours |
Detection
Single Use: blood 1-3 days, saliva 12-24 hrs, urine 1-3 days, hair 0 to 90 days. Regular use: blood 1-2 weeks, saliva 15-50 days, urine 15-50 days, hair 0 to 90 days. Oral single use: blood: 2-7 days
Aliases
weed
thc
marijuana
dagga
hash
Effects
Sedation, Appetite enhancement, Muscle relaxation, Muscle spasms, Nausea, Pain relief, Vasodilation, Creativity Enhancement, Anxiety suppression, Anxiety, Dream suppression, Emotion enhancement, Mindfulness, Paranoia, Sleepiness.
Interactions
Caution
- Mushrooms
- Cannabis has an unexpectedly strong and somewhat unpredictable synergy with psychedelics.
- LSD
- Cannabis has an unexpectedly strong and somewhat unpredictable synergy with psychedelics.
- DMT
- Cannabis has an unexpectedly strong and somewhat unpredictable synergy with psychedelics.
- Mescaline
- Cannabis has an unexpectedly strong and somewhat unpredictable synergy with psychedelics.
- DOx
- Cannabis has an unexpectedly strong and somewhat unpredictable synergy with psychedelics.
- NBOMes
- Cannabis has an unexpectedly strong and somewhat unpredictable synergy with psychedelics.
- 2C-x
- Cannabis has an unexpectedly strong and somewhat unpredictable synergy with psychedelics.
- 2C-T-x
- Cannabis has an unexpectedly strong and somewhat unpredictable synergy with psychedelics.
- αMT
- Cannabis has an unexpectedly strong and somewhat unpredictable synergy with psychedelics. Small amounts can reduce nausea with aMT but take care.
- 5-MeO-xxT
- Cannabis has an unexpectedly strong and somewhat unpredictable synergy with psychedelics.
- Amphetamines
- Stimulants increase anxiety levels and the risk of thought loops which can lead to negative experiences
- Cocaine
- Stimulants increase anxiety levels and the risk of thought loops which can lead to negative experiences