The active ingredient in marijuana that impacts the brain is THC (tetrahydocannibinol). It is now known that different areas of the brain have varying amounts of THC receptors, some more some less, some have not all. THC affects the parts of the brain with the greatest number of THC preceptors. Areas of the brain that have a great number of receptors are those affecting your emotions, judgment, memory, and balance.
An area of the brain that a great deal of THC receptors this is the hippocampus. This is the area of the brain function that regulates and processes memory. One reason people get ‘spaced out’ from smoking marijuana is that their memory is being affected information may not even register on the brain, and therefore never be recalled.
THC is also believed to affect the area of the brain called the limbic system. The limbic system is thought to regulate emotions. That may explain why people have fits of the giggles and laughter one minute and then are freaking out paranoid the next.
And I thought we just used to get high because the weed was good…unfortunatley it is getting more powerful and dangerous. Please don’t enem mess with the “marijuana maintainance recovery plan”.
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1 crimson // Sep 24, 2008 at
Smoking weed is very dangerous, It’s a hallucinogen that makes your brain more weak. Some people say that it is also a medicine though using it too much is bad. I once had tried smoking weed but it made me worst. Being addictive to it is bad for your health and your family.
2 kmal // Nov 10, 2008 at
im sorry crimson, but you’re wrong. it is a mild hallucinogen, in HIGH amounts of smoking and mild amounts of ingesting it, with more properties of a body stimulant.
it is a sensory enhancer, which causes the brain to work MORE, which, after abstinence, causes neurogenesis. that is, a stronger, more efficient brain without marijuana.
it is only dangerous and addicting if the individual lets it be.
3 Rotem // Feb 18, 2009 at
I totally agree with kmal. I have been smoking on and off for the past 10 years and I feel a tremendous improvement in all the things THC is supposed to impair. I now believe that setting the brain off-balance teaches it how to restore itself to normal. I think that it is fascinating and troubling that scientists around the world don’t recognize that a drug is never just the drug itself but also how you use it. For instance - I am a dance instructor and one of my strongest points is an acute sense balance, which I believe I’ve acquired by smoking and trying to balance. I believe that the same goes for vision, memory and indeed all the other dexterities THC is supposed to impair. I find it is really important to ask HOW is THC used, what kind of activities can enhance brain function while smoking pot….
I believe that THC doesn’t impair, but trigger the brain centers it is supposedly harming. In my opinion, if those areas are then neglected rather than stimulated the result is weakening. Metaphorically speaking I would say that not stimulating those brain centers is like putting a pan on the stove, turning the heat on, and putting nothing in it. Likewise, I would say that if you put something in your brain while smoking - thought, practice, anything basically, you not only save your brain but indeed enhance its function.
Then again, this is only my OPINION. It is drawn from my personal EXPERIENCE, and I do not claim to be formulating myself around the discipline of science. So - TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT.
4 Bill Urell // Feb 18, 2009 at
I respect well presented dissenting views and will always be open to both sides of a story.
The intent of this blog, Addiction Recovery Basics is to provide basic information for people who are in addiction recovery. There is an existing addiction problem. I would never in a million years say it is OK for an addicted person to use marijuana, nor would I suggest it is OK for an alcoholic to just drink beer and wine.
The active ingredient in weed is THC. THC is an addictive mood altering drug, so is heroin, alcohol etc. So does everyone who uses these substances become and addict? No. But, being an addict, it is not OK to use them.
I do know this, if you want to be certain you will never have problems with drugs or alcohol…don’t do them.
Bill
5 NYE // May 3, 2009 at
My Italian husband smokes everyday and has done for 10 years. Smoking hash or ‘maria’ is very common in the Italian culture. For the 4 years we’ve been together I haven’t ever really had a problem with his smoking until now. If he doesn’t have it and feels bored and anxious I’m the one who suffers. I’ve also witnessed excessively sedative behaviour in him. He also has a hacking cough. If he were happy without it then I wouldn’t think it was a problem. I’m not sure if his problems stem from his smoking or from general 40 year old male unsatisfactoriness about life? How can I help someone who will not talk and who lashes out when they are sad?
Help.
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