Question 1

When your friend wonders what the leafy top portion of the cannabis sativa plant is,what do you tell her?

Accepted Answer

A) AMP 
B) marijuana 
C) hashish 
D) resin 
A) AMP 
B) marijuana 
C) hashish 
D) resin B

Question 2

Cannabis poses no significant long-term threat to the immune system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

If you were a farmer in the 1800s,your country was such a great supporter of hemp production that they would have provided agricultural subsides.What country did you live in?

Accepted Answer

A) United States 
B) Spain 
C) England 
D) Canada 
A) United States 
B) Spain 
C) England 
D) Canada D

Question 4

What has NOT been identified as a possible explanation for marijuana's effect on short-term memory?

Accepted Answer

A) drug action interferes with the neurochemical processes operative in memory 
B) marijuana use destroys neural connections in the hippocampus 
C) the user is not motivated to attend to or retrieve material 
D) marijuana causes a decreased ability to concentrate 
A) drug action interferes with the neurochemical processes operative in memory 
B) marijuana use destroys neural connections in the hippocampus 
C) the user is not motivated to attend to or retrieve material 
D) marijuana causes a decreased ability to concentrate

Question 5

What are the cognitive and emotional effects associated with marijuana use?

Accepted Answer

The cognitive and emotional effects asso

Question 6

What do most marijuana users experience?

Accepted Answer

A) bloodshot eyes 
B) dilation of the pupil 
C) a compromised immune system 
D) elevated body temperature 
A) bloodshot eyes 
B) dilation of the pupil 
C) a compromised immune system 
D) elevated body temperature

Question 7

Who was primarily responsible for introducing Great Britain to the use of cannabis?

Accepted Answer

A) William O'Shaughnessy 
B) Marco Polo 
C) Edward Brecher 
D) King Henry VIII 
A) William O'Shaughnessy 
B) Marco Polo 
C) Edward Brecher 
D) King Henry VIII

Question 8

Your friend Peter is known for smoking marijuana.When you meet him to hang out he speaks rapidly and at times his speech is slurred and circumstantial.At what stage of marijuana use is Peter currently in?

Accepted Answer

A) the early stages of use 
B) the middle stages of use 
C) the later stages of use 
D) completion stage of use 
A) the early stages of use 
B) the middle stages of use 
C) the later stages of use 
D) completion stage of use

Question 9

What stimulated widespread use of marijuana for its psychoactive properties in Europe in the 1960s?

Accepted Answer

A) the musical group The Beatles 
B) American tourists 
C) medical journals supporting the medicinal benefits of the drug 
D) new immigration policies supporting South American citizens 
A) the musical group The Beatles 
B) American tourists 
C) medical journals supporting the medicinal benefits of the drug 
D) new immigration policies supporting South American citizens

Question 10

Who was the head of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics in 1932,and led the fight for the criminalization of marijuana use and trafficking,which resulted in the Marijuana Tax Act of 1937?

Accepted Answer

A) LaGuardia 
B) Anslinger 
C) O'Shaughnessy 
D) Moreau 
A) LaGuardia 
B) Anslinger 
C) O'Shaughnessy 
D) Moreau

Question 11

Which chemical binds to the same receptors on brain cells as do cannabinoids,prompting its research use to study how the cannabinoid receptors affect various functions?

Accepted Answer

A) anandamide 
B) CBZ 
C) acetylcholine 
D) serotonin 
A) anandamide 
B) CBZ 
C) acetylcholine 
D) serotonin

Question 12

Recent research suggests that focusing prevention efforts on marijuana use will NOT have an effect on the prevalence of use of harder drugs such as cocaine and heroin.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Most committee reports have come to a similar conclusion,that is,marijuana use is NOT particularly harmful to the user or to society at large.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The Marijuana Tax Act of 1937 was successful in reducing the legal disbursement of marijuana.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What does research evidence indicate about the social/environmental effects of marijuana use?

Accepted Answer

A) Marijuana enhances competence in social situations. 
B) Marijuana use is causally related to aggression. 
C) Marijuana use combined with pre-existing personality characteristics may produce amotivational syndrome. 
D) Marijuana enables and enhances sexual arousal in social situations. 
A) Marijuana enhances competence in social situations. 
B) Marijuana use is causally related to aggression. 
C) Marijuana use combined with pre-existing personality characteristics may produce amotivational syndrome. 
D) Marijuana enables and enhances sexual arousal in social situations.

Question 16

What 1937 legislation significantly changed the practice of a physician working and prescribing marijuana for medicinal uses?

Accepted Answer

A) The Volstead Act 
B) The San Francisco Ordinance 
C) The Marijuana Tax Act 
D) The Controlled Substances Act 
A) The Volstead Act 
B) The San Francisco Ordinance 
C) The Marijuana Tax Act 
D) The Controlled Substances Act

Question 17

THC metabolites can be detected in the bloodstream at least 30 days following ingestion of a single dose.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Rick told his friend Bob that he had an extremely negative emotional experience with marijuana.What type of user is Rick?

Accepted Answer

A) an inexperienced user 
B) an experienced user who has developed a tolerance to marijuana 
C) an individual who is also using alcohol 
D) a user who is similar to almost everyone who uses marijuana 
A) an inexperienced user 
B) an experienced user who has developed a tolerance to marijuana 
C) an individual who is also using alcohol 
D) a user who is similar to almost everyone who uses marijuana

Question 19

What is the term for a cigar that is emptied of tobacco and refilled with marijuana?

Accepted Answer

A) hookah 
B) bong 
C) blunt 
D) reefer 
A) hookah 
B) bong 
C) blunt 
D) reefer

Question 20

What is the primary psychoactive agent in marijuana?

Accepted Answer

A) THC 
B) AMP 
C) cannabidiol 
D) cannabinol 
A) THC 
B) AMP 
C) cannabidiol 
D) cannabinol

When your friend wonders what the leafy top portion of the cannabis sativa plant is,what do you tell her?

Cannabis poses no significant long-term threat to the immune system.

If you were a farmer in the 1800s,your country was such a great supporter of hemp production that they would have provided agricultural subsides.What country did you live in?

What has NOT been identified as a possible explanation for marijuana's effect on short-term memory?

What are the cognitive and emotional effects associated with marijuana use?

What do most marijuana users experience?

Who was primarily responsible for introducing Great Britain to the use of cannabis?

Your friend Peter is known for smoking marijuana.When you meet him to hang out he speaks rapidly and at times his speech is slurred and circumstantial.At what stage of marijuana use is Peter currently in?

What stimulated widespread use of marijuana for its psychoactive properties in Europe in the 1960s?

Who was the head of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics in 1932,and led the fight for the criminalization of marijuana use and trafficking,which resulted in the Marijuana Tax Act of 1937?

Which chemical binds to the same receptors on brain cells as do cannabinoids,prompting its research use to study how the cannabinoid receptors affect various functions?

Recent research suggests that focusing prevention efforts on marijuana use will NOT have an effect on the prevalence of use of harder drugs such as cocaine and heroin.

Most committee reports have come to a similar conclusion,that is,marijuana use is NOT particularly harmful to the user or to society at large.

The Marijuana Tax Act of 1937 was successful in reducing the legal disbursement of marijuana.

What does research evidence indicate about the social/environmental effects of marijuana use?

What 1937 legislation significantly changed the practice of a physician working and prescribing marijuana for medicinal uses?

THC metabolites can be detected in the bloodstream at least 30 days following ingestion of a single dose.

Rick told his friend Bob that he had an extremely negative emotional experience with marijuana.What type of user is Rick?

What is the term for a cigar that is emptied of tobacco and refilled with marijuana?

What is the primary psychoactive agent in marijuana?

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Exam 9: Marijuana

When your friend wonders what the leafy top portion of the cannabis sativa plant is,what do you tell her?

Cannabis poses no significant long-term threat to the immune system.

If you were a farmer in the 1800s,your country was such a great supporter of hemp production that they would have provided agricultural subsides.What country did you live in?

What has NOT been identified as a possible explanation for marijuana's effect on short-term memory?

What are the cognitive and emotional effects associated with marijuana use?

What do most marijuana users experience?

Who was primarily responsible for introducing Great Britain to the use of cannabis?

Your friend Peter is known for smoking marijuana.When you meet him to hang out he speaks rapidly and at times his speech is slurred and circumstantial.At what stage of marijuana use is Peter currently in?

What stimulated widespread use of marijuana for its psychoactive properties in Europe in the 1960s?

Who was the head of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics in 1932,and led the fight for the criminalization of marijuana use and trafficking,which resulted in the Marijuana Tax Act of 1937?

Which chemical binds to the same receptors on brain cells as do cannabinoids,prompting its research use to study how the cannabinoid receptors affect various functions?

Recent research suggests that focusing prevention efforts on marijuana use will NOT have an effect on the prevalence of use of harder drugs such as cocaine and heroin.

Most committee reports have come to a similar conclusion,that is,marijuana use is NOT particularly harmful to the user or to society at large.

The Marijuana Tax Act of 1937 was successful in reducing the legal disbursement of marijuana.

What does research evidence indicate about the social/environmental effects of marijuana use?

What 1937 legislation significantly changed the practice of a physician working and prescribing marijuana for medicinal uses?

THC metabolites can be detected in the bloodstream at least 30 days following ingestion of a single dose.

Rick told his friend Bob that he had an extremely negative emotional experience with marijuana.What type of user is Rick?

What is the term for a cigar that is emptied of tobacco and refilled with marijuana?

What is the primary psychoactive agent in marijuana?

Drug Use and Abuse

Drug Use: Yesterday and Today

Drugs and the Nervous System

Pharmacology

Cocaine, Amphetamines, and Related Stimulants

Alcohol

Nicotine

Caffeine

Hallucinogens

Opiates

Psychotherapeutic Medications

Other Prescription and Over-The-Counter Drugs

Treatment of Substance-Use Disorders

Prevention of Substance Abuse

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