TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Cannabis Use Disorders
A1  - Boggs, Douglas L.
A1  - Thurnauer, Halle
A1  - D'Souza, Deepak Cyril
A2  - Ebert, Michael H.
A2  - Leckman, James F.
A2  - Petrakis, Ismene L.
PY  - 2019
T2  - Current Diagnosis & Treatment: Psychiatry, 3e
AB  - This  chapter  reviews  the  problems  arising  from  the  use  and  abuse  of  cannabis  and  related  compounds.  Cannabis  refers  to  the  herbal  product  prepared  from  cannabis  plants,  of  which  there  are  three  species:  Cannabis  indica,  Cannabis  sativa,  and  Cannabis  ruderalis.  The  principal  constituents  of  cannabis  are  called  cannabinoids.  However,  in  addition  to  cannabinoids,  cannabis  contains  several  terpenoids  and  flavonoids.  The  principal  psychoactive  constituent  of  cannabis  is  delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol  (THC),  which  is  present  in  the  hair-like  glandular  trichomes  located  around  the  buds  of  the  plants  (Russo,  2007).  There  is  increasing  recognition  that  other  cannabinoids  present  in  cannabis,  such  as  cannabidiol  (CBD),  and  complex  interactions  between  the  constituents  of  cannabis  contribute  to  the  overall  effects  (Potter  et  al,  2008).  Cannabis  or  marijuana  is  referred  to  by  a  number  of  names  including  weed,  pot,  grass,  ganja,  and  hash,  some  of  which  represent  distinct  forms  of  cannabis  preparations.  Cannabis  is  derived  from  the  flowering  tops  and  leaves  of  the  cannabis  plant.  The  THC  content  of  cannabis  varies  according  to  the  part  of  the  plant:  seeds  >  stems  >  leaves  >  flowers  >  bracts  (Potter  et  al,  2008).  The  preparation  from  the  buds  and  leaves  of  the  pollinated  female  plants  that  have  been  grown  outdoors  is  known  as  marijuana,  whereas  the  preparation  from  the  buds  of  female  unfertilized  plants  is  called  sinsemilla  (without  seed).  This  form  of  cannabis  is  also  known  as  skunk  because  of  its  pungent  odor  and  because  it  contains  higher  levels  of  THC  than  most  other  forms.  The  resin  secreted  from  the  glandular  trichomes  is  compressed  to  form  hashish  or  subjected  to  solvent  extraction  to  produce  hash  oil.  
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PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/20
UR  - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1158265217
ER  -