Deck 9: Marijuana

Question 1

Who described his experiences at the Hashish Club in the 1840s?

A)Jacques Moreau
B)Shen Nung
C)Fitz Ludlow
D)Théophile Gautier

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Which country considered cannabis to be one of their sacred plants,and listed it in the Atharva Veda?

A)India
B)Spain
C)Mexico
D)Portugal

Answer 2

A

Question 3

What is the name of the committee that met in 1944 at the request of the mayor of New York that concluded that marijuana use was NOT particularly harmful to the user or to society at large?

A)The Indian Hemp Drugs Commission
B)The LeDain Commission
C)The LaGuardia Committee on Marihuana
D)The Baroness Wootton Committee

Answer 3

C

Question 4

As a Canadian youth,what are the chances you smoked marijuana in the previous year,according to the most recent research?

A)10 percent
B)15 percent
C)25 percent
D)35 percent

Question 5

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?

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

Question 6

The earliest known use of hashish was in the 10th century.Who used it then?

A)Arabs
B)Chinese
C)Indians
D)Peruvians

Question 7

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

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

Question 8

From what does the key psychoactive factor in cannabis sativa come from?

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

Question 9

In what year did the Canadian government declare through its first enacted legislation-the Canadian Opium and Narcotics Act-that smoking marijuana was now illegal?

A)1867
B)1923
C)1948
D)1961

Question 10

What is cannabis sativa?

A)a type of cactus
B)a mushroom
C)a hemp plant
D)a metabolite of hashish

Question 11

Which mythical individual is credited with describing the medicinal benefits of marijuana around 2800 BCE?

A)Atharva Veda
B)Al-kief
C)Pimodan
D)Shen Nung

Question 12

In what country did the earliest known use of marijuana for its pharmacological properties occur in 2800 BCE?

A)Peru
B)India
C)Egypt
D)China

Question 13

In 2007,how did Canadians' use of marijuana compare to the rest of the world?

A)It had the lowest rate of use in the industrialized world.
B)It had the highest rate of use in the industrialized world.
C)It was in third place compared to the rest of the industrialized world.
D)It was tied for fifth place with Sweden compared to the rest of the industrialized world.

Question 14

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

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 15

What opened in New York City,during Prohibition,to give marijuana users a place to smoke?

A)opium dens
B)hashish parlours
C)tea-pads
D)speakeasies

Question 16

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?

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

Question 17

What is the primary psychoactive agent in marijuana?

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

Question 18

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

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

Question 19

The book The Hasheesh Eater,published in 1857,describes the author's cannabis-eating experiences over a four-year period.Who was the author?

A)Edward Brecher
B)Harry J.Anslinger
C)Fiorello LaGuardia
D)Fitz Hugh Ludlow

Question 20

What city was the centre of marijuana use and distribution in 1920s America?

A)San Francisco
B)Los Angeles
C)New York
D)New Orleans

Question 21

Which of the following is a concentrated liquid marijuana extract derived from the cannabis plant using solvents?

A)PCP
B)AMP
C)hashish
D)hash oil

Question 22

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?

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

Question 23

Which neurotransmitter is affected by marijuana?

A)L-glutamate
B)epinephrine
C)serotonin
D)norepinephrine

Question 24

Those classified as chronic marijuana users run the risk of health complications.How might their reproductive system be affected?

A)increases in the number of sperm in men
B)nonovulatory menstrual cycles in women
C)prostate cancer
D)release of multiple ova leading to multiple births

Question 25

Which statement best describes how Ross Rebagliati left his mark on Canadian society?

A)He tested positive for cocaine and marijuana at the Olympics in Japan but was not stripped of his medal.
B)He tested positive for marijuana at the Olympics in Japan,was stripped of his medal,but claimed that he had never smoked marijuana.This caused an investigation into secondhand marijuana smoke.
C)He was caught smoking marijuana in the Olympic Village,causing the United Nations to enact Olympic International drug laws;he lost his medal.
D)He was caught smoking in the Olympic Village,causing the Canadian Government to intervene;he lost his medal.

Question 26

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?

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

Question 27

What stage do almost all marijuana smokers eventually enter?

A)heightened vigilance
B)paranoia
C)increased psychomotor activity
D)relaxation

Question 28

When does heart rate peak following smoking marijuana?

A)almost immediately
B)about 10 minutes after smoking
C)about 30-60 minutes after smoking
D)about 60-90 minutes after smoking

Question 29

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

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 30

When was the principal psychoactive agent in cannabis isolated?

A)1821
B)1922
C)1944
D)1964

Question 31

As a marijuana user,approximately how long could THC continue to be present in your body?

A)7 days
B)14 days
C)30 days
D)60 days

Question 32

How much tar do marijuana cigarettes contain compared to tobacco cigarettes?

A)more tar than tobacco cigarettes
B)less tar than tobacco cigarettes
C)the same amount of tar as tobacco cigarettes
D)no tar

Question 33

How many individual chemical compounds have been identified in the cannabis plant?

A)20
B)70
C)more than 400
D)more than 2000

Question 34

How does marijuana use affect the perception of time passage?

A)time seems to pass more slowly than it actually does
B)the passage of time differs according to the route of administration
B)
Time seems to pass more quickly than it actually does
C)
There is no effect on time perception

Question 35

Which form of cannabis is the most potent?

A)hash oil
B)hashish
C)sinsemilla
D)home grown

Question 36

What do most marijuana users experience?

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

Question 37

What has been reported as a result of marijuana use?

A)aggression
B)facial ticks
C)impotence
D)paranoia

Question 38

By which means does the most rapid and efficient absorption of marijuana occur?

A)chewing
B)oral ingestion
C)smoking
D)snorting

Question 39

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

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

Question 40

What do marijuana's effects on psychomotor activity and performance appear to be related to?

A)genetic predisposition
B)dosage
C)expectations
D)route of administration

Question 41

Susan has a particular illness,yet despite all of marijuana's medicinal benefits it cannot treat her problem.What problem does Susan have?

A)nausea
B)mania
C)insomnia
D)depression

Question 42

In the 1930s,marijuana was primarily used by the white middle class.

Question 43

Jack has been prescribed cannabis for his medical condition;however,his physician has warned him that it does have specific drawbacks.What will Jack need to consider?

A)the uncomfortable and disorienting mental effects
B)the development of psychological dependence
C)the exacerbation of the side effects of chemotherapy
D)the severe muscle pain

Question 44

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

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 45

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

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 46

The term marijuana derives from the French word mariguango which translates as "high."

Question 47

Which synthetic product that chemically resembles the cannabinoids is used in current medical treatment?

A)Serax
B)Cesamet
C)Placidyl
D)Tilidine

Question 48

What classification does marijuana receive when it is in its natural form?

A)Schedule I drug
B)Schedule II drug
C)Schedule III drug
D)Schedule IV drug

Question 49

Evidence that marijuana was used in ancient times has been found in Egyptian papyri,Assyrian tablets,and in the examination of a 1600 year old body discovered by Israeli scientists.What was it used for?

A)in religious ceremonies
B)to speed the birth process
C)to treat nausea
D)recreation

Question 50

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

Question 51

Marijuana was introduced to Europe from Chile in 1545.

Question 52

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

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

Question 53

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.

Question 54

What has cannabis been viewed as a medical treatment of?

A)detached retina
B)astigmatism
C)cataracts
D)glaucoma

Question 55

Marijuana was one of the five sacred plants in the Atharva Veda,one of the oldest books of Hinduism.

Question 56

Marijuana is the most frequently used recreational drug today.

Question 57

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

Question 58

Martin is wasting away due to his HIV diagnosis.However,a friend has told him that marijuana has shown some promise in the treatment of which associated disorder?

A)glaucoma
B)cachexia
C)anemia
D)conjunctivitis

Question 59

In the 1800s,Canada had a strong hemp industry and it became the first agricultural crop subsidized by the government.

Question 60

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.

Question 61

Marijuana has been shown NOT to cause irreversible lung damage.

Question 62

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

Question 63

Physical dependence to marijuana has been reliably and consistently demonstrated in laboratory studies.

Question 64

Discuss key issues in Canadian cannabis use and legislation.

Question 65

Health Canada states there are four categories of people who can apply to possess marijuana for medical purposes.

Question 66

What are marijuana's long-term effects on the:
a. respiratory system
b. cardiovascular system
c. immune system
d. reproductive system

Question 67

Canada took an important leadership role when it became the first country in the world to legalize the use of marijuana for terminal and chronic illnesses.

Question 68

Major teratogenic effects are a common result of maternal marijuana use.

Question 69

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

Question 70

Discuss the history of marijuana in Canada and around the world.

Question 71

Marijuana is an accepted medical treatment for the nausea and vomiting associated with chemotherapies.

Question 72

Recent research suggests that marijuana use increases risk for psychotic behaviour.

Question 73

The short-term memory impairment associated with marijuana use can occur with fairly low doses.

Question 74

The most common emotional effect of marijuana use is a carefree relaxed state.