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Understanding Cannabis: A Quiz on Its History, Uses, and Effects

This quiz tests your knowledge on the genus, history, uses, and effects of cannabis, exploring its significance in various cultures and its impact on health.

#Cannabis #Psychoactive substances #History of drugs #Health effects #Cultural significance

1 What genus does Cannabis (drug) belong to?

2 Cannabis was also known to the ancient Assyrians, who discovered its psychoactive properties through the ________.

3 Cannabis is indigenous to Central and ________.

4 Del Gracio was given cigarettes spiked with THC concentrate from cannabis, and subsequently talked openly about Luciano's ________ operation.

5 Cannabis has an ancient history of ritual use and is found in ________ around the world.

6 [16] Members of the cult of ________, believed to have originated in Thrace (Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey), are also thought to have inhaled cannabis smoke.

7 The smoking of cannabis is the most harmful method of consumption, as the inhalation of ________ from organic materials can cause various health problems.

8 Less confirmed individual studies also have been conducted indicating cannabis to be beneficial to a gamut of conditions running from ________ to depression.

9 What phylum does Cannabis (drug) belong to?

10 The ________ (UN) estimated that in 2004 about 4% of the world's adult population (162 million people) use cannabis annually, and about 0.6% (22.5 million) use it on a daily basis.

💡 Interesting Facts

  • the American television program Cannabis Planet features horticulturist and author Ed Rosenthal as a cannabis "expert".
  • the passage of the A.B. 390 by California's Public Safety Committee marked the first time in United States history that a bill legalizing marijuana passed a legislative committee.
  • the Oregon Cannabis Tax Act proposes that two percent of proceeds from the sale of cannabis promote industrial hemp biodiesel, fiber, protein and oil.
  • penalties for possessing or supplying cannabis (dried flower pictured), one of the many drugs illegal in the UK, were reduced in 2004, only to be increased in 2009.
  • Initiative 1068 was filed in January 2010 by Seattle activists hoping to remove criminal penalties from the adult use, possession and cultivation of marijuana in Washington.
  • former University of Kentucky basketball star Dirk Minniefield smoked marijuana the night before Kentucky's loss in the 1983 NCAA Tournament to the University of Louisville.
  • A&M Records released three versions of Phil Ochs' "Outside of a Small Circle of Friends" because of the song's reference to marijuana.
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