WHAT IS MARIJUANA?

Marijuana is a mind-altering (psychoactive) drug, produced by the Cannabis sativa plant. Marijuana has over 480 constituents. THC (delta 9-tetrahydrocannabinol) is believed to be the main ingredient that produces the psychoactive effect.

WHAT ARE COMMON STREET NAMES?

Common street names include: Sours, Cush, Sour Diesel, Creepy, Poppy, Aunt Mary, BC Bud, Blunts, Chronic, Dope, Gangster, Ganja, Grass, Hash, Herb, Hydro, Indo, Joint, Kif, Mary Jane, Mota, Pot, Reefer, Sinsemilla, Skunk, Smoke, Weed, and Yerba.

WHAT IS ITS EFFECT ON THE MIND?

Marijuana, a drug, contains THC, which enters the bloodstream and affects the brain through cannabinoid receptors. These receptors influence pleasure, memory, thought, concentration, sensory perception, and coordination.

SHORT-TERM effects include memory and learning problems, distorted perception, difficulty in thinking, and loss of coordination.

LONG-TERM use can lead to physical dependence and withdrawal, as well as psychological addiction.

Clinical studies show that the physiological, psychological, and behavioural effects of marijuana vary among individuals. Common responses include dizziness, nausea, tachycardia, facial flushing, dry mouth, and tremor, joy, happiness, and exhilaration at high doses. Common responses to cannabinoids include dizziness, nausea, tachycardia, facial flushing, dry mouth, and tremor, happiness, and exhilaration at high doses. Common responses to cannabinoids include disinhibition, relaxation, enhanced sensory perception, heightened imagination, time distortions, illusions, impaired judgment, reduced coordination, ataxia, emotional lability, and increased appetite.

WHAT IS THEIR LEGAL STATUS IN GUYANA?

Cannabis is classified as a Schedule I substance under the Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act Chapter 10:10. Schedule I includes any substance listed in the First Schedule or any substance-containing product listed in that Schedule. It also encompasses any psychotropic substance listed in the Second Schedule or any substance-containing product listed in that Schedule.