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Flower tops, leaves, and the resin of which plant is used in various combinations to produce marijuana, hashish and ganja?
Flower tops, leaves, and the resin of which plant is used in various combinations to produce marijuana, hashish and ganja?
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The correct option is D Cannabis sativa
Drugs are chemical substances that affect the physiological or psychological functions of an individual. There are certain drugs like opioids, cannabinoids and coca alkaloids which are often abused.
Marijuana, hashish and ganja are cannabinoids. Cannabinoids are obtained from the Cannabis sativa plant. Flower tops, leaves, and the resin of this plant are used in various combinations to produce marijuana, hashish and ganja. Cannabinoids bind to the cannabinoid receptors present in the brain and bring about a lot of physiological changes.
Morphine is an opioid obtained from the plant, Papaver somniferum. It is extracted from the latex of this plant. Morphine is used to produce heroin, which is a potent opioid. Opioids bind to opioid receptors in the body and slow down the body functions.
Coca alkaloids/Cocaine is obtained from Erythroxylum coca, a plant native to South America. Cocaine is a CNS stimulant and produces a sense of euphoria.
Datura is a hallucinogenic plant found in urban and rural areas. Datura plant contains alkaloids, some of which have hallucinogenic properties. Hallucinogens induce hallucinations. The perception of having seen or heard something that wasn't actually there are called hallucinations.
Drugs are chemical substances that affect the physiological or psychological functions of an individual. There are certain drugs like opioids, cannabinoids and coca alkaloids which are often abused.
Marijuana, hashish and ganja are cannabinoids. Cannabinoids are obtained from the Cannabis sativa plant. Flower tops, leaves, and the resin of this plant are used in various combinations to produce marijuana, hashish and ganja. Cannabinoids bind to the cannabinoid receptors present in the brain and bring about a lot of physiological changes.
Morphine is an opioid obtained from the plant, Papaver somniferum. It is extracted from the latex of this plant. Morphine is used to produce heroin, which is a potent opioid. Opioids bind to opioid receptors in the body and slow down the body functions.
Coca alkaloids/Cocaine is obtained from Erythroxylum coca, a plant native to South America. Cocaine is a CNS stimulant and produces a sense of euphoria.
Datura is a hallucinogenic plant found in urban and rural areas. Datura plant contains alkaloids, some of which have hallucinogenic properties. Hallucinogens induce hallucinations. The perception of having seen or heard something that wasn't actually there are called hallucinations.
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