FIS-393C Final Exam Review questions
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What are the distinctive macro and micro features of C. sativa and C. indica (How to forensic
scientists identify them?) - correct answer ✔✔-C. Sativa: Tall and skinny, Hemp (fiber strains),
Marijuana (Psychoactive Strains)
-C. Indica: Short and Bushy Psychoactive
Sativa Vs. Indica - correct answer ✔✔-Sativa: narrow leaflets, more separated branches, spring
green coloration, taller w/ fewer flowers (increased activity)
-Indica: Broad leaflets that often overlap, closer branches, deep olive coloration, shorter and
bushier, more bud (sleep aid)
What are the different growing preparations of cannabis? - correct answer ✔✔-Bud: Dried
flower buds. THC concentration 3-20%
-Kief: Trichomes which have been separated from the bud. THC content up to ~65%
-Hashish: Kief compressed into cakes, THC content up to ~65%
-Hash oil: Viscous wax extract of either bud or kief. THC 30-90%
-Infusions or Tinctures: Buds or kief extracted with liquid fat or alcohol to extract THC
Know the different paraphernalia used in cannabis consumption - correct answer ✔✔-Smoking
Methods:
Joints
Blunts
Pipes
Bongs/Hookah
-Vaporization methods:
,Vaporizers
Vape pens
Dab rigs
-Other Paraphernalia:
Herb Grinders: Used for breaking down buds prior to smoking, usually have a screen to catch
kief
Roach Clips: Used to hold very small joint ends
Rollers: Used by the uncoordinated fto roll joints
Rolling Papers
Explain and critique the history of social attitudes towards Cannabis consumption - correct
answer ✔✔-History of Criminalization:
Mexican Revolution (1910)
Indian immigration (1910s)
Great Depression (1929-30's)
Marijuana Tax Act (1937)
Schedule I (1970)
-In the 1930's attitudes towards cannabis was similar towards the views of cocaine and opium
Notable Time Frames:
-Beat Movement: 1950s-1960s
Greenwich Village, NYC; Chicago, IL; San Francisco, CA
Black Jazz scene plus
Postwar white artists & counterculture
General boundary pushing
-1960s-1970s
Massive countercultural movement
, Greater education
Feminist Movement
Secularism
Anti-Vietnam War Sentiment
Placed on Schedule 1 in 1970, but
Decriminalized in many states
Reduced federal penalties
Shafer Report 1972
1976 NIDA survey: 1/12 high school seniors were users
-1980s & 1990s: The Rise of the Slacker
Describe the natural cannabinoid receptor system - correct answer ✔✔Two main receptors:
-CB1 & CB2
-Binding causes the release of a variety of other neurotransmitters, depending on the type of
nerve.
-Activation of CB1/CB2 also activates:
GABA (Inhibitory)
Dopamine (Reward & Pleasure)
Serotonin (Mental Organization)
mu & kappa Opioid receptors
What are the major psychoactive and non-psychoactive cannabinoids? - correct answer
✔✔Psychoactive Cannabinoids
-THC (Tetrahydrocannabinol): Psychotropic, painkiller, anti-inflammatory, anti microbial
-CBN (Cannabichromene): Mild psychotropic, may stimulate bone growth, anesthetic, anti-
convulsive, analgesic, anti-anxiety
well answered already passed
What are the distinctive macro and micro features of C. sativa and C. indica (How to forensic
scientists identify them?) - correct answer ✔✔-C. Sativa: Tall and skinny, Hemp (fiber strains),
Marijuana (Psychoactive Strains)
-C. Indica: Short and Bushy Psychoactive
Sativa Vs. Indica - correct answer ✔✔-Sativa: narrow leaflets, more separated branches, spring
green coloration, taller w/ fewer flowers (increased activity)
-Indica: Broad leaflets that often overlap, closer branches, deep olive coloration, shorter and
bushier, more bud (sleep aid)
What are the different growing preparations of cannabis? - correct answer ✔✔-Bud: Dried
flower buds. THC concentration 3-20%
-Kief: Trichomes which have been separated from the bud. THC content up to ~65%
-Hashish: Kief compressed into cakes, THC content up to ~65%
-Hash oil: Viscous wax extract of either bud or kief. THC 30-90%
-Infusions or Tinctures: Buds or kief extracted with liquid fat or alcohol to extract THC
Know the different paraphernalia used in cannabis consumption - correct answer ✔✔-Smoking
Methods:
Joints
Blunts
Pipes
Bongs/Hookah
-Vaporization methods:
,Vaporizers
Vape pens
Dab rigs
-Other Paraphernalia:
Herb Grinders: Used for breaking down buds prior to smoking, usually have a screen to catch
kief
Roach Clips: Used to hold very small joint ends
Rollers: Used by the uncoordinated fto roll joints
Rolling Papers
Explain and critique the history of social attitudes towards Cannabis consumption - correct
answer ✔✔-History of Criminalization:
Mexican Revolution (1910)
Indian immigration (1910s)
Great Depression (1929-30's)
Marijuana Tax Act (1937)
Schedule I (1970)
-In the 1930's attitudes towards cannabis was similar towards the views of cocaine and opium
Notable Time Frames:
-Beat Movement: 1950s-1960s
Greenwich Village, NYC; Chicago, IL; San Francisco, CA
Black Jazz scene plus
Postwar white artists & counterculture
General boundary pushing
-1960s-1970s
Massive countercultural movement
, Greater education
Feminist Movement
Secularism
Anti-Vietnam War Sentiment
Placed on Schedule 1 in 1970, but
Decriminalized in many states
Reduced federal penalties
Shafer Report 1972
1976 NIDA survey: 1/12 high school seniors were users
-1980s & 1990s: The Rise of the Slacker
Describe the natural cannabinoid receptor system - correct answer ✔✔Two main receptors:
-CB1 & CB2
-Binding causes the release of a variety of other neurotransmitters, depending on the type of
nerve.
-Activation of CB1/CB2 also activates:
GABA (Inhibitory)
Dopamine (Reward & Pleasure)
Serotonin (Mental Organization)
mu & kappa Opioid receptors
What are the major psychoactive and non-psychoactive cannabinoids? - correct answer
✔✔Psychoactive Cannabinoids
-THC (Tetrahydrocannabinol): Psychotropic, painkiller, anti-inflammatory, anti microbial
-CBN (Cannabichromene): Mild psychotropic, may stimulate bone growth, anesthetic, anti-
convulsive, analgesic, anti-anxiety
