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Chemistry with Cannabis - Quiz!

[fa icon="calendar'] Mar 21, 2016 7:31:47 AM / by Winter Ninivaggi

Chemistry with Cannabis-Quiz 

 

What better way to make chemistry fun then with a cannabis quiz?

New York's recent legalization of medical marijuana has everyone talking! It is a game changer.

It is no secret that cannabis is a unique plant. With its array of healing and even recreational properties it is not your typical house plant.

Take this quiz to see how much you know about marijuana!

 1.) How many chemicals are unique to cannabis?

A. 400
B. 60
C. None

2.) What is the most abundant cannabinoid in the plant?

A. Cannibinol
B. THC
C. Carbon
D. Cannabidiol
 

3.) Cannabis can be used to treat...

A. Epileptic Seizures
B. Crohn's Disease
C. Anxiety
D. All of the above
 
4.) True or False: Human's naturally produce cannabinoids.

A. True
B. False

 
5.) What is the lethal dose of marijuana? (Scaled on the mount ingested by smoking one marijuana cigarette)
A. 10 in 15 minutes
B. 100 in 15 minutes
C. Lethal doses have not been described
D. 1000 in 15 minutes

Check your answers below to see how well you did!
This incredible plant can be used for so much in terms of medical treatment. Patients suffering with conditions that benefit from the use of medical marijuana no longer need to sacrifice their health to be a law abiding citizen. Piermont Gynecology refers patients with medical conditions that would benefit from the use of medical marijuana.  With many practitioners afraid to consult and refer patients, Dr. Enzenbacher is  licensed and educated in the marijuana referral process to provide patients with a thorough consultation and understanding of the process. Patients who were previously addicted to oxycodone and other opiates have benefitted from getting off these dangerous addictive drugs and taking effective strains of medical marijuana for safe pain management.
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Answer Key:
1.) B. 60 - 60 Chemicals are unique to cannabis
2.) B. THC - THC is the most abundant chemical compound and is believed to give the plant it's psychoactive properties.
3.) D. All of the above - Marijuana can be used in the treatment of a variety of conditions
4.) A. True - Humans natural produce cannabinoids similar to those found in the plant
5.) C. Lethal doses have not been described - It is theorized that it could take somewhere between 20,000-40,000 marijuana cigarettes in a 15 minute time frame to see a lethal effect. But this has not been tested.

 

Winter Ninivaggi

Written by Winter Ninivaggi

Isadora Guggenheim, ND, FNP, RN, MS, CNS, LMT, owner of Second Nature Naturopathic Care, LLC
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