The royal "you" feel high, that is. Many if not most people understand that THC is the primary chemical in cannabis respnosible for the effect of feeling "high." But what is happening in oury brain to produce this sensation? How does it work and why? We explore the history of this weird plant, the chemical process and neural mechanisms responsible for its effect, and a variety of other topics related to cannabis. Whether or not you partake, there is a lot of interesting information for everyone.

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Links and Resources:

1. https://www.history.com/topics/crime/history-of-marijuana#:~:text=Marijuana%2C%20also%20known%20as%20cannabis,hemp%20for%20textiles%20and%20rope.
2. Crocq M. A. (2020). History of cannabis and the endocannabinoid system�. Dialogues in clinical neuroscience, 22(3), 223–228. https://doi.org/10.31887/DCNS.2020.22.3/mcrocq
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4. https://nida.nih.gov/publications/research-reports/marijuana/how-does-marijuana-produce-its-effects#:~:text=Like%20most%20other%20drugs%20that,response%20to%20natural%20rewarding%20stimuli.
5. https://www.leafly.com/news/cannabis-101/why-does-cannabis-make-you-feel-good
6. https://blog.cannabisclinics.ca/new-to-cannabis/why-does-cannabis-make-us-euphoric/
7. https://interestingengineering.com/science/marijuana-makes-some-people-feel-euphoria-and-others-extreme-paranoia
8. https://nida.nih.gov/publications/research-reports/marijuana/marijuana-gateway-drug
9. https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/marijuana-gateway-drug#the-gateway-theory
10. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/jan/29/marijuana-name-cannabis-racism
11. https://www.leafly.com/news/science-tech/why-does-cannabis-produce-thc
12. https://youtu.be/FsJzCdFlpyQ
13. https://youtu.be/Yu4e4YEqVLw
14. https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/can-you-get-high-from-eating-raw-weed
15. http://web.archive.org/web/20070704003310/http://science.nasa.gov/faq/NASA%2520Tech%2520Brief.pdf
16. https://medmen.com/blog/medmen-news/mythbusting-scientists-say-cannabis-strains-are-the-same

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