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Marihuana prensada ('pressed marijuana') is a cannabis-derived product widespread among the lower classes of South America, [189] especially from the 90s. Locally it is known as "paraguayo" or "paragua", since its main producer is Paraguay. [190] Marijuana is dried and mixed with binding agents that make it toxic and highly harmful to health. [191]
Amphetamine was discovered as a chemical in 1887 by Lazăr Edeleanu, and then as a drug in the late 1920s. It exists as two enantiomers: [note 3] levoamphetamine and dextroamphetamine. Amphetamine properly refers to a specific chemical, the racemic free base, which is equal parts of the two enantiomers in their pure amine forms. The term is ...
Possession of up to 20 g (3 ⁄ 4 oz) of marijuana or 5 g (3 ⁄ 16 oz) of genetically modified marijuana for commercial purposes is punishable by 1–2 years in prison at judge's discretion. If deemed to be for personal consumption, the user is subject to security measures involving rehabilitation and detoxification procedures.
Since the mid-1990s, MDMA has become the most widely used amphetamine-type drug by college students and teenagers. [274]: 1080 MDMA became one of the four most widely used illicit drugs in the US, along with cocaine, heroin, and cannabis. [246] According to some estimates as of 2004, only marijuana attracts more first time users in the US. [246]
Timeline of Gallup polls in US on legalizing marijuana. [1]In the United States, cannabis is legal in 39 of 50 states for medical use and 24 states for recreational use. At the federal level, cannabis is classified as a Schedule I drug under the Controlled Substances Act, determined to have a high potential for abuse and no accepted medical use, prohibiting its use for any purpose. [2]
Used by Chinese residents of Mexico during the early 20th century as a legal substitute for opium and currently smoked as a marijuana substitute. [citation needed] Ergine. Argyreia nervosa (Hawaiian Baby Woodrose) Seeds contain ergine (also known as LSA), often 50-150X the amounts found in Ipomoea violacea. LSA is a hallucinogen. [121] Thujone
This is the list of Schedule I controlled substances in the United States as defined by the Controlled Substances Act. [1] The following findings are required for substances to be placed in this schedule: [2]
The prescription medicine Adderall (dextroamphetamine sulfate/amphetamine sulfate/dextroamphetamine saccharate/amphetamine aspartate monohydrate) is also frequently used recreationally. However, using non-prescribed drugs, using non-prescribed dose regimen, can cause polysubstance dependence , or combined drug intoxication which may lead to ...