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on: Jun 22, 2018
On which of the following pharmacological dimensions does cannabis (delta-9-THC) differ significantly from LSD, psilocybin and mescaline?
 
  a. the degree to which they induce profound and intense perceptual distortions and hallucinatory experiences
  b. their effects on wakefulness
  c. the rate at which tolerance develops to their subjective effects
  d. all of these

Question 2

The major psychoactive compound in marijuana, delta-9-THC, has actions mediated by CB1 receptors. An endogenous ligand for this class of receptors is called
 
  a. dopamine
  b. serotonin
  c. acetylcholine
  d. anandamide


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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

d

Answer to Question 2

d


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