partner, with the male almost withoutintoxicant content. In the past, male plants were weeded out to keep the female unfertilized and thereforesupposedly more productive in chemicals. Throughout history people have experimented with every part of the plant and developed dozens ofpreparations of smoking, eating, drinking, or sniffing the vapor as it burns. Effects vary according to theway preparation is taken in. Smoking the American joint also may have varying effectiveness. First time usersoften report feeling no effect at all and practiced users experience different degrees of “high”. Experiencedusers inhale slowly and hold in the smoke as long as possible. This is one reason marijuana smoking is usuallydone in company, so that the joint can be passed on to someone else-not allowed to burn up wastefully whilethe smoke is held. Experimentation with THC and other parts of the plant have demonstrated al number of effects that couldbe medically beneficial. None of the experiments has yet resulted in an acceptable, approved medication, butresearchers are hopeful that some of them will. One possible beneficial effect of THC is bronchodilation,which may be helpful in asthma and the common cold, among other breathing disorders. Cannabis has alsobeen shown to decrease pressure within the eyes, this checking the effects of glaucoma. Marijuana may notprove useful because of the tolerance to it that users develop. Also in special interest is the effect of cannabisin controlling vomiting. Some researchers considerate useful as a mild painkiller and also as a sedati...
