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Originally Posted by RedThat
(Post 6587209)
You're simply referring to thought process.
How you think, or I should say, how you interpret certain things determines how your feel or handle things. To each his own, we all have our own way of thinking.
But here we are talking about a drug that causes chemical reactions in the body that triggers and effects your brain which can alter your state of mind in how you think, therefore, your thoughts are changed and behaviour too.
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Uhhh what? Were you studying the effects when you wrote this?
The chemical reactions to MJ all occur in the brain. And have been well documented and understood. MJ is not a dopamine-related drug, such as coke or heroin. That's where the addiction factor comes into play, and that's why MJ isn't addictive. MJ's active stimulant is delta-9 THC. Which reacts with THC receptors in the brain. This reaction is essentially the same in any mammalian brain. Extended use shuts off some THC receptors, which causes tolerance. But unlike dopamine-related drugs, it limits the number of THC receptors that are turned off, so people who smoke all their lives can still get the same effects, although slightly higher doses are needed. Dopamine drugs don't do that, and will keep requiring more and more for the effect until the user's body gives out and dies. MJ also contains Cannibinol, which causes depression/paranoia/anti-socialness over time. Some people have the mental capacity to handle that additional effect with no outwardly social effects. Some people can't. No different than some people can handle tequila just fine, while others turn into Hulk and kill things. The Cannibinol buildup effect over time is what causes some people to start to feel too paranoid and quit smoking after using it for an extended time.
That's essentially what's happening.
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