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Originally Posted by KC Fish
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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Thank you for your input.
So then its the agents in the drug(Cannibinol) which causes depression/paranoia/anti-socialness over time. You referred to mental capacity in how some can handle it while others can't, and this is what I trying to get at it in how everybody body is different.