AP PSYCHOLOGY

STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS

UNDERSTANDING CONSCIOUSNESS AND HYPNOSIS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Mild hallucinogen (also known as pot or weed) derived from the leaves and flowers of a particular type of hemp plant.
A
morphine
B
methadone
C
marijuana
D
mesacaline
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Marijuana-also called weed, herb, pot, grass, bud, ganja, Mary Jane, and a vast number of other slang terms-is a greenish-gray mixture of the dried flowers of Cannabis sativa.

Detailed explanation-2: -The origin of pot has nothing to do with the culinary tool. The word came into use in America in the late 1930s. It is a shortening of the Spanish potiguaya or potaguaya that came from potación de guaya, a wine or brandy in which marijuana buds have been steeped. It literally means “the drink of grief.”

Detailed explanation-3: -Marijuana is a psychoactive drug which is obtained from the plant – Cannabis.

Detailed explanation-4: -What Is a Cannabis Leaf? The cannabis leaf is a vital part of the marijuana plant that protects the buds and helps the plant grow. Leaves range in different sizes and shapes and have different point amounts depending on their type. Sativa plants have tall leaves, while indica leaves are stout.

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