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The cannabis referendum is just around the corner, but how much do you actually know about the active ingredient in weed – the stuff that actually gets you stoned – and how it affects your brain and behaviour?
Today on The Detail, Emile Donovan speaks to analytical chemist Dr Joel Rindelaub about tetrahydrocannabinol – more commonly known as THC – and how it compares to the intoxicating ingredient in alcohol, ethanol.
THC is a cannabinoid – this means it interacts with cannabinoid receptors in your brain. It’s also the main psychoactive component in cannabis.
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