How Weed Works: THC

Hank explains the science behind the effects of that wackiest of weeds, cannabis sativa – aka marijuana.

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Citations
http://www.nida.nih.gov/infofacts/marijuana.html
http://science.howstuffworks.com/marijuana3.htm
http://www.chm.bris.ac.uk/motm/anandamide/ananh.htm
http://medicalmarijuana.procon.org/view.answers.php?questionID=637
The Botany of Desire by Michael Pollan
http://www.springerlink.com/content/q450642638287947/

Images
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d1/THC.svg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b7/Cannabis_plant2.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f9/Rnt_Anandamide.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/44/Cannabinoid_Receptor.png

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