was just wondering if you could get high off catnip?... my one friend said that u could.. n I told her that it was impossible... so I'm just wondering if she is right...
2006-06-14 11:36:02 · 6 answers · asked by babygurl 1 in Pets ➔ Cats
Marijuana is one of the world's most commonly used illegal drugs. There are approximately 300 million users worldwide and 28 million users in the United States. Marijuana comes from a plant called "Cannabis sativa." The chemical in this plant that produces the altered states of consciousness is called "delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol" or "THC."
THC acts on "cannabinoid" receptors which are found on neurons in many places in the brain. These brain areas are involved in memory (the hippocampus), concentration (cerebral cortex), perception (sensory portions of the cerebral cortex) and movement (the cerebellum, substantia nigra, globus pallidus). When THC activates cannabinoid receptors, it interfers with the normal functioning of these brain areas. In low to medium doses, marijuana causes:
relaxation
reduced coordination
reduced blood pressure
sleepiness
disruption in attention
an altered sense of time and space...a good reason not to drive or operate machinery while under the influence.
In high doses, marijuana can cause:
hallucinations
delusions
impaired memory
disorientation.
In 1969, the Journal of the American Medical Association published a paper that described the psychoactive effects of catnip in people. People who smoked catnip were said to become happy and relaxed. Catnip (from the plant Nepeta cataria) DOES cause most cats to act strangely: they roll around, shake their heads, rub against things, and try to get the plant all over their bodies. Interestingly, cats are only affected when they smell it - it has NO EFFECT if they eat it. It appears that catnip has little or no psychoactive effects in people.
Recent studies disproved this report and confirmed that Catnip has no THC or related psychoactive components that can cause euphoria of any kind in human.
So no you can tell your friend that they need to stop smoking it because its only going to make them sick and not high at all.
Hope this helps.
2006-06-14 11:44:40 · answer #1 · answered by Robert Green 2 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Nope. No THC. Can't get high, sorry. It is a good herb for some intestinal ailments tho.
2006-06-14 11:44:25 · answer #2 · answered by songbird092962 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no but there used to be. View the answer in the FAQ section of my website www.xanga.com/KittenQueen
2006-06-20 12:42:00 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, catnip is an herb, you can grow it, but i wouldn't smoke it
2006-06-14 11:42:13 · answer #4 · answered by Jones 4 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the last part of the one before me--High-larious
2006-06-14 11:57:39 · answer #5 · answered by alagal01 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go ahead and smoke it
2006-06-14 11:38:46 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋