10 Things You Didn't Know About Cannabis

Does it really make your soul feel like it's leaving your body?

Everyone has an opinion when it comes to the world's most popular illegal substance. It splits opinions with many people believing the plant and its derivatives should be legalised and regulated, while others believe there are many underlying problems caused by consuming the class B drug. A channel 4 show in the UK hosted by Dr. Christian Jessen and news personality Jon Snow recently got 20 volunteers to take cannabis, some for the first time to compile comprehensive results. The volunteers included public figures like former BBC royal correspondent Jenny Bond, journalist and former tory MP Matthew Parris, a former undercover drug detective Neil Woods as well as Jon Snow himself. Each were studied while under the influence, and were subject to tests including MRI scans and audible hallucination tests. The results varied greatly between the users, from Neil Woods expressing how it gave him the urge to listen to some 80's hip-hop, to Jon snow saying it felt like his soul was leaving his body and how it was a more frightening experience than reporting on the war in Gaza. Inevitably, the show has sparked further debate in the age old question of whether Cannabis should be legalised, and just how harmful it is in comparison to things like alcohol.
 
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