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Question
A team of students are preparing to participate in the interschool sports meet. During a practice session you find some vials with labels of certain cannabinoids.
- Will you report to the authorities? Why?
- Name of a plant from which such chemicals are obtained.
- Write the effect of these chemicals on human body.
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Solution
- Yes, in the best interests of the pupils, I will bring the issue to the attention of the school’s sports administrators. These substances have a lot of negative consequences, even if they improve sports performance, muscle strength, and endurance.
- Natural cannabinoids are obtained from the inflorescences of the plant Cannabis sativa.
- They mainly affect the cardiovascular system of the body.
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