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Pot tea is an infusion of cannabis, usually the leaves of the plant, in hot water. The cricketer Viv Richards, one of Wisden's five Cricketers of the Century, describes the use of this to control his eye problems. This method of ingesting cannabis yields low psychoactive effects, as tetrahydrocannabinol, the primary psychoactive agent in cannabis, is not a water-soluble compound. Dissolving THC in lipids (fat - for example, butter) or alcohol (as in Green Dragon) is more effective for drug use. Species Cannabis indica Cannabis ruderalis Cannabis sativa This is one of several related articles about cannabis. ...
Sir Isaac Vivian Alexander Richards (born St Johns, Antigua on 7 March 1952), better known by his second name, Vivian or, more popularly, Viv Richards is a former West-Indian cricketer. ...
The Wisden Cricketers of the Century are five cricketers who were judged to be the most prominant players of the 20th century, as selected by a 100-member panel of cricket experts appointed by Wisden in 2000. ...
Tetrahydrocannabinol, also known as THC, Î9-THC, Î9-tetrahydrocannabinol (delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol), ι-tetrahydrocannabinol (using an older numbering scheme), or dronabinol, is the main psychoactive substance found in the Cannabis plant. ...
Green Dragon is an alcoholic beverage made from cannabis leaves. ...
References
- Excerpt from Viv Richards' autobiography in which he describes using an infusion of marijuana leaves to control his eye problems.
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