A pharmaceutical medication. Chemically, it is dronabinol, which is really just a synonym for THC. It's synthetic THC basically. Not exactly weed in pill form though, since the effects are different from smoked
marijuana. There are two reasons for this---
1) It lacks the other cannabinoids that occur in cannabis that add to the overall high/stone from smoking
marijuana.
2) It is taken orally, so the effect is also slightly different.
Effects include----
Increased appetite, reduced nausea (anti-emetic), and
pain relief. These are the effects most
people get at the standard dosage (~20mg). However, since the pharmaceutical companies worry about
people getting high off the stuff, most
people never exceed the maximum daily dosage which would lead to other effects, such as---
Euphoria, relaxation, giggling, intense body buzz, altered thought patterns, and munchies (
food tastes better). As stated above, since some cannabinoids found in
marijuana are missing in this medication, it is unlikely that a user will experience music enhancement, closed eye visuals, or mystical experiences, which are common with weed (if enough is smoked that is). On the other hand, the user probably won'
t experience paranoia, panic attacks, or despersonalization/derealization. Also, since it's taken orally, there isn'
t the issue of lung/respiratory problems, but one could avoid that by simply cooking and eating weed.
In summary, a pretty cool pharmaceutical if you take it enough of it.
