How to Use psychoactive in a Sentence

psychoactive

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• Is the name Martha Stewart enough to convince her to give the non-psychoactive cannabinoid a try?
  — Nicola Fumo, Forbes, 12 Apr. 2021
• Hemp has very low levels of THC, the psychoactive compound that gets you high.
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 25 Apr. 2022
• The earthy drink—made from the Piper methysticum tree root—can be numbing and has light psychoactive effects.
  — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 July 2022
• Delta-9 is the most abundant form of THC in weed and is responsible for most of the psychoactive effects.
  — Jen Christensen, CNN, 12 Mar. 2024
• Doctors and chemists are still learning about the compound and its effects, though it is known to be psychoactive.
  — Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 15 Apr. 2023
• When the psychoactive brew starts to take effect, the shaman guiding the ceremony chants, usually to the birds and the spirits in the sky.
  — Carolina Schneider Comandulli, Scientific American, 23 Apr. 2022
• Yet psychoactive substances can be good for more than just a tremendous trip.
  — Lily Carey, Discover Magazine, 31 May 2024
• Hemp is a variety of the cannabis plant that has low levels of delta-9 THC, the psychoactive compound that gets people high.
  — Jessie Opoien, Journal Sentinel, 3 May 2024
• Could a psychoactive pill be the solution to the pandemic?
  — Parker Crutchfield, The Conversation, 10 Aug. 2020
• As always, there is a risk that the product may contain THC, the main psychoactive component of cannabis.
  — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 21 Dec. 2021
• If your dad is new to cannabis, consider starting him off with some non-psychoactive CBD treats.
  — Sophie Saint Thomas, Forbes, 15 June 2022
• The law specifically said that Delta-9-THC, the most abundant psychoactive compound of cannabis, could not make up more than 0.3% of a product.
  — Jordyn Noennig, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2022
• The awesome thing about CBD is that it can be taken without any psychoactive effects.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 15 Dec. 2022
• The law defines hemp as cannabis containing less than 0.3% THC, the psychoactive compound found in the plant, which can be purchased legally.
  — Teri Webster, Dallas News, 2 Apr. 2021
• But two age-old questions about the world's most widely used psychoactive substance linger: How much coffee is too much?
  — Jay Cannon, USA TODAY, 24 Aug. 2019
• Many cases have been traced to vape cartridges filled with THC (the psychoactive ingredient in cannabis) — cartridges the users found on the black market.
  — Will Stone, chicagotribune.com, 8 Nov. 2019
• Add a few drops of New Highs under your tongue or in your favorite drink to unwind without psychoactive effects.
  — Sophie Saint Thomas, Allure, 8 Aug. 2019
• Average patients purchase the equivalent of 206 mg per day of THC, the psychoactive compound in the plant.
  — Worth Sparkman, Axios, 16 Aug. 2024
• Today's weed boasts levels of psychoactive THC far greater than decades ago and can overwhelm your pet, whether the source is smoke, magic brownies, or buds.
  — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2021
• Those opposed to the bill included a group of consumers who were fearful that if passed, the bill could affect CBD, which doesn’t have a psychoactive effect.
  — Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 7 June 2024
• Plants and fungi with psychoactive properties have been used for thousands of years.
  — Mike Baker, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2023
• To try to achieve this, the researchers chose a generic antihistamine with some psychoactive effects as the placebo.
  — Carla K. Johnson, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Aug. 2022
• Neither the participants nor the researchers knew who had been given the psychoactive drug.
  — Zoe Cormier, Scientific American, 12 May 2021
• The amendment limits the amount of THC, the main psychoactive compound in marijuana, to 10 milligrams in food or drink products that contain the drug.
  — Neal Earley, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2022
• The result was the 1948 Cannabis Control Act, which outlawed most parts of the hemp plant but not its mature stems and seeds, which were, at the time, believed to contain no psychoactive chemicals.
  — Time, 18 Aug. 2023
• Cali sober is not for everyone and there are plenty of people who may need to refrain from all psychoactive substances.
  — Andrew Deangelo, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2022
• Hemp farmers would only have been allowed to grow crops with no psychoactive substances.
  — al, 18 Feb. 2022
• The use of psychoactive plants has its roots with Indigenous tribes, who’ve used them for healing and cultural practices for thousands of years.
  — Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 24 Jan. 2023
• An investigation by The Times in August also found that 40% of magic mushroom products sold at smoke shops don’t even contain psilocybin — the main psychoactive compound in psychedelic mushrooms.
  — Michelle Lhooq, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
• Some research suggests psilocybin, a psychoactive compound in magic mushrooms, eases depression by rewiring the brain, altering its landscape to disrupt toxic thought patterns.
  — Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 14 Dec 2024