psychoactive
adjective
psy·cho·ac·tive
ˌsī-kō-ˈak-tiv 
: affecting the mind or behavior
psychoactive drugs
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And higher levels of THC, the main psychoactive component in marijuana, are believed to pose more health risks.
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Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2024
Two churches, in New Mexico and Oregon, sued the Drug Enforcement Administration in the 2000s, winning the right to import and serve ayahuasca, a psychoactive Amazonian brew.
—Ernesto Londoño Meridith Kohut, New York Times, 12 May 2024
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Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2024
Two churches, in New Mexico and Oregon, sued the Drug Enforcement Administration in the 2000s, winning the right to import and serve ayahuasca, a psychoactive Amazonian brew.
—Ernesto Londoño Meridith Kohut, New York Times, 12 May 2024
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psychoactive
adjective
psy·cho·ac·tive
ˌsī-kō-ˈak-tiv
: affecting the mind or behavior
psychoactive drugs
Medical Definition
psychoactive
adjective
psy·cho·ac·tive
ˌsī-kō-ˈak-tiv
: affecting the mind or behavior
psychoactive drugs
THC is the principal psychoactive ingredient in marijuana
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