Abstract
Context: Reviews research studies concerning the action of cannabis and its derivatives on numerous aspects of animal behavior. These aspects include spontaneous activity; escape and avoidance behavior; schedule-controlled behavior; state-dependent learning; miscellaneous appetitively and nonappetitively motivated behavior; food and water intake; and aggression. Disparate findings are discussed and attributed mainly to differences in dosage and experimental procedure. It is suggested that in a number of instances the effects of cannabis are similar to those of anticholinergic drugs. (4 p ref) (APA PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)