Ganja (marijuana) consists of indica and sativa plants. Marijuana from sativa plants tend to be more of a stimulant while strains from indicas are usually depressants. It is difficult to pin point one or the other since marijuana strains are usually a combination of sativa and indica. Generally, marijuana is seen as a depressant.
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Marijuana can have stimulant effects on some people and depressant effects on others without pharmacologically being considered a stimulant or depressant . THC from Marijuana is in the class of drugs known as Cannabinoids. Marijuana can increase heart rate like a stimulant but it does not typically speed up thought processes like a classic stimulant such as Amphetamine. Marijuana can dilate time perception and slow down movements in many people but it isn't capable of powerful sedation, respiratory depression, coma or anesthesia like a typical opioid depressant. Many users experience psychedelic effects including altered thought processes and mild visual hallucinations such as color enhancement and phosphenes.
marijuana is pretty much everything in one. has a little bit of downer. hallucinagenic stuff to. and stuff that perks u up. everything. haha
usually, however it can be a depressant and sometimes considered a mild hallucinogen.
No, marijuana is neither a stimulant or a depressant (upper or downer). It is actually a mild hallucinogen.