MARIJUANA
FACTS
ALSO KNOWN AS CANNABIS
Made from dry leaves of flowering top of hemp plant
Marijuana is used as a psychoactive (i.e. mind altering) recreational drug, for certain medical ailments and for religious and spiritual purposes.
Smoked in cigarettes ,pipes, or it can be vaporized
Vaporizing invols heating the marijuana to 185–210 degrees Celsius (365–410 °F), which causes the active ingredients to evaporate the THC into a gas without burning the plant material (the boiling point of THC is 157 °C (315 °F).
Can be mixed with food or beverages
There are about 400 chemicals in marijuana many of them which can affect your health
One of the main ones is tetrahydrocannabinol known mainly as THC
The chemicals have a variety of immediate short term effects
Problems with memory and learning;
Distorted perception (sights, sounds, time, touch)
Trouble with thinking and problem-solving
Loss of coordination
Increased heart rate, anxiety
Within a few minutes of it being in your system your heart begins to beat 20 to 50 more beats a minute and can increase even more if taken with other drugs
Short term effects last from 3-5 hours after a person has smoked it
Repeated use causes long term effects
Studies show that someone who smokes five joints per week may be taking in as many cancer-causing chemicals as someone who smokes a full pack of cigarettes every day.
A Marijuana high causes a change in the feelings and thoughts of the user
The high causes a dreamy,relaxed feeling
Makes user feel like time is moving slowly and can sometimes cause panic ,dread, and impaired memory
NICKNAMES
weed, boom, blunt, dope, ganja, grass, herb, joint, bud, Mary Jane,
pot, reefer, green, trees, smoke, sinsemilla, skunk, hash, tea, chronic, 420
GROWS IN
AISA: China Japan, Korea , and Westward from India to Lebanon
EUROPE: France, Hungary, Italy, Yugoslavia
WESTERN HEMISPHERE: Central and South America ,Mexico, USA
Made from dry leaves of flowering top of hemp plant
Marijuana is used as a psychoactive (i.e. mind altering) recreational drug, for certain medical ailments and for religious and spiritual purposes.
Smoked in cigarettes ,pipes, or it can be vaporized
Vaporizing invols heating the marijuana to 185–210 degrees Celsius (365–410 °F), which causes the active ingredients to evaporate the THC into a gas without burning the plant material (the boiling point of THC is 157 °C (315 °F).
Can be mixed with food or beverages
There are about 400 chemicals in marijuana many of them which can affect your health
One of the main ones is tetrahydrocannabinol known mainly as THC
The chemicals have a variety of immediate short term effects
Problems with memory and learning;
Distorted perception (sights, sounds, time, touch)
Trouble with thinking and problem-solving
Loss of coordination
Increased heart rate, anxiety
Within a few minutes of it being in your system your heart begins to beat 20 to 50 more beats a minute and can increase even more if taken with other drugs
Short term effects last from 3-5 hours after a person has smoked it
Repeated use causes long term effects
Studies show that someone who smokes five joints per week may be taking in as many cancer-causing chemicals as someone who smokes a full pack of cigarettes every day.
A Marijuana high causes a change in the feelings and thoughts of the user
The high causes a dreamy,relaxed feeling
Makes user feel like time is moving slowly and can sometimes cause panic ,dread, and impaired memory
NICKNAMES
weed, boom, blunt, dope, ganja, grass, herb, joint, bud, Mary Jane,
pot, reefer, green, trees, smoke, sinsemilla, skunk, hash, tea, chronic, 420
GROWS IN
AISA: China Japan, Korea , and Westward from India to Lebanon
EUROPE: France, Hungary, Italy, Yugoslavia
WESTERN HEMISPHERE: Central and South America ,Mexico, USA
Over 2000 years ago the Chinese cultures were growing marijuana
Ancient Chinese cultures relied on many parts of the cannabis plant to serve many purposes. Hemp seeds played an important role in daily diet of ancient cultures. Seeds were cooked in soups, roasted, or ground up and put in everyday meals.
About 4.8 MILLION Americans use marijuana
80-95% of americans have tried marijuana at least once
Ancient Chinese cultures relied on many parts of the cannabis plant to serve many purposes. Hemp seeds played an important role in daily diet of ancient cultures. Seeds were cooked in soups, roasted, or ground up and put in everyday meals.
About 4.8 MILLION Americans use marijuana
80-95% of americans have tried marijuana at least once
STORY
I am 16 years old. When I was 11, I started smoking cigarettes because of a friend. At age 12, I started getting into alcohol and hanging out with gang members. At 13, I started smoking marijuana. At 14, I started doing hard drugs. I pulled a knife and swung at my dad. Luckily, I missed. I love my dad because he is the person who brought me into this world. I didn't realize that if it wasn't for him, I wouldn't be here.
When I was using, I had a lot of problems. Me and my dad got into a fight. We were hitting each other. The cops came. I tried to jump over the wall in my backyard. The cops grabbed me, and handcuffed me. My mom and dad had to decide whether to send me to juvenile hall. My mom said yes but my dad said no. I was released but that didn't stop me from using drugs. When I was in the 7th grade, I got arrested for possession and use of marijuana. I was kicked out of school for a year. After that year, I didn't go back. I was kicked out by my parents. After 4 years of life on the streets, I was hanging out with my homies, getting drunk and doing dope every day.
Now I have been drug-free for almost a year. I finally came back to school. I am succeeding in school and life. I realize now that doing dope is not cool. I want to finish high school and go to college. I want to be an attorney. I hope my story touches somebody's heart, and I hope that whoever reads it will realize that doing drugs is not the way to go
FROM: http://www.marijuana-anonymous.org/teens.shtml
This is what can happen not only from marijuana but from many other drugs and also alcohol
EFFECTS ON THE BRAIN
I am 16 years old. When I was 11, I started smoking cigarettes because of a friend. At age 12, I started getting into alcohol and hanging out with gang members. At 13, I started smoking marijuana. At 14, I started doing hard drugs. I pulled a knife and swung at my dad. Luckily, I missed. I love my dad because he is the person who brought me into this world. I didn't realize that if it wasn't for him, I wouldn't be here.
When I was using, I had a lot of problems. Me and my dad got into a fight. We were hitting each other. The cops came. I tried to jump over the wall in my backyard. The cops grabbed me, and handcuffed me. My mom and dad had to decide whether to send me to juvenile hall. My mom said yes but my dad said no. I was released but that didn't stop me from using drugs. When I was in the 7th grade, I got arrested for possession and use of marijuana. I was kicked out of school for a year. After that year, I didn't go back. I was kicked out by my parents. After 4 years of life on the streets, I was hanging out with my homies, getting drunk and doing dope every day.
Now I have been drug-free for almost a year. I finally came back to school. I am succeeding in school and life. I realize now that doing dope is not cool. I want to finish high school and go to college. I want to be an attorney. I hope my story touches somebody's heart, and I hope that whoever reads it will realize that doing drugs is not the way to go
FROM: http://www.marijuana-anonymous.org/teens.shtml
This is what can happen not only from marijuana but from many other drugs and also alcohol
EFFECTS ON THE BRAIN