Marijuana [mar-uh-wah-nuh] also know as Cannabis [kan-uh-bis] is a drug made from Delta 9- Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) witch is a substance that crosses the blood barrier causing a reaction to the control nervous system. The brain; functions are affected changing your mood, consciousness, and behavior. They call THC the mind altering ingredient. More than 400 chemicals are in this plant called marijuana. Mind altering meaning, changing how the brain works. Such as forgetfulness in conversation, lack of concentration and coordination, rapid loud talking, and burst of laughter in early stages.
There are many short-term effects that come with smoking like faster heartbeat, faster pulse rate, blood shoot eyes, dry mouth , and continuation (carrying something over a period of time). This drug is able to weaken short term memory. It changes sense of time , and reduces the ability to do things witch require concentration. After smoking marijuana it leaves you with Increase in appetite witch people call (The Munchies). Sleepy or stuporus in the later stages. In most cases smoking marijuana gives a big health risk. Problems like depression , anxiety, and schizophrenia.
Marijuana is the main drug that is illegally used in the US. 15 are waiting for approval, 17 have been already legalized this includes; Delaware2011, Vermont 2004, Arizona 2010,Rhode Island 2006, Michigan 2008, Alaska 1998, Hawii 2000, DC 2010, Colorado 2000, Washington 1998, California 1996, Oregon 1996, Montana 2004, Maine 1999, Nevada 2000, New Mexico 2007, and last but not least New Jersey 2010.100 million Americans have tried cannabis. 25 million has smoked it in the last year. Researchers have done studies on the use of this drug a majority has came up with the conclusion that about 6,000 people try marijuana for the first time per day. If you think that’s allot imagine how much they make off the drug. Research has proven that marijuana is the cash crop of America making a whooping 36 billion a year. (Source 1)
QUICK FACT: 8000-First woven fabric made of Hemp(another form of marijuana
Teen Smokers ;(
1 in 5 high school seniors are users of marijuana. 1 in 6 high school juniors use marijuana, 60% of kids who do use drugs only uses marijuana. About 40% of high school students in the U.S report using marijuana on the regular basis, 20% have used it at least once in their life. Most teens do not use marijuana , but for the ones who do they usually use because of peer-pressure or even because they see others doing it and they thinks it “cool”. Some teens that live in a household with one parent are more likely to use marijuana than a child in an household with two parents. Female marijuana users are usually invovled with drugs because of stress related to school and family . While male smokers do it to have a good time and to relax. Marijuana doesn’t help depression but it makes it worst. The percentage of depressed teens is equal to the percentage of depressed adults, but depressed teens are more likely than depressed adults to use marijuana and other illegal drugs. Teen girls who use marijuana day to day are more likely to be depression than girls who do not use marijuana. Its more ordinary that depressed teens rather than other teens are involved in behaviors such as cigarette use and heavy alcohol use. The chance taken is even higher for a female. Female marijuana users are 5 times more likely to be depressed at the age 21 than non users. Teens who are already depressed and use marijuana may increase their odds of suffering from even more serious mental health problems. Things like low energy, wheezing,coughing, and breathing problems will become an everyday life issue if the use of marijuana is continued. Many marijuana users are more prone to suffering from pneumonia. Pneumonia is an lung inflammation caused by bacterial or viral infection.
Female/Male differences
In females changes in the brain signals caused by THC are capable of affecting the ovulation and decreasing fertility. For you to successfully produce an egg each month it requires a mingled interaction between hormones produced by your brain and your ovaries. Smoking marijuana affects that causing all of these things not to take place in the body. In males one simple marijuana stick (also known as blunts) can cause a brief drop in male hormone.
How Marijuana Effects Me
As many friends I have and as many people as i know more than half of them smoke Marijuana. I did a survey on 101 of them to make the Hypothesis of how many of them smoke or don’t smoke more realistic and I came up with these results.
Have you ever smoked Marijuana ?
70% said yes 80% said yes
Do you believe Marijuana should be legal?
30% said no, 20% said no
How many people in your family smoke Marijuana
*None 0% *2-5 10% , *6-10 30% , *All 60%
From the results of this survey I found that the overall percentage of Cannabis users is 25 of these people are somehow affected with Marijuana and 50% are not. This drugs effects our community , and our fellow citizens. Taking our children as young as 10 out of school, and influencing our children as old as 18 to use and sell. Many people think that marijuana should be legal and some people don’t. In my opinion i would just ask the people besides getting you high what good is Marijuana do for you without using any medical terms. If you can answer that than maybe you have a good reason to say it should be legalized.
I also think that if Marijuana is legalized it would make a big difference because it would cost more, it would be harder to find , and less easier to get. People don’t think the whole legalizing through. Being that the state is legalizing cannabis the state is just going to make it harder to get witch is making them more money and making you money. Only because they know that cannabis users will go the extra mile to get there drugs. I don’t believe it should be legalized because it does nothing but makes us dumb enough to believe we are smart. But the main reason I don’t support marijuana is because it is easy for our youth to consume. Being that it is so easy to purchase for the young community I feel as though it’s not giving us to explore life. It’s like throwing away a gift not opening it or having any type of knowledge of whats in it. Marijuana messes up the minds of the young damaging all of there capabilities to succeed in life.
The Weed Chronicles
WHAT Is This Everyone Is Smoking???
Marijuana [mar-uh-wah-nuh] also know as Cannabis [kan-uh-bis] is a drug made from Delta 9- Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) witch is a substance that crosses the blood barrier causing a reaction to the control nervous system. The brain; functions are affected changing your mood, consciousness, and behavior. They call THC the mind altering ingredient. More than 400 chemicals are in this plant called marijuana. Mind altering meaning, changing how the brain works. Such as forgetfulness in conversation, lack of concentration and coordination, rapid loud talking, and burst of laughter in early stages.
There are many short-term effects that come with smoking like faster heartbeat, faster pulse rate, blood shoot eyes, dry mouth , and continuation (carrying something over a period of time). This drug is able to weaken short term memory. It changes sense of time , and reduces the ability to do things witch require concentration. After smoking marijuana it leaves you with Increase in appetite witch people call (The Munchies). Sleepy or stuporus in the later stages. In most cases smoking marijuana gives a big health risk. Problems like depression , anxiety, and schizophrenia.
Marijuana is the main drug that is illegally used in the US. 15 are waiting for approval, 17 have been already legalized this includes; Delaware2011, Vermont 2004, Arizona 2010,Rhode Island 2006, Michigan 2008, Alaska 1998, Hawii 2000, DC 2010, Colorado 2000, Washington 1998, California 1996, Oregon 1996, Montana 2004, Maine 1999, Nevada 2000, New Mexico 2007, and last but not least New Jersey 2010.100 million Americans have tried cannabis. 25 million has smoked it in the last year. Researchers have done studies on the use of this drug a majority has came up with the conclusion that about 6,000 people try marijuana for the first time per day. If you think that’s allot imagine how much they make off the drug. Research has proven that marijuana is the cash crop of America making a whooping 36 billion a year. (Source 1)
QUICK FACT: 8000-First woven fabric made of Hemp(another form of marijuana
Teen Smokers ;(
1 in 5 high school seniors are users of marijuana. 1 in 6 high school juniors use marijuana, 60% of kids who do use drugs only uses marijuana. About 40% of high school students in the U.S report using marijuana on the regular basis, 20% have used it at least once in their life. Most teens do not use marijuana , but for the ones who do they usually use because of peer-pressure or even because they see others doing it and they thinks it “cool”. Some teens that live in a household with one parent are more likely to use marijuana than a child in an household with two parents. Female marijuana users are usually invovled with drugs because of stress related to school and family . While male smokers do it to have a good
time and to relax. Marijuana doesn’t help depression but it makes it worst. The percentage of depressed teens is equal to the percentage of
depressed adults, but depressed teens are more likely than depressed adults to use marijuana and other illegal drugs. Teen girls who use marijuana
day to day are more likely to be depression than girls who do not use marijuana.
Its more ordinary that depressed teens rather than other teens are involved in behaviors such as cigarette use and heavy alcohol use. The chance
taken is even higher for a female. Female marijuana users are 5 times more likely to be depressed at the age 21 than non users. Teens who are
already depressed and use marijuana may increase their odds of suffering from even more serious mental health problems. Things like low energy,
wheezing,coughing, and breathing problems will become an everyday life issue if the use of marijuana is continued. Many marijuana users are more
prone to suffering from pneumonia. Pneumonia is an lung inflammation caused by bacterial or viral infection.
Female/Male differences
In females changes in the brain signals caused by THC are capable of affecting the ovulation and decreasing fertility. For you to successfully
produce an egg each month it requires a mingled interaction between hormones produced by your brain and your ovaries. Smoking marijuana
affects that causing all of these things not to take place in the body. In males one simple marijuana stick (also known as blunts) can cause a brief
drop in male hormone.
How Marijuana Effects Me
As many friends I have and as many people as i know more than half of them smoke Marijuana.
I did a survey on 101 of them to make the Hypothesis of how many of them smoke or don’t smoke
more realistic and I came up with these results.
Have you ever smoked Marijuana ?
70% said yes 80% said yes
Do you believe Marijuana should be legal?
30% said no, 20% said no
How many people in your family smoke Marijuana
*None 0% *2-5 10% , *6-10 30% , *All 60%
From the results of this survey I found that the overall percentage of Cannabis users is 25 of these people are somehow affected with Marijuana
and 50% are not. This drugs effects our community , and our fellow citizens. Taking our children as young as 10 out of school, and influencing our
children as old as 18 to use and sell. Many people think that marijuana should be legal and some people don’t. In my opinion i would just ask the
people besides getting you high what good is Marijuana do for you without using any medical terms. If you can answer that than maybe you have a
good reason to say it should be legalized.
I also think that if Marijuana is legalized it would make a big difference because it would cost more, it would be harder to find , and less easier to
get. People don’t think the whole legalizing through. Being that the state is legalizing cannabis the state is just going to make it harder to get witch is
making them more money and making you money. Only because they know that cannabis users will go the extra mile to get there drugs. I don’t
believe it should be legalized because it does nothing but makes us dumb enough to believe we are smart. But the main reason I don’t support
marijuana is because it is easy for our youth to consume. Being that it is so easy to purchase for the young community I feel as though it’s not giving
us to explore life. It’s like throwing away a gift not opening it or having any type of knowledge of whats in it. Marijuana messes up the minds of the
young damaging all of there capabilities to succeed in life.