Marijuana

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use there was very rare until the last few years. has a fairly long history of use in Mexico and Latin America. It was first introduced into the United States around 1910 by Mexican laborers.
During the Vietnam War many drugs were easily available to the soldiers in the war. Many of these men turned to to subside the misery of war. When they returned home, they continued the habit. Thus, in the 1960’s, became a symbol of rebellion for the so-called counterculture (Eve 24). In the 1960’s, ’s use among students and other young people began to increase. Jazz and rock musicians, also began smoking because they believed it inspired the creation of music.
Cannabis sativa, also known as and a variety of other slang terms, grows wild in most parts of the world and is cultivated in some eastern countries for the drug use. The stem contains tough fiber, which can be used to manufacture hemp rope and cloth. Most of the drug is found in the resin secreted around the flower, seeds, ...

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airflow resistance than smoking sixteen tobacco cigarettes a day” (Mann 116).
The psychological effects on a person varies greatly depending on many factors. A person's personality, expectations, surroundings, the potency of the drug and the way the dose is consumed are all great factors. An individual can experience profoundly different highs according to his mood, his anxieties and his fears at the same time. There are many different symptoms in stoned pot smokers. The effects range from so slight and subtle that an inexperienced user is unable to detect them, to dramatic alterations of consciousness that approach the effects of LSD and other strong hallucinogens. Two of the ...

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