The Dangers Of Smoking Marijuana

Marijuana is a mood altering or psychoactive drug that has many
nicknames, such as pot, weed, ganja, sensi, herb, and others. It is an
ancient drug that dates back to hundreds of years to Asia. Many cultures
have used it during meditation, religious worship, and for intoxication.
Marijuana itself comes from the Indian Hemp plant. It is the third most
widely used drug in the United States, according to a survey taken in 1988,
and it is the number one illegally used drug in the United States.
Marijuana is so popular that an estimated one out of every three people in
the US has tried it and around 44% of US high school students have smoked
it. Marijuana users are not easily detectable, ...

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a pipe, a joint, blunt. A joint is a
rolled piece of paper that is twisted at the ends. A blunt is normally an
emptied cigar wrapper filled with marijuana. In a blunt you can fit much
more marijuana. Though a blunt isn't always purely marijuana, it can be
mixed with other drugs such as angel dust.

The results are varied when someone smokes marijuana. Different
people will get different results, and certain types of cannabis can cause
different effects. The amount of THC (marijuana's main active chemical)
may also change the result. If alcohol or other drug use is occurring
while smoking marijuana, the effect could be different. A first time
marijuana smoker will probably feel no effect. A chronic or heavy user
will get a high (intoxication). When a person is high, normal sights,
sounds, tastes, or events can seem very funny or interesting. When
intoxicated, time seems to pass a lot slower. To the user, minutes will
seem like hours. The intoxicated person may ...

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