The intended use of marijuana was as a drug for pain relief, to stop nausea, vomiting and a loss of appetite. It is the most commonly used illicit drug in the U.S. It is a dry brown and green mixture of flowers, seeds, steams and leaves of the cannabis plant. The mixture is smoked or mixed in baked goods and eaten to achieve a high feeling. The active chemical is THC (the psychoactive ingredient) which causes the high feeling user's experience. This feeling persist in the body for up to three hours. Marijuana high gives most people the false sense of having new ideas and a new understanding about life. Over 2000 chemicals enter the body through the lungs when marijuana is smoked. Some users experience a state of panic and dread rather than the high they expect. However, the user's mood and personality effects their reaction to the drug.
There are new studies concerning the effects of marijuana daily. One of these studies confirms that heavy marijuana use impairs......
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