Roll it up, light it up, smoke it up, inhale, exhale, is a process of consuming marijuana. Marijuana is known as a gateway drug because it seems to be the first illegal drug teenagers use. It is a theory of drug abuse that there are stages of progression, from tobacco and alcohol to marijuana to other illicit drugs. Marijuana is gaining renewed recognition for medicinal use. It is a medicinal herb that has hundreds of proven, valuable therapeutic uses, from stress reduction to glaucoma to asthma to cancer therapy. Marijuana was a major active ingredient in forty through fifty percent of patent medicines before its ban. It could replace at least ten though twenty percent of prescribed drugs now in use. Marijuana may be harmful towards the bodies' lungs; it is effective in treating several different illnesses and is cheaper than pharmaceutical medication, such as Marinol.
Smoking any substance can cause damage to the lungs. An article in the March, 2001 issue of the Journal......
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