Marijuana
Pot, herb, weed, grass, widow, ganja, and hash are only a few ways that people refer to marijuana. Marijuana is an illegal drug that gives the user a high due to a chemical agent known as THC (delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol)(0NDCP). THC is one of over 400 cannibols present in the cannabis plant. It is usually smoked through the mouth. The drug has many deleterious short and long term effects on ones health. Despite the great health risks the government wants to legalize it. Officials have many reasons for legalizing the substance but most of the reasons, I think, are simply wrong.
Marijuana's effect on the body is very extensive. When one smokes marijuana, THC rapidly passes from the lungs into the bloodstream, which carries the chemical to organs throughout the body, including the brain. In the brain, THC connects to specific sites called cannabinoid receptors on nerve cells and influences the activity of those cells. Some brain areas have many cannabinoid receptors......
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