Marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug in the United States today. A combination of green and brown flower, stems, seeds, and leaves shredded into a dry mix. It is mostly smoked in cigarette, join, nail, pipe, or out of a bong. Its
also smoked in blunts, sounds harmless, so what is so incredibly bad about marijuana? Why do so many people have a problem with the legalization of it? Whether people believe it or not, it has some positive benefits, but I am hear to educate and inform you on the dangers of legalizing marijuana, and hopefully you grasp a better understanding of the drug itself and its negative effects.
Marijuana has many street names such as pot, weed, herb, grass, green, ganja, and hash are just a few of the many names given. The main active chemical in marijuana is THC (delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol.) The membranes of certain nerve cells in the brain contain protein receptors that bind to THC, which causes short-term memory loss. Marijuana also......
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