Marijuana 7
Marijuana is the most widely used illegal drug. It is considered to be a drug that is very addictive, and bad for you. Even though scientists have proven that it is not addictive, and that it is really no worse for you than other socially acceptable drugs like caffeine, tobacco, and alcohol. There are many common myths about it, and about the people who use it. Some of which include, that marijuana is a gateway drug that leads to the use of harder drugs like heroin, LSD, and cocaine. Others say that marijuana leads to a life of crime, and an unsuccessful future, and that it has no medical value. When in actuality, most users don't do any other type of drug, and if they do, studies have shown that it is not because the user is no longer satisfied with the effects if marijuana, but because they want to experiment with other mind altering substances. These people would have done the same whether or not they tried marijuana at all. Some very influential and successful people throughout the years have experienced the effects of marijuana. From our country's first president, George Washington, whom he himself grew it at his home on Mt. Vernon, all the way to present day athletes, movie stars, and musicians, who regularly get ca
Marijuana enters the body in one of two ways, through ingestion, to the stomach, or through inhalation, to the lungs. Either way, it quickly finds its way to the brain via the blood stream. Once there, the active ingredient or neurotransmitter in marijuana, THC (tetrahydrocannabinol), activates the newly discovered THC receptor site in the brain. THC reduces the strength and speed of communication carried along the nervous system cells, both in the brain and between the brain and muscles. There is a dense concentration of these receptor sites in the basal ganglia and the cerebellum, at the base of the brain. The lack of these receptors in the medulla region of the brain reduces the possibility of accidental or even deliberate death from THC. The basel ganglia aid in actions that include walking, and laughing. The cerebellum has partial control over such things as learning, coordination, balance and the perception of time, and distance. This explains why people under the influence of marijuana, have trouble walking, experience uncontrollable laughing, have less coordination and balance, and a problem with the perception of time and distance. Marijuana also lessens the amount of the neurotransmitter ac
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