Marijuana is a green, brown, or gray mixture of dried shredded flowers and leaves

of "cannabis sativa," or more simply, the hemp plant. Marijuana is a mood altering or

"psychoactive" drug, it is also known as weed, trees, pot and many more nicknames.(Comptons)

Marijuana itself comes from the Indian hemp plant. It is the third most widely used drug in the United States. And according to a survey taken in 1988, and it is the number one illegally used drug in the United States. Marijuana is so popular that an estimated one out of every three people in the US has tried it and around 44% of US high school students have smoked it. Marijuana users are not easily detected. It is a drug used in all areas of society.

The Indian hemp plant is found all over the world, including the US. There are three different types of Indi

A well-known and common effect is blood shot eyes, though this effect wears off quickly. During the time when the user is high they will have an increased heart rate

50% above normal. The amount the heart rate increases depends on the amount of marijuana that was smoked. (Mathew, RJ) This will make exercise and other activities seem a lot harder. The effect could be extremely dangerous for a person with a congestive heart or with an irregular heartbeat. A chronic smoker will have a decreased heart rate, often below normal. The immediate effect of smoking marijuana on the lungs is a brief opening of the bronchial tubes. That is why marijuana has been tested for possible medical uses. (Wyander, Ernst)

The effects of being high peak within seventy minutes of the first inhale. Within two to three hours, the effects will die down and the person will feel sleepy. When a person is high, normal sight sounds, tastes, or events can seem very funny or interesting. Some users believe they see and hear things more clearly while they are high. When intoxicated, time seems to pass a lot slower. To the user, minutes will seem like hours. The intoxicated person may get very thirsty or hungry, a common effect called, " the munchies." A few minutes after the person inhales they will probably get a dry mouth, rapid heartbeat, decreased reaction time, and also a loss of coordination. The blood vessels in the user's eyes will probably enlarge, giving the person a "blood shot" appearance. Some users believe it enhances sexual relations. (Mathew, RJ)

Marijuana can be taken in three ways: by eating, made into a tea, or smoking (the most popular).Sometimes, when potential smokers cannot bear the inhale of the smoke into their lungs, they will eat it, chewing it up, so it get diffused into their bloodstream, or make it into a tea, for the same reason. Smoking can be done two ways using a pipe, or by one of two cigarettes called a "joint" or a "blunt". A joint is a rolled piece of paper that is twisted at the ends. A blunt is normally an empti

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