Marijuana was used back when the Indians were in control and it is still being used today though it is currently illegal. Nearly sixty-nine million people above the age of twelve in the United States have smoked weed at least once in their lives. It is relatively easy to get you hands on and when you're in your teens, everyone does it so peer pressure cause's non-smokers to start. Most teens assume that it's not

Marijuana does have its effects though. It has many short-term effects such as memory, learning ability, distorted perception; difficulty in thinking and problem solving; loss of coordination; and increased heart rate, anxiety, and panic attacks. Marijuana doesn't really impair you though. How many people have committed a crime and the reason was because they were high? The drug also calms you down and you feel mellow. When you're high you usually don't speed either, you usually go under the speed limit because all you want to do is relax. For the long-term effects there really isn't any evidence that it has any major ones. Most of the long-term effects are the same as the ones from smoking cigarettes, effects like possible cancer, lung diseases and possibly depletes your ability to fight off infectio

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