Marijuana PSA By Anton S., Jake S.

Street Names Aunt Mary, BC Bud, Blunts, Boom, Chronic, Dope, Gangster, Ganja, Grass, Hash, Herb, Hydro, Indo, Joint, Kif, Mary Jane, Mota, Pot, Reefer, Sinsemilla, Skunk, Smoke, Weed, Yerba

What is marijuana? Marijuana is a somewhat legal depressant that is currently legal in 29 states either recreationally/medically or just medically. It is a organic greenish gray mixture of flower buds and leaves that come from the Cannabis plant. These are the states that weed currently legal in: 1.Alaska 2.Arizona 3.Arkansas 4.California 5.Colorado 6.Connecticut 7.Delaware 8.Florida 9.Hawaii 10.Illinois 11.Maine 12.Maryland 13.Massachusetts There is often a confusion between THC and CBD.They are both cannabinoids, but generally their use is different. THC is used to get high and is usually used for recreational purposes. CBD on the other hand is used for medical purposes and is used to help treat epilepsy and other disorders 14.Michigan 15.Minnesota 16.Montana 17.Nevada 18.New Hampshire 19.New Jersey 20.New Mexico 21.New York 22.North Dakota 23.Ohio 24.Oregon 25.Pennsylvania 26.Rhode Island 27.Vermont 28.Washington 29.West Virginia

Marijuana Use in america

The ways Marijuana is used people smoke marijuana in hand-rolled cigarettes called joints; in pipes, water pipes (most commonly referred to as bongs), or in blunts ( when marijuana is rolled in cigar paper). Marijuana can also be made into tea and, particularly when it is sold or consumed for medicinal purposes, is frequently mixed into foods (edibles) such as brownies, cookies, or candies. Vaporizers are also increasingly used to consume marijuana. Marijuana can also be used recreationally or medically as a type of resin.

Short term effects Short-term memory problems,Severe anxiety, including fear that one is being watched or followed (paranoia),Very strange behavior, seeing, hearing or smelling things that aren’t there, not being able to tell imagination from reality (psychosis),Panic,Hallucinations,Loss of sense of personal identity Lowered reaction time

Long term effects Decline in IQ (up to 8 points if prolonged use started in adolescent age),Poor school performance and higher chance of dropping out,Impaired thinking and ability to learn and perform complex tasks,Lower life satisfaction,Addiction (about 9% of adults and 17% of people who started smoking as teens),Potential development of opiate abuse,Relationship problems, intimate partner violence,Antisocial behavior including stealing money or lying,Financial difficulties

Impact on community Studies have also suggested specific links between marijuana use and adverse consequences in the workplace, such as increased risk for injury or accidents. One study among postal workers found that employees who tested positive for marijuana on a pre-employment urine drug test had 55 percent more industrial accidents, 85 percent more injuries, and 75 percent greater absenteeism compared with those who tested negative for marijuana use

Interesting info Marijuana has been used as an agent for achieving euphoria since ancient times; it was described in a Chinese medical reference traditionally considered to date from 2737 B.C. Its use spread from China to India and then to N Africa and reached Europe at least as early as A.D. 500

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