1. Marijuana

2. What is Marijuana?
Marijuana is a mix of dried flowers, stems, leaves from a hemp plant known as the Cannabis Sativa. The main chemical is tetrahydrocannabinol or THC. This chemical moves quickly throughout the bloodstream to effect the brain and other organs.

3. Street names for Marijuana
Weed
Blunt
Joint
Mary Jane
Pot
Dope

4. What are the short term effects?
Disrupted learning and memory
Difficulty thinking and problem solving
Distorted perception
Loss of motor coordination
Increased heart rate
Anxiety

5. What are the long term effects?
Chronic cough
Bronchitis
Schizophrenia
Depression
Decreased attention in appearance
Loss of the ability to concentrate for long periods of time
Addiction

6. Regional Statistics (Lenawee County)
52.5% of teens found it easy to obtain marijuana
The average age that teens first tried marijuana was age 13.7
56.8% of students do not think that smoking marijuana once or twice a week is of moderate or great risk.
17% of students reported using marijuana within the past 30 days

7. National Statistics
More than 104 million Americans over age 12 had tried marijuana
About 17 million had used marijuana in the last month
About 77% of teens believe there is no great risk from smoking marijuana once a month

8. Forms of Addiction
Marijuana has both physical and psychological addiction properties. Physical effects such as craving the use of the drug are very apparent in users, but even more apparent are the psycological properties as the drug contains much more mental effects rather than physical.

9. Legal Issues
Possession of marijuana grants you a misdemeanor, 1 year of jail and a 2,000 dollar fine
Selling marijuana gives you a felony charge, anywhere from 1-15 years of prison and 1,000-10,000,000 dollars depending on the amount sold.
Cultivation of marijuana plants gives you a felony, 4-15 years in prison, and between 20,000-10,000,000 dollars depending on how many plants were cultivated.

10. Addiction Help
Contact your doctor or other form of medical help tp get rehab
Contact drug hotlines ( )

11. Work Cited
 "Marijuana." Partnership for Drug-Free Kids. N.p., n.d. Web. 07 Feb
  "Marijuana Facts." Caron. N.p., n.d. Web. 07 Feb  
 "77 Percent of American Teens Now Believe It's Safe to Smoke Weed." VICE News. N.p., n.d. Web. 07 Feb  
"Working to Reform Marijuana Laws." Michigan Laws & Penalties - NORML.org - Working to Reform Marijuana Laws. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Feb