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Marijuana is an herb native to Europe, but now can grow throughout the Americas, with it's weed-like properties. It is very widely popular for recreational use in the U.S. despite it being illegal, with an estimate of 40.6 percent of Americans over 12 having used it at least once. The drug must be heated to get the desired effects, with the dried herb most widely being smoked, but hashish (the plant's concentrated resin) can also be added to foods.

Citations:
UXL Encyclopedia of Drugs and Addictive Substances. Ed. Barbara C. Bigelow. Vol. 4. Detroit: UXL, 2006. p491-514.

Hanrahan, Clare, et al. "Marijuana." The Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, edited by Jacqueline L. Longe, 5th ed., Gale, 2015. Health & Wellness Resource Center,  Accessed 8 Mar. 2018.

NIDA. "Marijuana." National Institute on Drug Abuse, , https://www.drugabuse.gov/drugs-abuse/marijuana. Accessed 8 Mar. 2018.

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Dope, pot, blunt, joint, Mary Jane, weed, herb.

Citations:
UXL Encyclopedia of Drugs and Addictive Substances. Ed. Barbara C. Bigelow. Vol. 4. Detroit: UXL, 2006. p491-514.

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Cannabis Sativa. Officially called marijuana, cannabis or hemp.

Citation:
UXL Encyclopedia of Drugs and Addictive Substances. Ed. Barbara C. Bigelow. Vol. 4. Detroit: UXL, 2006. p491-514.

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Schedule 1. Hallucinogen.
However, other scientists classify it as a narcotic, stimulant or depressant. Many consider it to be in it's own class.

Citations:
UXL Encyclopedia of Drugs and Addictive Substances. Ed. Barbara C. Bigelow. Vol. 4. Detroit: UXL, 2006. p491-514.

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Hallucination, anxiety, feelings of panic and paranoia, heightened agitation, insomnia and irritability. Research has shown that memory-related structures in the brain appeared to shrink, possible signs of neurons decreasing, their brains looked like that of schizophrenics, sustained marijuana use can also slow reaction times and cause respiratory problems.

Cox, Lauren. “Marijuana: Effects of Weed on Brain and Body.” Livescience, Purch, 6 June 2017, www.livescience.com/24558-marijuana-effects.html. Accessed 8 March 2018.

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Produces a high, by can make them become more outgoing or laugh easier.  Users usually feel euphoria (intense happiness) and become extremely relaxed.

Citations:
Hanrahan, Clare, et al. "Marijuana." The Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, edited by Jacqueline L. Longe, 5th ed., Gale, 2015. Health & Wellness Resource Center,  Accessed 8 Mar. 2018.

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Despite it being a schedule one drug, there are medical uses. In the form of a pill called Marinol it's sometimes used to simulate appetite in chemo patients. It is hard to obtain legally with it being a Schedule 1 drug, but there are several research experiments going on as to what possible medical uses it could have.

Citations:
NIDA. "Marijuana." National Institute on Drug Abuse, , https://www.drugabuse.gov/drugs-abuse/marijuana. Accessed 8 Mar. 2018.

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-The effects from marijuana come from the chemical delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)
-A person's reaction to marijuana varies on depending on the concentration of THC, their mood, personality and the expectation they have for the drug
-They can also come in food form called edibles like brownies.
- The Declaration of Independence was drafted on hemp paper.

Citations:
NIDA. "Marijuana." National Institute on Drug Abuse, , https://www.drugabuse.gov/drugs-abuse/marijuana. Accessed 8 Mar. 2018.
Asenjo, Bill, PhD, CRC, and Rebecca J. Frey, PhD. "Marijuana." The Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health, edited by Jacqueline L. Longe, 4th ed., vol. 4, Gale, 2018, pp. 2177-2182. Health & Wellness Resource Center, http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/CX3662600694/HWRC?u=lom_inac&sid=HWRC&xid=ab74a8ec. Accessed 7 Mar. 2018.

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Euphoria or intense happiness

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Europeans discovered and used cannabis by the fifth century BCE. It widespread through the Middle East, Asia, Europe, and Africa. Hemp was used for clothing and rope as well as medicine to cure labor pains, menstrual cramps and headaches. Also used to soothe George Washington's toothaches. Then, Americans eventually changed their opinion and turned against marijuana. It was also linked to violent behavior and crime by Hearst's campaign in the 1930s. FIndings of this to be untrue and made people doubt all information about it and created a climate of illegal drug experimentation that's lasted to the 21st century. And here we are now.

Citations:
"Marijuana." UXL Encyclopedia of Drugs and Addictive Substances, edited by Barbara C. Bigelow, vol. 4, UXL, 2006, pp. 491-514. Gale Virtual Reference Library, http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/CX3448100076/GVRL?u=lom_inac&sid=GVRL&xid=6b8007ef. Accessed 7 Mar. 2018.

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One study said that in 2015, more than 11 million young adults ages 18 to 25 used marijuana that year, making it the most widely used illicit drug among teens. Teens are at high risk of addiction with those who start using it before 18 being 4 to 7 times more likely to become addicted.

Citations:
NIDA. "Marijuana." National Institute on Drug Abuse, , https://www.drugabuse.gov/drugs-abuse/marijuana. Accessed 8 Mar. 2018.

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hallucination

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relaxation

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W O A H!! These are Weed brownies NOT NORMAL ONES BE CAREFUL.