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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

Increased heart rate risk of heart attack

Increased risk of stroke

Problems with coordination impairing safe driving or playing sports

Sexual problems for males

Up to seven times more likely to contract sexually transmitted infections
than non-users for females 22, 32, 33

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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

Increased welfare dependence

Greater chances of being unemployed or not getting good jobs

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The common nicknames for marijuana are  Blunt, Boom, Bud, Gangster, Ganja, Grass, Green, Hash, Herb, Joint, Pot, Reefer, Sinsemilla, Skunk, and Weed

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Marijuana refers to the dried leaves, flowers, stems, and seeds from the Cannabis sativa or Cannabis indica plant.

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When marijuana is smoked, THC and other chemicals in the plant pass from the lungs into the bloodstream, which rapidly carries them throughout the body to the brain. The person begins to experience effects almost immediately. Many people experience a pleasant euphoria and sense of relaxation. Other common effects, which may vary dramatically among different people, include heightened sensory perception (e.g., brighter colors), laughter, altered perception of time, and increased appetite.

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Many teenagers try marijuana and some use it regularly. Teenage marijuana use is at its highest level in 30 years, and today's teens are more likely to use marijuana than tobacco. Many states allow recreational use of marijuana in adults ages 21 and over. Recreational marijuana use by children and teenagers is not legal in anywhere in the United States. Today's marijuana plants are grown differently than in the past and can contain two to three times more tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the ingredient that makes people high. The ingredient of the marijuana plant thought to have most medical benefits, cannabidiol (CBD), has not increased and remains at about 1%.

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There are many ways of using marijuana, and each one affects users differently. Marijuana can be rolled up and smoked like a cigarette (a joint) or a cigar (a blunt). Marijuana can also be smoked in a pipe. Sometimes people mix it in food and eat it or brew it as a tea (edibles). Smoking oils, concentrates, and extracts from the marijuana plant are on the rise. People who use this practice call it “dabbing.”

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Marijuana's popularity among American adults is on the rise — and use of the recreational drug is expected to continue to increase, according to several surveys. The increase in popularity, along with more permissive attitudes toward marijuana use, may be due in part to its changing legalization status in many parts of the country, experts say. Forty-five percent of adults in the U.S. have used marijuana at least once in their lives, according to a Gallup Pole released in mid-July — the all-time highest percentage in the 48-year history of Gallup asking Americans this question. Trying marijuana at least once as an adult isn't the same as being a user of the drug, but the percentage of current smokers is on the rise as well: The same Gallup poll revealed that 12 percent of U.S. adults — 1 in 8 — said they use marijuana, up from 7 percent in 2013.

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More is very likely coming: State legislatures, particularly across the Northeast, are openly discussing legalization, and several other states, such as Florida and Arizona, might expand by ballot initiative. The majority of Democratic presidential candidates have gotten behind legalization. And surveys have consistently found that most Americans support legalizing cannabis.

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The potential medicinal properties of marijuana and its components have been the subject of research and heated debate for decades. THC itself has proven medical benefits in particular formulations. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved THC-based medications, dronabinol (Marinol®) and nabilone (Cesamet®), prescribed in pill form for the treatment of nausea in patients undergoing cancer chemotherapy and to stimulate appetite in patients with wasting syndrome due to AIDS. In addition, several other marijuana-based medications have been approved or are undergoing clinical trials. Nabiximols (Sativex®), a mouth spray that is currently available in the United Kingdom, Canada, and several European countries for treating the spasticity and neuropathic pain that may accompany multiple sclerosis, combines THC with another chemical found in marijuana called cannabidiol (CBD).

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Brain health: Marijuana can cause permanent IQ loss of as much as 8 points when people start using it at a young age. These IQ points do not come back, even after quitting marijuana.

Mental health: Studies link marijuana use to depression, anxiety, suicide planning, and psychotic episodes. It is not known, however, if marijuana use is the cause of these conditions.

Athletic Performance: Research shows that marijuana affects timing, movement, and coordination, which can harm athletic performance.

Driving: People who drive under the influence of marijuana can experience dangerous effects: slower reactions, lane weaving, decreased coordination, and difficulty reacting to signals and sounds on the road.

Baby’s health and development: Marijuana use during pregnancy may cause fetal growth restriction, premature birth, stillbirth, and problems with brain development, resulting in hyperactivity and poor cognitive function. Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and other chemicals from marijuana can also be passed from a mother to her baby through breast milk, further impacting a child’s healthy development.

Daily life: Using marijuana can affect performance and how well people do in life. Research shows that people who use marijuana are more likely to have relationship problems, worse educational outcomes, lower career achievement, and reduced life satisfaction.

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Marijuana is considered a depressant as it slows messages between the brain and the body. When weed enters your system, it gradually increases gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) levels on the brain. GABA is an inhibitory neurotransmitter that blocks brain signals and ultimately decreases activity throughout your central nervous system. As a result, marijuana slows down breathing and promotes feelings of relaxation and drowsiness—effects that are common to all depressants. Due to calming properties, marijuana may help to manage conditions like anxiety, insomnia, and muscle spasms.

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Due to societal pressures, marijuana can be one of the hardest substances to give up. The increasing social acceptance of marijuana contributes to this in the same way it contributes to alcoholics not wanting to quit. Most people with an addiction don’t feel they have a problem and those around them may not see it as a problem either. However, there are many people who use marijuana on a daily basis and have all the traditional symptoms of an addict. These are people who cannot control their use no matter the consequences.
Those who receive treatment for a marijuana addiction are predominantly individuals who have chronically used marijuana on a daily basis. These are people who have tried to quit on their own many times, but couldn’t do it alone.

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