Marijuana by Francesca Osborn https://padlet.com/fraosb23/t85axldu8xqce4qf en-us 2021-10-31 14:53:29 UTC 2021-10-31 15:58:16 UTC hello@padlet.com What is it? fraosb23 https://padlet.com/fraosb23/t85axldu8xqce4qf/wish/1856816090 Marijuana is a psychoactive drug from the Cannabis plant. For centuries, it has been used for recreational and medicinal purposes. ]]> 2021-10-31 15:23:08 UTC https://padlet.com/fraosb23/t85axldu8xqce4qf/wish/1856816090 How does it affect the body and the brain? fraosb23 https://padlet.com/fraosb23/t85axldu8xqce4qf/wish/1856822099 The main psychoactive ingredient in marijuana, tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), stimulates the section of the brain that reacts to pleasure, which then releases a chemical called dopamine. In turn, this gives the recipient a euphoric feeling. Side effects include heightened senses, a distorted sense of time, impaired motor skills, and impaired decision making.]]> 2021-10-31 15:27:18 UTC https://padlet.com/fraosb23/t85axldu8xqce4qf/wish/1856822099 What are the short and long term consequences? fraosb23 https://padlet.com/fraosb23/t85axldu8xqce4qf/wish/1856824272 SHORT TERM: short-term memory problems; severe anxiety, including paranoia; very strange behavior, seeing, hearing or smelling things that aren’t there, not being able to tell imagination from reality (psychosis); hallucinations; increased heart rate; problems with coordination. 
LONG TERM: poor school performance and higher chance of dropping out, impaired thinking and ability to learn and perform complex tasks, addiction, and relationship problems 

]]> 2021-10-31 15:28:45 UTC https://padlet.com/fraosb23/t85axldu8xqce4qf/wish/1856824272 What does it look like? fraosb23 https://padlet.com/fraosb23/t85axldu8xqce4qf/wish/1856829510 Marijuana is a dehydrated, shredded mix of flowers, stems, seeds, and leaves. The mixture is green, brown, or grey in color and it may closely resemble tobacco. ]]> 2021-10-31 15:32:20 UTC https://padlet.com/fraosb23/t85axldu8xqce4qf/wish/1856829510 How is it administered? fraosb23 https://padlet.com/fraosb23/t85axldu8xqce4qf/wish/1856831636 Nearly all routes of administration have been used for marijuana, but the most common is inhaling or smoking it. Marijuana is often smoked as a hand-rolled “blunt” or in a pipe or bong. ]]> 2021-10-31 15:33:43 UTC https://padlet.com/fraosb23/t85axldu8xqce4qf/wish/1856831636 Where is it derived from? fraosb23 https://padlet.com/fraosb23/t85axldu8xqce4qf/wish/1856833256 Marijuana comes from the dried flowers of Cannabis sativa. Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC,  is discovered in the resin created by leaves and buds of the female cannabis plant.]]> 2021-10-31 15:34:48 UTC https://padlet.com/fraosb23/t85axldu8xqce4qf/wish/1856833256 Classification fraosb23 https://padlet.com/fraosb23/t85axldu8xqce4qf/wish/1856835398 Legally: Schedule I 
Chemically:  Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol ]]> 2021-10-31 15:36:17 UTC https://padlet.com/fraosb23/t85axldu8xqce4qf/wish/1856835398 Nicknames fraosb23 https://padlet.com/fraosb23/t85axldu8xqce4qf/wish/1856838951 - Weed
- Pot 
- Mary Jane
- Dope 
- Grass
- Hemp]]> 2021-10-31 15:38:36 UTC https://padlet.com/fraosb23/t85axldu8xqce4qf/wish/1856838951 What can marijuana abusers do for treatment? fraosb23 https://padlet.com/fraosb23/t85axldu8xqce4qf/wish/1856846091 - Detox
- Rehab programs
- Cognitive behavioral therapy 
- Call the SAMSHA National Helpline
- Attend a local Marijuana Anonymous meeting]]> 2021-10-31 15:43:35 UTC https://padlet.com/fraosb23/t85axldu8xqce4qf/wish/1856846091 fraosb23 https://padlet.com/fraosb23/t85axldu8xqce4qf/wish/1856859019 2021-10-31 15:52:36 UTC https://padlet.com/fraosb23/t85axldu8xqce4qf/wish/1856859019 fraosb23 https://padlet.com/fraosb23/t85axldu8xqce4qf/wish/1856859767 2021-10-31 15:53:06 UTC https://padlet.com/fraosb23/t85axldu8xqce4qf/wish/1856859767 Sources fraosb23 https://padlet.com/fraosb23/t85axldu8xqce4qf/wish/1856863667 https://www.drugfreeworld.org/drugfacts/marijuana/short-and-long-term-effects.html 
https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/addiction/marijuana-use-and-its-effects#1
https://www.ksat.com/health/2019/08/22/why-marijuana-remains-a-schedule-i-drug-the-highest-classification-in-federal-law/
https://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/research-reports/marijuana/what-marijuana
https://footprintstorecovery.com/marijuana-facts/]]> 2021-10-31 15:55:51 UTC https://padlet.com/fraosb23/t85axldu8xqce4qf/wish/1856863667