Marijuana and its history by Vanessa Macias https://padlet.com/vanessamacias391/wwmqhvikk36f en-us 2017-12-03 21:49:45 UTC 2025-11-06 12:36:43 UTC hello@padlet.com Marijuana is a plant and after being cultivated it is used as a cigarette or can be used as oil. vanessamacias391 https://padlet.com/vanessamacias391/wwmqhvikk36f/wish/212660574 2017-12-03 21:55:56 UTC https://padlet.com/vanessamacias391/wwmqhvikk36f/wish/212660574 I am not sure what the process is to this but I do know that it is a heavy job to do. vanessamacias391 https://padlet.com/vanessamacias391/wwmqhvikk36f/wish/212660631 2017-12-03 21:56:31 UTC https://padlet.com/vanessamacias391/wwmqhvikk36f/wish/212660631 Living in Ukiah, I like many others know that Mendocino County and other counties that surround us are known to be the ones who grow marijuana vanessamacias391 https://padlet.com/vanessamacias391/wwmqhvikk36f/wish/212660713 2017-12-03 21:57:04 UTC https://padlet.com/vanessamacias391/wwmqhvikk36f/wish/212660713 We are considered to be living in the green triangle where there are many growers. vanessamacias391 https://padlet.com/vanessamacias391/wwmqhvikk36f/wish/212660752 2017-12-03 21:57:26 UTC https://padlet.com/vanessamacias391/wwmqhvikk36f/wish/212660752 I also know that marijuana can be used like a medicine at the hospitals. Which can help cure cancer, which helps replace chemotherapy. I know it can also help with pain, muscle stiffness and lack of appetite. vanessamacias391 https://padlet.com/vanessamacias391/wwmqhvikk36f/wish/212660816 2017-12-03 21:58:01 UTC https://padlet.com/vanessamacias391/wwmqhvikk36f/wish/212660816 I do know that in the United States, it is against federal law to possess, sell, give away, or grow marijuana for any purpose. Until today there are some states that have passed laws that allow people with certain health problems to buy or grow marijuana for their own use. Some of these states allow licensed people to provide medical marijuana to those who need it. Also in many other states your doctor can write a certificate to be able to buy medical marijuana from a state-licensed dispensary. vanessamacias391 https://padlet.com/vanessamacias391/wwmqhvikk36f/wish/212660956 2017-12-03 21:59:16 UTC https://padlet.com/vanessamacias391/wwmqhvikk36f/wish/212660956 1. Is it possible to know when marijuana is being used? vanessamacias391 https://padlet.com/vanessamacias391/wwmqhvikk36f/wish/212661060 2017-12-03 22:00:21 UTC https://padlet.com/vanessamacias391/wwmqhvikk36f/wish/212661060 2. Some people find it enjoyable to keep smoking marijuana. But do most of the people that smoke it know what they really are smoking? vanessamacias391 https://padlet.com/vanessamacias391/wwmqhvikk36f/wish/212661091 2017-12-03 22:00:47 UTC https://padlet.com/vanessamacias391/wwmqhvikk36f/wish/212661091 3. If marijuana were to be legalized in the United States what would the price of a pound be? Would it lose its value compared to when it was illegal? vanessamacias391 https://padlet.com/vanessamacias391/wwmqhvikk36f/wish/212661120 2017-12-03 22:01:09 UTC https://padlet.com/vanessamacias391/wwmqhvikk36f/wish/212661120 4. How is medical marijuana used and for what? vanessamacias391 https://padlet.com/vanessamacias391/wwmqhvikk36f/wish/212661161 2017-12-03 22:01:32 UTC https://padlet.com/vanessamacias391/wwmqhvikk36f/wish/212661161 5. If the government has already legalized marijuana what would be the amount of gain or loss per year? And what percentage of tax will be charged in California. vanessamacias391 https://padlet.com/vanessamacias391/wwmqhvikk36f/wish/212661500 2017-12-03 22:02:06 UTC https://padlet.com/vanessamacias391/wwmqhvikk36f/wish/212661500 1. Marijuana or weed can be consumed as a shredded, dry leafy product or as marijuana oil and resin. Marijuana oil and resin are sold under the names “hash” or “hashish.” Hash for example may be found in flat cakes, which often are found in teenage parties. Hash oil is amber or brown color and may be sold in tiny to small glass bottles. vanessamacias391 https://padlet.com/vanessamacias391/wwmqhvikk36f/wish/212662316 2017-12-03 22:08:42 UTC https://padlet.com/vanessamacias391/wwmqhvikk36f/wish/212662316 When you’re looking for signs of weed use, you sometimes would be looking for small bags of brownish-green leaves that look like herbs, small chunks of a powdery brown substance or very small bottles of brown liquid. vanessamacias391 https://padlet.com/vanessamacias391/wwmqhvikk36f/wish/212662746 2017-12-03 22:13:05 UTC https://padlet.com/vanessamacias391/wwmqhvikk36f/wish/212662746 Signs of marijuana can be from physical change or change in actions. For physical change bloodshot eyes, Fast heart rate, Sleepy, lethargic, Lack of coordination and Increase cravings for snacks are some signs that can be seen right away. Other signs for changes in action can include confusion and lack of focus, unusually talkative, dropping studies or usual activities, misjudging time and secretiveness. Other immediate signs of weed use are dilation of the blood vessels in the eye which makes them red and squinty eyes, an increase heart rate, and an increase of appetite. vanessamacias391 https://padlet.com/vanessamacias391/wwmqhvikk36f/wish/212662796 2017-12-03 22:13:26 UTC https://padlet.com/vanessamacias391/wwmqhvikk36f/wish/212662796 3. Here I interviewed my friend and he said “since marijuana was legalized last year, its price and value dropped dramatically! You can see the difference in price if you ask around. A pound would cost around from $1000 to $2400 depending what brand or the time it was grown. Know a days a pound if ranging from $400 to $1000. It is just unbailable.” vanessamacias391 https://padlet.com/vanessamacias391/wwmqhvikk36f/wish/212662899 2017-12-03 22:14:27 UTC https://padlet.com/vanessamacias391/wwmqhvikk36f/wish/212662899 4. Pain is the number one reason why people ask for medical marijuana. Although I’ve heard that many people just fake that something hurts and the doctor grants permission for medical marijuana. vanessamacias391 https://padlet.com/vanessamacias391/wwmqhvikk36f/wish/212662955 2017-12-03 22:15:01 UTC https://padlet.com/vanessamacias391/wwmqhvikk36f/wish/212662955 Medical marijuana not only treats pain but it can also treat: muscle spasms caused by multiple sclerosis, nausea from cancer chemotherapy, poor appetite and weight loss caused by chronic illness, such as HIV, or nerve pain, seizure disorders and even Crohn's disease. Medical marijuana works because our bodies already makes marijuana-like chemicals that affect pain and inflammation. vanessamacias391 https://padlet.com/vanessamacias391/wwmqhvikk36f/wish/212663036 2017-12-03 22:15:45 UTC https://padlet.com/vanessamacias391/wwmqhvikk36f/wish/212663036 There are several ways medical marijuana can be taken. It can be smoked, eaten, vaporized, or it can be taken as a liquid or oil. When taking this it unfortunately has its side effects. Some of those side effects are dizziness, drowsiness, short term memory loss, or even euphoria. More severe side effects include anxiety and psychosis. Medical marijuana is not monitored like FDA-approved medicines. When using it, you don’t know its potential to cause cancer, its purity, potency, or side effects. vanessamacias391 https://padlet.com/vanessamacias391/wwmqhvikk36f/wish/212663066 2017-12-03 22:16:04 UTC https://padlet.com/vanessamacias391/wwmqhvikk36f/wish/212663066 5. After some research I found that it’s not that investors suddenly have an urge to own cannabis stocks but it all starts with the sales figures behind the rapidly growing legal pot industry. There is a research firm named ArcView, which stated that legal sales in North America climbed 34% to $6.9 billion in 2016, and is estimated to keep growing at an average annual rate of 26% through 2021. Meaning that investing in marijuana growth is a good deal. Although not many state have legalized marijuana, Canada and Mexico are expanding the legality of the substance. vanessamacias391 https://padlet.com/vanessamacias391/wwmqhvikk36f/wish/212663078 2017-12-03 22:16:10 UTC https://padlet.com/vanessamacias391/wwmqhvikk36f/wish/212663078 Beginning January 1, 2018, two new cannabis taxes apply as follow: A 15 percent excise tax is imposed upon purchasers of cannabis and cannabis products. Retailers of cannabis and cannabis products are required to collect the 15 percent excise tax from the purchaser based on the average market price of any retail sale and pay it to their cannabis distributor. And a cultivation tax is imposed upon cannabis cultivators on all harvested cannabis that enters the commercial market. Cannabis cultivators are required to pay the cultivation tax to either their distributor or their manufacturer. The rate of the cultivation tax is: $9.25 per dry-weight ounce of cannabis flowers that enter the commercial market, and $2.75 per dry-weight ounce of cannabis leaves that enter the commercial market.” vanessamacias391 https://padlet.com/vanessamacias391/wwmqhvikk36f/wish/212663155 2017-12-03 22:16:55 UTC https://padlet.com/vanessamacias391/wwmqhvikk36f/wish/212663155 2..” There is a report that I found and it says that marijuana smoke contains higher levels of several toxic compounds which include ammonia and hydrogen cyanide. Scientists have found that ammonia levels are 20 times higher in the marijuana smoke than in the tobacco smoke, while hydrogen cyanide, nitric oxide and certain aromatic amines occurred at levels 3-5 times higher in the marijuana smoke. So what is this saying? I came to a conclusion that not all of the people who smoke it know what it contains vanessamacias391 https://padlet.com/vanessamacias391/wwmqhvikk36f/wish/212664460 2017-12-03 22:26:17 UTC https://padlet.com/vanessamacias391/wwmqhvikk36f/wish/212664460