2. History Of Marijuana
The history of marijuana is pretty big. It first started out in China used to cure diseases,
and to cure absent mindedness. It was later brought over to the America’s by the Spanish,
and was introduced to Jamestown in 1611. It later had become a very big commercial
farming business. When Marijuana was first introduced, it was not deemed illegal, because
the people showed no evidence of making a nuisance of themselves. The Controlled
Substance Act of 1970 classified Marijuana and other drugs as having the highest abuse
potential. At this time most of the marijuana was coming into America through Mexico,
but as time progressed, Colombia became the main supplier. The tolerance at this time for
drugs by president Reagan and Bush was close to 0, so it was beginning to be a war on
3. Ways The Drug Can Be Consumed
The fastest way that Marijuana can be taken into the body is through inhalation. Most
consumers that take marijuana say that it is the fastest way for it to get into their
bloodstream which will allow them to feel the high that they want. It can also be ingested
orally, by taking pills, or other object that can be swallowed easily.
4. Common Street Names
Marijuana is know as many different names some including the most common, being
weed. Others that are also marijuana include pot, dope, blunt, and dagga.
5. Common Chemicals Found In Marijuana
Drugs are most commonly classified by their chemical activity or the condition it treats. In
Marijuana case, it is only a level one out of 5 level’s. But just because it is only level one
doesn’t mean that it isn’t a dangerous drug. Some chemicals in Marijuana include THC,
and many other Cannabinol substance’s.
6. Harmful Effect When Using This drug
Marijuana has many physical effects that it takes on your body. Some include Dizziness,
Dry mouth, and Red Dilated pupils. These effects may not seem very large but when you
physically feel them it is horrible. Some Mental effects that occur with marijuana include a
high feeling of happiness, and relaxation. But when you come down from that high, you
can often have paranoia. Socially, you aren’t as fun, and you will often lose a lot of friends
because they don't want to be around someone who is doing stuff illegally. Some
consequences include being arrested, facing jail time, or having to pay a large fine that is
determined by your judge.
7. Short Term and Long term effect On you body
systemSome short term effects that marijuana has on your system’s includes slurred speech,
severe headaches and other similar effects. Some long term include Lack of coordination,
Disorientation and other similar effects.
8. Medical Uses for Marijuana
Marijuana can also be used for medicinal purposes as well. Some things that Medical
marijuana is used for treating is Muscle spasms, Nausea, Poor appetite, Seizure disorders,
and Crohn’s disease.
9. How Alcohol and Marijuana Affects You
There are many effects when smoking marijuana and drinking alcohol some side effects in
doing so may include nausea, panic attacks, paranoia, and other similar side effects. A
study has been conducted, and its results are as follow’s, that alcohol when mixed with
marijuana causes your blood to absorb the THC at a faster rate which causes the effects of
marijuana to become much stronger than as usual, and can result in greening out.
10. Effect’s on Family
There are many effects that will not only make your life harder, but your families life
harder as well, and there are many ways in doing that. One way that you could make your
life and your families life harder is financially. One financial way that this affects families
is that the money that is spent getting the drugs for recreational use, could have been spent
for paying bills or groceries or other items. So instead of your family having a place to call
home, or saying that they can go home and not have to worry about starving because of the
lack of money due to it being spent on the drugs, they have to come home worrying if they
are going to have another meal on their table, or if they are not going to be able to eat that
day. Also your family has to worry about you personally.
11. Effect’s Cont.
They have to worry and wonder if they are going to find their brother, sister, mom, or dad
home on the couch, or in the bathroom dead because of an overdose or something to do
with drugs. Another thing that will damage your household financially, is that the drug you
are smoking is in fact ILLEGAL. So by you taking the risk of getting caught by the
government, it could lead to you going to jail for possession of an illegal substance. By
you going to jail, it could leave your family at home wondering when they are going to or
if they are going to see their parent, brother, or sister ever again.
12. Effect’s cont.
Also once most people that have smoked marijuana and have gone to prison end up back
in prison, for the same thing. A huge Mental effect that is common when smoking
Marijuana is not being able to recall an event or date, and it is also harder for you to do
physical activities. Just imagine that you don’t remember your son or daughter’s birth just
because you decided you wanted to get high that day, which caused you to miss their birth.
Another thing that is commonly taken up to quit smoking marijuana is rehab clinics. The
average for just a three month clinic is about 5-8 thousand dollars, so in order for you to be
you again, you have to pay a huge amount of money that you wouldn’t of have to of paid if
you wouldn’t have started doing the drugs in the first place.
13. List from most common interactive game
-Pot
-Weed
-Cannabis
-420
-Dope
