MARIJUANA

Marijuana- The dried leafs and flowers of the hemp plant that is used as a drug.

HISTORY OF MARIJUANA

• Used for medical use
• Indigenous to central and South Asia
• Consumption found in mummies from 950 B.C.

NAMES OF MARIJUANA

• Pot
• Weed
• Grass
• 420
• Ganga
• Dope
• Herb
• Joint
• Blunt
• Cannabis

FORMS

NEGATIVE EFFECTS

• Blood vessels and eyes expand
• Heart speeds up (may cause heart attack)
• Dizziness

POSITIVE EFFECTS

• Used to help cancer patients
• Used in medication

STATISTICS

• Among 12 to 17 year olds, 6.7% were marijuana users
• Around 3,287 teens try marijuana each day
• Around 158.8 million people around the world use marijuana.

CURRENT EVENTS

• Colorado marijuana is not illegal, many tourists hospitalized because of this
• Many areas made marijuana illegal for any type of use

CITATIONS

• https://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/drugfacts/marijuana
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