Talk:Cannabis
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11. Marijuana is the name of a drug. It is made through processing the leaves of the Cannabis sativa plant. It is consumed by inhaling or eating it. 12. Marijuana is not a gateway drug, it does not lead to other drugs, and is not mentally addicting 13. Marijuana is not physically addicting because people who smoke cigarettes become addicted where as pot smokers are not. 14. Marijuana is not addicting, therefore it has no withdrawl symptoms 15. Short term effects of marijuana have been known to cause memory problems, and learning problems as well. 16. Long term effects include a lack of motivation, lung problems, problems with the receptive ends of nerves, and increased leveles in stress patterns 17. Marijuana is highly illegal, and if you are caught with it, you can face up to 14 years in jail, or a Huge fine. 18. Marijuana is mainly grown in Puerto Rico, Cuba, and Guam. However people all over the world grown marijuana, legally and illegally. Some do it in closets with a black light, and where it is legal, marijuana is grown in backyards in warm climates. 19. When marijuana is smoked, THC, its active ingredient, is absorbed by most tissues and organs in the body; however, it is primarily found in fat tissues. The body, in its attempt to rid itself of the foreign chemical, chemically transforms the THC into metabolites. Urine tests can detect THC metabolites for up to a week after people have smoked marijuana. Tests involving radioactively labeled THC have traced these metabolites in animals for up to a month. 20. some interesting facts about Marijuana: the brain makes a substance similar to THC called Anadamide. Anandamide is the brains own THC (just like “endorphin” is the brains own morphine). Still, scientists are not sure what the function of Anandamide is in the normal brain. Also, it is interesting to note that there are NO documented cases of fatal overdose produced by marijuana. marijuana can be gay in many ways
[edit] THC
THC is a sophisticated hydrocarbon. Coffsneeze 03:50, 2 April 2007 (UTC)