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Facts About Marijuana and Marijuana Abuse

Thursday, July 19th, 2007

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Marijuana is a green, brown, or gray mixture of dried, shredded flowers and leaves of Cannabis sativa, the hemp plant.

Active Ingredient:

Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol or THC, one of nearly 400 chemicals in a hemp plant, accounts for most of marijuana’s psychoactive, or mind-altering, effects. The strength of the drug is determined by the amount of THC it contains. Recent data show the following:

  • Most ordinary marijuana has an average of 3 percent THC.
  • Sinsemilla, which is made from just the buds and flowering tops of female plants, has an average THC concentration of 7.5 percent, although it can be as high as 24 percent.
  • Hashish, a sticky resin obtained from the female plant flowers, has an average of 2 to 8 percent THC and can contain as much as 20 percent THC.
  • Hash oil, a tar-like liquid distilled from hashish, generally consists of between 15 and 50 percent THC but can have as much as 70 percent THC.

Methods of Use:

Most users roll loose marijuana into a cigarette commonly known as a “joint.” A typical joint contains between 0.5 and 1.0 gram of cannabis plant matter, which varies in THC content between 5 and 150 milligrams. The drug also can be smoked in a pipe. One well-known type of water pipe is the bong. Within the past few years, users have found another way to smoke the drug, by slicing open cigars and replacing the tobacco with marijuana. The resulting marijuana cigar is called a “blunt.” Some users also mix marijuana into foods or use it to brew tea.


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    Marijuana Addiction

    Thursday, July 19th, 2007

    Signs of marijuana abuse:

    • Rapid, loud talking and bursts of laughter in early stages of intoxication.
    • Sleepy or stuporous in the later stages.
    • Lack of concentration and coordination.
    • Forgetfulness in conversation.
    • Inflammation in whites of eyes.
    • Odor similar to burnt rope on clothing or breath.
    • Distorted sense of time passage - tendency to overestimate time intervals.
    • Craving for sweets.
    • Increased appetite.
    • Use or possession of paraphernalia including roach clip, packs of rolling papers, pipes or bongs.

     How does marijuana affect the body?

    • Some immediate physical effects of marijuana include:

      • a faster heartbeat and pulse rate
      • bloodshot eyes
      • dry mouth and throat.
      • No scientific evidence indicates that marijuana improves hearing, eyesight, and skin sensitivity.

    • Marijuana use increases the heart rate as much as 50 percent, depending on the amount of THC.


    • It can cause chest pain in people who have a poor blood supply to the heart - and it produces these effects more rapidly than tobacco smoke does.

    • Scientists believe that marijuana can be especially harmful to the lungs because users often inhale the unfiltered smoke deeply and hold it in their lungs as long as possible. Therefore, the smoke is in contact with lung tissues for long periods of time, which irritates the lungs and damages the way they work. (more…)

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