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marijuana Made by Yash AND Sherina
WHAT IS MARIJUANA? • Marijuana is a green, brown, or gray mixture of dried, shredded leaves, stems, seeds, and flowers of the hemp plant. You may hear marijuana called by street names such as pot, herb, weed, grass, boom, Mary Jane, gangster, or chronic. There are more than 200 slang terms for marijuana.
What marijuana does? • It effects our brain very fast, causes cancer, and respiratory problems • Short term effects are : 1} problem with thinking and and problem solving, 2} loss of coordination, 3} encrease heart rate • Long term effects are :Include and decrease in toxins in the body studies shows that the person who smokes five joints per week maybe taken has many cancer causes toxin
What are the benefits? Marijuana is a medicine so it has a benefit,The benefits are : • Cures cancer • Protection of nerves from damage
Short term and long term of taking it The short term effects: • Almost immediately after first smoking marijuana the effects begin and may continue as long as two or three hours. A burning sensation in the mouth, a dry throat, bloodshot eyes and increased appetite are common. Also, consistent with brain areas most affected, short-term effects may include impairments in thinkingproblem-solving, and judgment Long term effects: • long-term effect is how THC acts on the immune system, that is, it decreases the function of the immune system, which may leave you more susceptible to frequent illnesses and infections.
how marijuana is used? • Marijuana is usually smoked as a cigarette (called a joint or a nail) or in a pipe or a bong. Recently, it has appeared in cigars called blunts. It can also be cooked in foodsand eaten.
Is it legal or illegal? • Marijuana is legal (taken in consideration)because it is a medicine and can cures cancer and protects nerves from damage but if we consume marijuana too much it is also bad for us. However, marijuana too can be considered illegal if taken without doctor’s prescription and taken beyond the normal dosage.