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Marijuana

Marijuana. Jesse Hendrickson Bob Habel Nate Carrier Cadalina Heiderscheit. Our Goal. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfiaC-2K1LM. History. 7000 BC Clothing George Washington Outlawed in 1937 40’s – 50’s Georgia States began legalizing in 1996. Terms. Hemp. Cannabis Sativa

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Marijuana

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  1. Marijuana Jesse Hendrickson Bob Habel Nate Carrier Cadalina Heiderscheit

  2. Our Goal • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfiaC-2K1LM

  3. History • 7000 BC Clothing • George Washington • Outlawed in 1937 • 40’s – 50’s • Georgia • States began legalizing in 1996

  4. Terms

  5. Hemp • Cannabis Sativa • Tall Course Plant • Native to Asia • Fiber • Buds

  6. Marijuana • The dried leaves of the hemp plant. • Contain THC

  7. Hash

  8. THC

  9. Pros

  10. Money • 10billion on taxes • Norml.org • 36 billion consuming • 3.5 billion in taxes (not including sin tax) • Jails • 750,000 • Overcrowding • Taxes

  11. Medical • Relieves • Headaches • Body Pain • Sexual Desire • Asthma • No Overdose

  12. Regulation • 25 million people • 14 million • Reduce teen access • Take off streets • Licensed Businesses • Strict Policies • 100 % • 86.5 persons per hour

  13. Video

  14. Cons

  15. Regulation • People with still sell • Send Wrong Message • Hiding Inventory • No Accurate Test for DUI • Pass/Fail

  16. Gateway • 9 percent of users become addicted • Long Term: • Irritability • Sleeplessness • Decreased Appetite • Gateway Hypothesis

  17. Side Effects • Distorted Perceptions • Impaired Coordination • Difficulty thinking and Problem Solving • Problems Learning • Memory • Suboptimal Intellectual Level all the time

  18. Overview

  19. Questions?

  20. Sources • Norml.org • MedicalMarijuana.procon.org

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