Profile: Marijuana What is marijuana? How is marijuana used? Marijuana is the most The most common way commonly used illicit users ingest marijuana drug in the United is by smoking it in States. Its main joints (marijuana psychoactive chemical cigarettes), blunts is delta-9-tetrahydro- (marijuana put into a cannabinol, or THC. hollowed-out cigar), Due to the variety of pipes or bongs (water effects it can produce, pipes). It is also eaten marijuana can be alone or cooked into categorized as a Dried Marijuana Buds and Seeds food, most notoriously stimulant, depressant, or in hash or pot brownies. Finally, it hallucinogen. can be brewed into tea. What does What are some marijuana look street terms for like? marijuana? Marijuana comes from the ~ Weed ~ Ganja leaves and flowering tops of ~ Pot ~ Green ~ Bud ~ Mary Jane the Cannabis sativa plant, ~ Herb ~ Cheeba that appear greenish-gray ~ Grass ~ Dope when dried. It also comes in ~ Reefer ~ Smoke a more concentrated, Marijuana Leaves Potency-related slang resinous form, hashish or ~ Low-grade: ~ High-grade: hash, and as a sticky black liquid Schwag Dirtweed Kindbud KB ~ Mid-grade: Hydro Trees known as hash oil. Middies Skunk Dank

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Hashish How can I tell if someone has taken marijuana? Users who smoke marijuana experience the effects within a few minutes. The effects peak in 10 to 30 minutes, and the high generally wears off in 2 to 3 hours. When eaten, users feel the effects in 30 to 60 minutes, and they can last up to 6 hours. Someone high on marijuana might experience: ~ Mood elevation Paraphernalia– Pipes, Joints, Bong Is Marijuana a ~ Increased Gateway awareness of Drug? senses Online Resources A recent study ~ Dry mouth (cotton found that 99% Drug Early Warning System (DEWS) mouth) www.dewsonline.org of those who use ~ Increased appetite illicit drugs other Center for Substance Abuse Research (munchies) than marijuana www.cesar.umd.edu ~ Sleepiness had previously National Institute on Drug Abuse used marijuana. ~ Dizziness & www.nida.nih.gov However, a clumsiness majority of ~ Bloodshot eyes Drug Enforcement Administration marijuana users ~ Anxiety & paranoia Office of Diversion Control studied (63%) did ~ Poor short-term www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov not go on to use Partnership for a Drug-Free America other illicit drugs. memory ~ Racing heartbeat www.drugfreeamerica.org American Council for Drug Education www.acde.org

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