... over 400 other chemicals in the plant. Some of these chemicals are very harmful and others not, but the majority of their effects are still unknown to scientists. Some of today's marijuana is up to 20 times more potent than in the 1960's. This means there is 20 times more THC in the plants than in the 2 1960's. THC is short ... day. The lungs and respiratory system are also affected greatly by pot. Pot causes infections, such as bronchitis and emphysema. Constant sore throats and coughs are more effects of marijuana use. The productions of sputum, wheezing, and greater abnormalities in ...

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... ). Unlike with Cannabis they are not only distributed on the flowering bracts but also on the abaxial surface of the leaves (Dayanandan and Kaufman 1976). This similarity in hair types between other plants and marijuana has led to the need for the identification of distinguishing characteristics of Cannabis sativa L. trichomes that can still be identifiable in the ash form (Dayanandan and Kaufman 1976). The analyses ... of the trichomes of Cannabis sativa L. have shown that the trichome system is dynamic (Turner et al. 1980). It was observed ... ...

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... most people commonly know it, is really a plant called hemp, or "cannabis sativa". There are other plants called hemp, but cannabis hemp is the most useful of these plants. "Hemp" is any durable plant used since prehistory for many purposes. Cannabis is the most durable of the hemp plants, and it produces the toughest cloth, named "canvass". The cannabis plant also produces three other very ... during the first "Reefer Madness", in order to scare men into thinking that they would lose their manly characteristics after using the drug. Another misinterpretation of a study involves propaga...

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