... states. Finally I will discuss the effects of the usage of marijuana both physical and mental. I will also tell what exactly gets the smoker high. Although weed is an illegal narcotic an underground subculture still exists that utilizes sellers of the product to satisfy the smokers in the society who ... three weeks I got tired of seeing it so I tried it, I have been smoking ever since."(Personal conversation October 18, 2001) Getting high and being high with friends memorable moments are made, they may not happen because of the drug but they are made even more outstanding because of it...

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... those who lived in the rural cities and ghettos that surround our downtown area. I never heard of marijuana or "weed" until I entered High school in 2010. Neither of my parents smoked or drank regularly, so I had no intentions of ever getting involved with either of the activities or ... having friends who did. As I entered into my first few weeks of public high school my eyes were opened to the dangerous, mysterious and secretive world of other teens who lived life completely contrary to me. I was interested in ... , one may begin to wonder why someone would want to use this drug. Also ...

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... drug education programs, the Welfare checks that are spent on drugs, the list goes on and on. 3. 4. The extent of drug use is at an all time high. More people then ever are using illegal drugs. This is proven by the number of citizens incarcerated for drug related crimes and offenses, the amount of drug related ... the amount necessary to kill him is 1 to 40,000. To overdose on marijuana you would need to consume 40,000 times as much as you would to get high. The ratio of alcohol varies between 1 in 4 and 1 in 10. These are just a few of the myths used various groups in order to keep mar...

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... other drugs with marijuana can intensify the reaction. A first time marijuana smoker will usually feel no effects while a chronic or heavy user will get a "high." This is because the users body does not already have marijuana in their system, so their body is not used to the reaction, so it might ... often disables the users short-term memory and may cause trouble with challenging tasks. Even very simple tasks can become a struggle for someone who is high. A student that is under the influence of marijuana may find it hard to learn or concentrate. Loss of coordination and Judgement helps...

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... other drugs with marijuana can intensify the reaction. A first time marijuana smoker will usually feel no effects while a chronic or heavy user will get a "high." This is because the users body does not already have marijuana in their system, so their body is not used to the reaction, so it might ... often disables the users short-term memory and may cause trouble with challenging tasks. Even very simple tasks can become a struggle for someone who is high. A student that is under the influence of marijuana may find it hard to learn or concentrate. Loss of coordination and Judgement helps...

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... throughout U.S. history has had such a reputation that it has been used for legal tender? Before the prohibition of cannabis, even car companies had high hopes for this crop. Henry Ford dreamed that someday automobiles would be grown from the soil. In 1941 the Ford Motor Company produced an experimental ... It has substances called cannabinoids in it"(Russell). "There are two main types of cannbinoids in cannabis. There is THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) which causes the high or hallucinogenic feeling, and CBD (cannabidol). CBD not only has no hallucinogenic effect on the body it actually cou...

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... Americans use marijuana casually, more than all other drugs combined.(Schleichert 40) Results also show that after two decades of declining marijuana use among high school students they are now using marijuana more than they ever have before.(Schleichert 40) The most common reason that people begin using marijuana ... use of illegal drugs among teenagers.(Levine 7) The crime among these teens often takes on a snowball effect. There is always a need to get more high and more often. They will usually start off small with petty theft. The teen may steal a few dollars from a parent or from ...

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... misunderstood is the fact that certain chemicals in marijuana stay in your fat cells for up to a month. The part of marijuana that gets one high is called Delta-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol (Delta-9-THC). " Pure delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) is the major active ingredient in marijuana" (5). Your body will change Delta ... are the many medical benefits of smoking marijuana. Marijuana is better than regular prescription medications for many reasons. First, companies sell prescription drugs at high cost, partially because they are hard to make. Commonly, they do not work as well, either. So...

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... of intoxication: initial stimulation, giddiness, and euphoria, followed by sedation and pleasant tranquillity. When marijuana is smoked the user feels the onset of the "high" within about seven seconds and within about 30 minutes when eaten. The drug brings the user to a relaxed and peaceful state, and sometimes to ... and the user can be left in a relaxed state for several hours after ingestion. Short term memory is inhibited for the duration of the high, and users find it difficult to concentrate on complicated logical concepts like mathematics. Marijuana is not physically addictive, a...

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... other drugs with marijuana can intensify the reaction. A first time marijuana smoker will usually feel no effects while a chronic or heavy user will get a "high." This is because the users body does not already have marijuana in their system, so their body is not used to the reaction, so it might ... often disables the users short-term memory and may cause trouble with challenging tasks. Even very simple tasks can become a struggle for someone who is high. A student that is under the influence of marijuana may find it hard to learn or concentrate. Loss of coordination and Judgement helps...

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... vessels, including heart attack, heart failure and irregular heart beat. Mantel complications, including serious mantel illness (schizophrenia), depression, delusions, anxiety disorders and paranoia. Addiction and dependence. Very high risk of traumatic injury from accidents and aggressive violence, or criminal behavior For addicts, whether they smoke, inject, or inhale, promiscuous sexual activity can increase the risk of HIV ... of being half - conscious (called "nodding-), it can cause mental confusion and drowsiness. The feeling of physical and mental relaxation, which is felt after ...

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... the short term memory to long term memory is interfered in the hippocampus, therefore the information is lost. This is why students who go to school high have an impaired capability of learning. Regular users will start to see a decrease in their school and athletic performance. Grades will begin to drop and ... it is not good. When you are getting in trouble and hanging around in the wrong crowd it is not good. When marijuana does not get you high enough so you move onto a stronger drug, it is defiantly not good. Teenagers start using marijuana for several different reasons. Most teenag...

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... with the people they live with, which can be the cause of them ending up on their own. This is when the need to get high increases and things just get worse. When the user ends up with virtually nothing, they turn to stealing, robbing, or sneaking in to ... way through. Meeting with your guidance counselor is your own job. Even getting down to the basics, ENROLLING is your own job. If you are constantly getting high, you are less likely to have the motivation to get these things done. Most jobs that allow you to support a family - have a car, a ... . They also wanted to find the signific...

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... in school. It's a mind-altering substance, just like alcohol, that is widely used and accepted among students today. Since I kept in touch with many high school friends at other colleges, I realized that a very large amount of student use pot as a way to relax themselves from the constant stress that comes ... a recent survey of ten weed smokers in my complex that I conducted all ten of them said that they started experimenting with pot in high school or even before high school. Of all the people interviewed, 80 percent of them said they smoked pot at least once a month before coming t...

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... muscles to recuperate more quickly from exhaustion or injury. These enable users to train more frequently and for longer periods of time at a high intensity. Athletes generally take the drugs in dosages 10 to 100 times greater than would be prescribed for therapeutic purposes. Furthermore, athletes often ... keep getting cocaine (Worsnop 50). For a time, most athletes were drawn to cocaine because of its glamorous aura. That image stemmed largely from cocaine's high cost, which gave it a cachet that street drugs could never posses. Professional athletes often have more money and free t...

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... with its strength and dosage and with the state of mind of the user. Typically, small doses result in a feeling of well-being. The "high" lasts two to three hours, but additional effects on motor control last much longer. The primary active component of marijuana is delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). THC ... is a physiologically active chemical (C21H30O2) from hemp plant resin that is the chief intoxicant in marijuana. It is basically the component that makes you "high". Why is marijuana illegal? This is some of the answers I have come up with by researching, it's a gateway drug, it we...

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... contrary it is causing great harm. It's time to try something new. When most people imagine the legalization of marijuana, they fear a marijuana free-for-all with everybody constantly getting high. Legalization would be a burdensome task for the U.S. Government. In fact, the legal process would include a law passed by Congress allowing the government to control the content, quality, ... marijuana tends to substitute for much harder drugs like alcohol, cocaine, and heroin (Hagar 1). Another misconception is that marijuana is more dangerous than alcohol. Extremely high doses of cannibinoids...

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... rate may increase from 80 beats to 150 beats a minute, the bronchial tubes enlarge and become relaxed allowing extra oxygen to enter the body, giving a "High" like feeling. There are no immediate physiological effects. The feeling usually lasts from one to three hours. Marijuana can also be ingested as a drink, ... well being or may become depressed. The user may lose his short-term memory, but after a week of not using it is usually regained. "High Times Magazine." Marijuana contains about 400 chemicals that break down into 2000 or more. One joint contains as much tar as fourteen cigare...

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... same, yet both are legal. A 21 year old can go to the bar and get drunk legally, why cant he go to a bar and get high legally? The second important reason that marijuana should be legal is that it would save the government a lot of money. In the united states, all levels of ... state and local authorities) participate in the "war on drugs". we currently spend billions of dollars every year to chase peaceful people who happen to like getting high. These people get locked up and taxpayers have to pay the bill. Taxpayers money goes towards paying for food, housing, healthcare, attorneys fee...

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... muscles to recuperate more quickly from exhaustion or injury. These enable users to train more frequently and for longer periods of time at a high intensity. Athletes generally take the drugs in dosages 10 to 100 times greater than would be prescribed for therapeutic purposes. Furthermore, athletes often ... keep getting cocaine (Worsnop 50). For a time, most athletes were drawn to cocaine because of its glamorous aura. That image stemmed largely from cocaine's high cost, which gave it a cachet that street drugs could never posses. Professional athletes often have more money and free t...

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... users of drugs in 1999 (www.usdoj.gov/dea/stats). The number of young adults" aged 18 to 25 using illicit drugs in 1999 was at a high of 17.1 percent (www.usdoj.gov/dea/stats). In this paper I will describe some of the most popular drugs in today's adolescent communities and why the ... ages of 12 through 25. I will also describe what the tell-tale signs are in a person with a drug problem and ! how you can help. Among high school and college students, the drug marijuana is most frequently used in America today. Marijuana is a tobacco-like substance that varies in its potency, depending ...

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... against the war on drugs. Coverage by the media is naturally greater when the person applauding the war on drugs is a congressman or someone else of high prestige. This side of the battle line believes that the government's war on drugs should be maintained until the drug problem in America is eradicated. Even ... Senior Survey mirrored those of the National Household Survey on Drug Use. Not only does this report show the changing trends in drug use by high school seniors, but it also shows their attitudes and beliefs about drug use. It reports such things as how dangerous and harmful t...

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... where marijuana has been decriminalized; regulating the marijuana would separate marijuana from cocaine, heroin, crack, and other hard drugs. II. There have been federally funded researchers who have been studying high school students" drug use since the mid 70's. A. They examined the effects of criminal penalties on marijuana use and the students" attitudes towards marijuana from 1975-1980. They researched the ... that usage rates among high school seniors in the decriminalized states compared to the rates in the rest of the states where the criminal penalties remained in effect, the r...

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... muscles to recuperate more quickly from exhaustion or injury. These enable users to train more frequently and for longer periods of time at a high intensity. Athletes generally take the drugs in dosages 10 to 100 times greater than would be prescribed for therapeutic purposes. Furthermore, athletes often ... keep getting cocaine (Worsnop 50). For a time, most athletes were drawn to cocaine because of its glamorous aura. That image stemmed largely from cocaine's high cost, which gave it a cachet that street drugs could never posses. Professional athletes often have more money and free t...

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... with less blood flow. THC levels peak at 30 - 40 minutes after smoking marijuana, and within 2 - 3 hours if ingested orally. This slower release of THC is due to their high fat solubility and the consequent slow release back into the blood from the 'storage' areas, namely the fat supplies, of the body. Harmful effects of Marijuana can be physical and ... altered state of consciousness. Emotional change and increased sensory experiences such as; increased perception of listening to music, sexual intercourse, or eating food characterize the feeling of being high. Each individual's percept...

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