... 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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... 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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... 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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... 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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... have to do with pleasure, memory, thinking, concentration, and perception. The chemical over activates these parts in the brain which gives us that 'high' feeling that everyone experiences and likes (pg. 1). Just like the effect of heavy alcohol consumption, when marijuana is used heavily by young people, the ... teens who smoked heavily (Health Effects of Marijuana Use, 2014). Another important aspect for many teen girls to be concerned with, due to the high rate of teen pregnancies in the United States, is smoking marijuana while pregnant. Smoking marijuana while being pregnant c...

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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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... 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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... 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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... 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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... party on another Saturday night, there were many in the house and you can usually tell who was high or who was drunk by the look of their faces. But tonight my mains focus were those who were high. One guy who had the weed began the night by asking everyone in the house if they wanted ... more. The focus was on the new comer, he was pressured into this circle, he is usually a drinker and everyone in the bathroom wanted to get him high. I watched the new comer closely as he watched others smoked the blunt. They even taught him how to smoke it properly. After his first hit he coughed ......

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... times more THC in the plants than in the 2 1960's. THC is short for tetrahydrocannibinol. THC is the powerful toxin in weed that gives users the "high" they desire. THC is so powerful that it is what designer drugs try to copy. The most well known drug today that tries to copy that ... 60 cannabinoids 1. THC most psycoactive 2. more than 400 other chemicals B. 20x's more potent 1. 20x's more potent than 60's 2. 20x's more THC than 60's C. THC 1. tetrahydrocannabinal 2. designer drugs copy 3. gives high 4. Fat salable D. Cancer 1. studies cancer pot smokers 2. tongue, tonsils, sinus, lary...

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... are three species of marijuana; Cannabis sativa, the most widespread of the three, is tall, gangly, and loosely branched, growing as high as twenty feet. Cannabis indica is shorter, about three or four feet in height, pyramidal in shape and densely branched. Cannabis ruderalis is about two ... feet high with few or no branches. It is also said that Cannabis has become one of the most widespread and diversified of plants. Marijuana ... Marijuana was first cultivated in China around 4000 B.C. It was mainly used as a sedative and analgesic, but today it is commonly used for the "high" or ...

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... in a variety of climates and soils" (1). Marijuana was first cultivated in China around 4000 B.C. It was mainly used as a sedative and analgesic, but today it is commonly used for the "high" or the euphoric feeling it causes. The most active ingredient in marijuana is delta-9-tetrahydrocannibinal commonly referred to a! s THC, which wasn't discovered until the 1960s. Marijuana is illegal today because ... of this "wasting away syndrome." Some patients lose up to thirty pounds in a single month. Marinol works because it duplicates delta-9-tetrahydrocannibinol (THC), the chemical in marij...

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... selection of plant materials used. The form of marijuana known as sinsemilla (Spanish, sin semilla: without seed), derived from the unplanted female cannabis plant, is preferred for its high THC content. Marijuana is usually smoked in the form of loosely rolled cigarettes called "joints" or hollowed out commercial cigars called "blunts." Joints and blunts are sometimes laced ... or "glass" when it is smoked. Ice is clear chunky crystals that resemble ice. All forms of Methamphetamine are extremely dangerous and induce long-lasting, debilitating effects. Methamphetamine has a high potenti...

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... your mind and body. There are several physical problems than can come from use of performance enhancing drugs. As stated in an article; "Use of supplements has been associated with high blood pressure, heart attack, stroke, seizure, and sudden death" (Richard Buchanon, 2005,  paragraph 13). When using certain drugs in sports such as pain killers, you could do extensive damage to ... as creatine and protein. What ever happened to good old milk and eggs?  My personal experience with performance enhancing drugs started back when I was 15 years old and a sophomore in high school. ...

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... drugs as controlled substances. These controlled substances were divided into five schedules or drug classifications with Marijuana being classified as a Schedule I drug because the drug was determined to have a high potential for abuse, no medical value, and was unsafe even under medical supervision (Bostwick, 2012). For the first time the federal government fails to acknowledge any medical uses of ... Furthermore, according to a number of recognized polling organizations nationwide, the number of people who support the legalization of Marijuana for medical use range from a low of 75 pe...

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... as a tea. Marijuana smoke usually has a sweet-and-sour odor to it; it can be compared to the aroma of a skunk (Marshall). Smokers are attracted to marijuana because of the "high" feeling they acquire. This sensation can be different for each person. For example, one smoker may feel as if they are in a different world when marijuana is consumed; another could ... up smoking more and drinking less. This is referred to as "substituting goods." An increase in one drug should lead to a decrease in others of the like. On average among high school seniors, a 4.5% decrease in drinking produced ...

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... capitate-sessile glands which were already small to begin with. There are more non-glandular trichomes than glandular trichomes on the surface of the leaves (Turner et al. 1980). The high abundance of non-glandular trichomes could be used by the leaves to protect itself from desiccation and herbivory (Turner et al. 1980). These findings indicate that the desiccation and defence ... -sessile glands could mean that the area does not require releasing a large quantity of cannabinoids, which was found to have a relationship with cannabinoid concentration (Turner et al. 1980). Secondly, the h...

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... speaks for itself really. Self explanatory! No one wants a long slow death, thus making marijuana legal could increase these already not wanted diseases. Crime rates in America alone are at a high already. Contrary to popular belief I don't believe that legalizing marijuana will decrease all crime rates. Due to the simple fact that if people are smoking marijuana freely there are still ... the Huffington Post titled The White House: Obama Still Opposed to Marijuana Legalization, actor Brian Cranston said, "[T]o me, marijuana is no different than wine," he said in an interview with High ...

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... of world history, there has never been a single death from a health problem caused from marijuana. In doing research, I found an article from High Times magazine, which lists the top ten reasons that marijuana should be legalized: 10. Prohibition has failed to control the use and domestic production of marijuana ... Users are determined to stand up to the injustice of marijuana prohibition and accomplish legalization, no matter how long or what it takes to succeed. (High Times Magazine, 9/1/07 www.alternet.org/story/60959)   Never before, have so many Americans supported decriminalizin...

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... is currently listed under the DEA's drug scheduling list as a schedule 1 drug.(drug schedules) "Schedule I drugs, substances, or chemicals are defined as drugs with no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse." "(drug schedules) First time possession of marijuana is a misdemeanor with a penalty of one year incarceration and a max 1,000 dollar fine (norml.org). "Almost one in five inmates ... that a single cannabis joint could cause as much damage to the lungs as up to five regular cigarettes smoked one after another. "(harmful effects). Major side effects are rapid ...

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