... and can lead to severe abuse and addiction. It has recently been proven that marijuana is not a drug that affects the production of dopamine. The average marijuana plant contains over 400 chemicals and when the plant is smoked or vaporized the heat produces many more. Receptors in the nerve cells of the brain receive these chemicals and the chemicals cause the nerve ... cell to change in some way. The chemical in marijuana that has the biggest impact on the brain is THC (tetrahydrocannabinol). THC receptors are abundant in the brain but ... dependent it can cause them to become psychol...

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... and can lead to severe abuse and addiction. It has recently been proven that marijuana is not a drug that affects the production of dopamine. The average marijuana plant contains over 400 chemicals and when the plant is smoked or vaporized the heat produces many more. Receptors in the nerve cells of the brain receive these chemicals and the chemicals cause the nerve ... cell to change in some way. The chemical in marijuana that has the biggest impact on the brain is THC (tetrahydrocannabinol). THC receptors are abundant in the brain but ... dependent it can cause them to become psychol...

• Word Count: 473
• Approx Pages: 2