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Marijuana

What Do You Say When Asked About Marijuana as a Medicine?

Street Names
  • Weed
  • Grass
  • Chronic

    Description
    Marijuana is a green or gray mixture of dried, shredded flowers and leaves of the hemp plant Cannabis sativa.

    Use
    It can be eaten in certain foods or smoked. Marijuana is usually smoked in the form of loosely rolled cigarettes called "joints" or hollowed out commercial cigars called "blunts."

    Dangers and Effects
    Smoking marijuana may impair short-term memory while people are using the drug. This happens because all forms of marijuana contain THC (delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol), the main active chemical in marijuana, which alters the way the brain works.
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    Medical Marijuana Fact Sheet  (PDF)

    For additional drug information and street names please visit http://www.streetdrugs.org
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