Posted on October 26, 2007 in Latest News
Marijuana is a greenish-gray mixture of the dried, shredded leaves, stems, seeds, and flowers of Cannabis sativa, the hemp plant. The main active chemical present in marijuana is THC (delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol). Apart from this it contains around 400 other dangerous chemicals.
Most users smoke marijuana with the help of hand-rolled cigarettes, some use pipes or water pipes called bongs. Special marijuana cigars called as blunts are very popular. Marijuana is also used to brew tea and is sometimes mixed into foods.
What are the short-term dangers of smoking marijuana?
- Impaired memory and inability to learn
- Difficulties in thinking and problem solving
- Distorted Perception
- Anxiety attacks or feelings of paranoia
- Impaired muscle coordination and judgment
- Increased susceptibility to infections
- Burning and stinging of mouth and throat
- Impairment in driving skills
- Increases the heart rate in normal people and worsens heart rate in with heart disease or high blood pressure.
What are the long-term dangers of smoking marijuana?
- Studies shows that the potential chemical –THC, present in marijuana adversely affect human brain and mental health.
- Regular use of marijuana shows the same respiratory problems as cigarette smoking. Persistent coughing, symptoms of bronchitis and more frequent chest colds are possible symptoms.
- Studies shows that long-term use of marijuana suppresses the production of hormones that help regulate the reproductive system both in men and women.
- Highly increases the risk of heart attack in regular users.
- Smoking marijuana on regular basis increases the likelihood of developing cancer of the head or neck.
- It has the potential to promote cancer of the lungs and other parts of the respiratory tract because of the various carcinogens present in it.
- It may badly affect the immune system’s ability to fight disease.
- Chronic marijuana use causes high levels of depression, anxiety.
- Adversely affects the power of memory and learning.
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April 15th, 2008 at 10:37 am
Hiyar,
ive been smoking weed .. since befor christmas and i smoke it at least once a week + more if other people have it … but atm i keep thinking that everyone hates me and out to get me and saying things about me & i wanna know how i can stop this .. i have tryed to quite but im 2 a addicated to it .. :/
Thank You x
Your sincly
lizzie x
April 19th, 2008 at 2:08 am
Have you really, actually done your research on this lately? Was your source taken from “Reefer madness”? Scientists are discovering new ways, every single day, that Cannabis helps everyone. Not only is it medically more effective than pharma drugs, but the government is loosing over $1 billion dollars a year in a cash crop known as HEMP, because they are too paranoid to legalize it. Sounds like they must be stoned to me! Hemp can be used to make almost anything, is totally biodegradeable, recycles much better than paper, not to mention saving the tree’s! It almost seems like a monopoly to keep control on the American population’s mind. Gee, I wonder what this planet would be like if everyone was happy, relaxed, getting along and pain and pill free?
Vaporizing is much safer than smoking, eliminating the carcinogens to near zero. I did not see that in your thesis, either.
Marijuana is the safest and most effective plant known to man. To keep it under so many layers of lies is such a shame to our economy, and our humanity.
July 23rd, 2008 at 7:27 pm
to lizzie your not addicted to marijuana you barely ever smoke it i smoke a quarter ounce a day minimum for over 2 years and i have no problem quitting. the reason you think everyone is out to get you isn’t marijuana your just using it as an excuse to cover up how you are i bet you were the same way before you took that first hit. it isn’t physically addicting in any way only mentally. people who say stuff like what you said are the people who keep weed illegal. if you cant say anything nice about marijuana don’t talk about it it already has a bad enough impression without posers who wanna look cool smoking it like you bad mouthing it. done.