Marijuana Case Study

Summary

Marijuana is one of the most commonly used drugs all over the world. When people smoke marijuana, THC and many other chemicals are carried into the blood stream and brain. Marijuana smoke is an irritant to the throat and lungs wich can cause a seere cough. Mariauna hhas negative effects in learning, memory and attention and people wo frequently smoke usually function at a reduced intellectual level. Studies show tat mariauna impairs udgement, reaction time, and motor coordination. Smoking Mriauna can delay the immune response which can put people at risk for autoimmune diseases. Studies have shown that mariaua, if smoked frequently may be linked to lung cancer because of the carcinogenic products in mariauna smoke. Some studies have

In the 1990s the amount of confinscated mariauna to sismiella ratio was a lot lower than it is today. In the 1990s the amount of confinscated mariuana was 3.7percent and 7.5 percent sinsemilla. In 2013 confinscated mariauna was found to be 9.6 percent mariauna and 16 percent sinsemilla. There are new methods to make arijauna even stronger.Studies show tat experienced users adust the amount of ariauna that tey consume by the potency of the drug. Users wo try to quit the drug usually have difficulty sleeping loss in appetite, and cravings. Mariauna is even used as medicine, but people abuse it ust like they did way back in the 1800s. Addiction is a sickness it is not a choice. Studies show that 4 Million Americans admit that they are dependent on marijuana. A very small amount of those people have tried to go to recovery. Once a person develops a dependence, the road to recovery is hard to come

I was always curious as to why so many people smoked it and could not give it up. I truly did not understand how or why people love it so much. Some people say that mariauna is a gateway drug but how can that be proven? Many people who smoke marijuana do not go on to other drugs, so how can that be true? Medicinal edible marijuana is legal now so I think that people will try to abuse marijuana even more. I hear some people say that it helps to relieve stress just like it says in the article, the high from marijuana give people a sense of relaxation. Many people are dependent on the drug though. I’ve learned that marijuana can be deadly in high doses even though most people believe it is harmless. I did not know that smoking when pregnant could cause such negative effects on offspring. I think that even if the risk were explained to the pregnant mothers, they would continue to smoke because they are addicted. It is similar to cigarettes in a way because many people are addicted to cigarettes, but once a person becomes dependent on something it is hard to go cold turkey and stop. I do believe that drugs will continue to get stronger and I also believe that te more potent a drug is, it will be just as hard to