Marijuana

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smoked in a cigarette, but you can also add it to certain foods, most add it to brownies.
Marijuana is the most often used illegal drug in this country. Today’s marijuana is said to be 7 to 10 times more potent than marijuana used in the 1960’s. Marijuana tends to be the first illegal and illicit drug used by teenagers (after tobacco and alcohol) and is considered a “gateway drug”, because it often leads to other illegal drugs such as cocaine, ecstasy, heroin, and LSD.
From smoking a single joint, the hundreds of chemical compounds enter the body affecting the nervous system and specifically targeting the brain.
All forms of marijuana are mind altering, in other words, they change how the brain works. They all contain THC (delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol), the main active chemical in marijuana. Marijuana’s effects on the user depend on its strength or potency, which is related to the amount of THC it contains. THC in marijuana is strongly absorbed by fatty tissues in various organs. THC can be detected by standard urine testing metho...