Marijuana Is Good Essay, Research Paper

Mairjuana is a drug that has been with us for quite awhile. It was used in ancient China and India for pain relief, tension relief and anxiety problems. Over the course of time, the drug made its way from other countries, such as India and China, and came to the US.

A user of this drug will feel the effects anywhere from a few seconds of smoking it to about ten minutes. Its chemicals go into the lungs, then get dispersed into the bloodstream. The user then gets a feeling of being high or stoned. After these effects wear off the user is left feeling tired, hungry, lazy, weary, unmotivated, and a little depressed. This is the burnt stage. It can take up to a week to get the entire effect from the drug out of your system.

Marijuana is a plant, and like any other plant needs special cares and needs to get the plant grown. Different fertilizers, soils, and nutrients are used to grow a plant. The better one takes care of the plant, the more potent the product from that plant will be.

In the 19030 s the government classified marijuana as a schedule I drug. Other schedule I drugs are; Heroin, Peyote, Mescaline, and LSD or Acid. A definition of a schedule I drug is one that is dangerous, likely to case harm, and lacking perceived medical use. Since then marijuana users have faced jail time, community service, and/or expensive fines.

Marijuana is used today to relax people and/or around other people to enhance a social event. It is ninety percent of the time smoked both by being placed in a bowl or bong, or it can be rolled up in cigarette papers and smoked like a cigarette. It also can be cooked into different foods to digest the drug. This produces the same effect, it just takes longer to kick in.

Marijuana can cost anywhere from forty to nine-hundred dollars an ounce. It is usually packaged in plastic bags. Annually we spend roughly 1.3 million dollars on this illicit drug.

When one uses this drug for an extended period of time they will experience loss of short term memory. Also when used for long periods of time it is hard for the addict to find happiness in normal activities without being under the influence of the substance.

There is no crime directly related to this drug, although when under the influence of the drug ones thinking may be altered and one may do something they normally wouldn t do.

Local groups and national groups are organized around the country to fight drugs in general, not specifically marijuana. They go around educating people on different drugs to convince them to either not try the drug or stop doing the drug.

This drug is addictive if used over a long period of time, mentally and physically. Once addicted someone will think they can t function correctly, or can t think clearly unless they re under the influence of the drug, when in fact ones thinking and judgment are impaired when under the influence of the drug. To conquer the addiction one must either have enough will power to stop on there own, but most likely will have to seek a therapy group or counseling.

To stay at a treatment center for one month it costs roughly $2400. This payment is usually required up front for the first month. $166 billion dollars a year are used for drug recovery programs. There are also yearly grants that are given to treatment centers to improve there facility.

There are many different street names for marijuana as there is for every other drug. Some of the names include; Pot, Bud, Ganja, Mary Jane, Trees, Weed, Skunk, Reefer, and Green. These are just a few of the hundred names they have for it.

Marijuana is so prevalent because it is easily grown in people s backyards or even closets. Also Canada ships down the drug a lot because they are so close and its legal in areas up there.

Teens are the major group of users of this drug, but there are users from almost every age group, it all depends on the person.

Marijuana is usually used by itself to just get high. It can however, be used to enhance other drugs such as ecstasy and hashish. It can also be sprayed with something, which means putting another drug mixed in with the weed. Some drugs that are sprayed on marijuana are PVC and Mescaline. Usually the user doesn t know that there batch is sprayed.

When marijuana is taken, one may immediately feel the effect or it can take up to ten minutes. Marijuana doesn t directly effect the nervous system, however it does kill brain cells upon each use.

When one is under the influence you can tell by there red eyes, speech slurs, and lazy attitude. They are usually acting different than normal and have a very open attitude towards everything. Some of the non-physical signs of a user would be constantly being lazy, not thinking clearly, and delayed reactions.

To overdose on the drug one must consume about two and half ounces within a matter of 48 hours, which is almost impossible because you would either pass out before that, or your lungs would hurt too much to continue.

Marijuana is not a physically addicting drug but can be very addicting mentally, and for someone with and addictive personality can gain a dependency on this drug.