Marijuana
And the effect it has on you
What is Marijuana exactly?
Where does Marijuana come from?
Marijuana comes from the plant Cannibis, which can grow in nearly any enviorment. It grows about 1 to 2 inches per day and 18 feet total in ideal conditions. Marijuana also is known to grow in 172, Paraguay being the largest at the time.
What does Marijuana do to you?
Marijuana sometimes is considered a hallucinogen. It's known to cause problems with keeping track of time, concentrating, memory, and problem solving. Your body on the other hand, undergoes problems with a high heart rate and high blood pressure. Similar to symptoms of a cigarette.
How many people use Marijuana?
Marijuana is the most used illegal drug in the U.S. It has been tried by approximately 100 million Americans in the last year, and smoked by at least 25 million in the last year.
Interesting Facts
2) More than 800,000 people are arrested each year for smoking Marijuana.
3.) In 2003, Canada became the world's first country to offer medical Marijuana to pain-suffering patients.
4.) Marijuana was easily able to be obtained in pharmacy's until the early 1940's when people found out it was dangerous.
5.) George Washington planted marijuana up on his Mt. Vernon estate. Soon other Americans where demanding more marijuana for ropes on ships when it's growth went down. But soon, restrictions were put on it.
6.) Marijuana was used to fight during World War 2. Government encouraged farmers to plant it to use it for things that might have use in the army such as ropes and medicine. But soon after, laws were put on it.