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| Marijuana Info |
Marijuana is the most commonly abused illicit drug in the United
States. A dry, shredded green/brown mix of flowers, stems, seeds,
and leaves of the hemp plant Cannabis sativa, it usually is smoked
as a cigarette (joint, nail), or in a pipe (bong). It also is smoked in
blunts, which are cigars that have been emptied of tobacco and
refilled with marijuana, often in combination with another drug. It
might also be mixed in food or brewed as a tea. As a more
concentrated, resinous form it is called hashish and, as a sticky
black liquid, hash oil. Marijuana smoke has a pungent and
distinctive, usually sweet-and-sour odor. There are countless street
terms for marijuana including pot, herb, weed, grass, lobster, ganja,
and hash, as well as terms derived from trademarked varieties of
cannabis, such as Bubble Gum, Northern Lights, Fruity Juice,
Afghani #1, and a number of Skunk varieties.
The main active chemical in marijuana is THC
(delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol). The membranes of certain nerve
cells in the brain contain protein receptors that bind to THC. Once
securely in place, THC kicks off a series of cellular reactions that
ultimately lead to the high that users experience when they smoke
marijuana.
States. A dry, shredded green/brown mix of flowers, stems, seeds,
and leaves of the hemp plant Cannabis sativa, it usually is smoked
as a cigarette (joint, nail), or in a pipe (bong). It also is smoked in
blunts, which are cigars that have been emptied of tobacco and
refilled with marijuana, often in combination with another drug. It
might also be mixed in food or brewed as a tea. As a more
concentrated, resinous form it is called hashish and, as a sticky
black liquid, hash oil. Marijuana smoke has a pungent and
distinctive, usually sweet-and-sour odor. There are countless street
terms for marijuana including pot, herb, weed, grass, lobster, ganja,
and hash, as well as terms derived from trademarked varieties of
cannabis, such as Bubble Gum, Northern Lights, Fruity Juice,
Afghani #1, and a number of Skunk varieties.
The main active chemical in marijuana is THC
(delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol). The membranes of certain nerve
cells in the brain contain protein receptors that bind to THC. Once
securely in place, THC kicks off a series of cellular reactions that
ultimately lead to the high that users experience when they smoke
marijuana.
In 2004, 14.6 million Americans age 12 and older used marijuana at least once in the month prior to
being surveyed. About 6,000 people a day in 2004 used marijuana for the first time—2.1 million
Americans. Of these, 63.8 percent were under age 181. In the last half of 2003, marijuana was the third
most commonly abused drug mentioned in drug-related hospital emergency department (ED) visits in
the continental United States, at 12.6 percent, following cocaine (20 percent) and alcohol (48.7 percent).
Prevalence of lifetime, annual, and use within the last 30 days for marijuana remained stable among
10th- and 12th-graders surveyed between 2003 and 2004. However, 8th-graders reported a significant
decline in 30-day use and a significant increase in perceived harmfulness of smoking marijuana once
or twice and regularly. Trends in disapproval of using marijuana once or twice and occasionally rose
among 8th-graders as well, and 10th-graders reported an increase in disapproval of occasional and
regular use for the same period.
being surveyed. About 6,000 people a day in 2004 used marijuana for the first time—2.1 million
Americans. Of these, 63.8 percent were under age 181. In the last half of 2003, marijuana was the third
most commonly abused drug mentioned in drug-related hospital emergency department (ED) visits in
the continental United States, at 12.6 percent, following cocaine (20 percent) and alcohol (48.7 percent).
Prevalence of lifetime, annual, and use within the last 30 days for marijuana remained stable among
10th- and 12th-graders surveyed between 2003 and 2004. However, 8th-graders reported a significant
decline in 30-day use and a significant increase in perceived harmfulness of smoking marijuana once
or twice and regularly. Trends in disapproval of using marijuana once or twice and occasionally rose
among 8th-graders as well, and 10th-graders reported an increase in disapproval of occasional and
regular use for the same period.
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| Is Marijuana a Narcotic? |
Legally speaking, Marijuana is NOT a narcotic. Marijuana is essentially Cannabis and thus Cannabis
is not a narcotic either. The definition of the word Narcotic can be a noun or an adjective. There are
various definitions for the word "Narcotic". Depending on the sense of how the word is used,
marijuana could be used in speech as being a narcotic, but the word in legal terms would not apply.
In the federal controlled substances act Marijuana is listed as a non-narcotic. Cocaine is also NOT a
narcotic. However, opium and heroin are narcotics.
is not a narcotic either. The definition of the word Narcotic can be a noun or an adjective. There are
various definitions for the word "Narcotic". Depending on the sense of how the word is used,
marijuana could be used in speech as being a narcotic, but the word in legal terms would not apply.
In the federal controlled substances act Marijuana is listed as a non-narcotic. Cocaine is also NOT a
narcotic. However, opium and heroin are narcotics.
| Prices for Marijuana |
Prices on marijuana depend greatly on the quality of the marijuana. Low grade marijuana is grown
in Mexico and shipped in large quantities across the border. Also some low grade marijuana is
produced outdoors in the United States. Medium grade marijuana is also available and is grown in
various ways and in various locations. High grade marijuana is hydroponic and grown primarily
indoors in homes, garages, barns and warehouses. Much of the high grade marijuana is now
coming from Canada into the United States. Click Here for more information on marijuana prices.
in Mexico and shipped in large quantities across the border. Also some low grade marijuana is
produced outdoors in the United States. Medium grade marijuana is also available and is grown in
various ways and in various locations. High grade marijuana is hydroponic and grown primarily
indoors in homes, garages, barns and warehouses. Much of the high grade marijuana is now
coming from Canada into the United States. Click Here for more information on marijuana prices.