marijuana

a term used for the 'drug' coming from the cannabis sativa plant. Many people look down upon it, many see it as harmless and a good way to relieve stress. to clear up any confusion, here are a few basic facts about the effects of smoking marijuana. - it's smoke is sometimes considered more harmful than tobacco smoke, but there is some debate to this; there is more of certain carcinogens in marijuana smoke than in tobacco smoke, but there are more of other carcinogens in tobacco smoke than in marijuana smoke. one way or another, puff for puff, marijuana is more harmful than tobacco. BUT, tobacco smokers take a very significantly higher amount of puffs than a mariujana user in general. - Marijuana alters the way one thinks, perceives the environment, and perceives time. Things seem much more significant when on marijuana, and also time often seems to go by slowly. - It relaxes the user, as oppose to alcahol, which more often than not, alters a person's judgement and ability to make decisions, and causes viloence quite often (makes you think, why is marijuana illegal and alcahol is not?) - alcahol and tobacco both cause much more deaths per year than marijuana; it is impossible to overdose on marijuana. -marijuana is non addictive, and may only become mentally addicting to some users who abuse it over a long period of time. - If you don't want to smoke marijuana, that's cool, but don't label people who do as losers. It does not have all the negative effects as many people believe, or like to believe. -marijuana was made ilegal because an entrepreneur who made his money selling lumber was threatened by the economic value of the cannabis plant- it was a cheap way to make rope and paper, and because of this, this man's lumber business was threatened. therefor, this man made up a story of a teen boy who got high on marijuana and killed his family, then himself. After hearing this horrific story, america decided to ban the plant. I say, legalize it- look at the effects of alcahol! much more dangerous to the user, AND the people around the user. its insane!!