marijuana

Marijuana The purpose of my paper is to prove that marijuana effects teens and their mind. Marijuana is a tobacco-like substance produced by drying the leaves, stems, flower tops of the Cannabis sativa (Indian Hemp) plant (Fact Sheet, 1). It is smoked or eaten to get hallucinated and receive pleasure. It grows just about anywhere. It is illegal in some countries but in others it is used for medical purposes (Encarta, 1). Some names that it is …

…use of drugs is 60%. No use of drugs and running away is 4% and the weekly use is 24% (Federal Study, 2). Teenager that use marijuana are most likely than non users to act in behaviors such as destruction of property, physical attacks on other teens, and lie or cheat (Federal Study, 1). Drug users are three times most likely to have on-the-job accidents, absent from work twice as much, and have more sickness costs as non-users. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**