Effects of Marijuana

Outline I. Introduction a. Marijuana has both long term and short-term effects. The effects are sometimes pleasing, but also can lead to other effects. Also, there are physical and mental effects that make you feel good but at the same time of that effect it’s dangerous. Marijuana is a very popular drug among teenagers in this decade. Little do the teens know is that there are long-term effects behind the good short-term feelings. b. …

…a “Gateway Drug.” Children who smoke it are 85x more likely to use cocaine than non-marijuana users. Studies have shown that some people who have used marijuana regularly for several months or longer may develop serious problems. Use of marijuana and other illegal drugs may play in the form of genital abnormalities. Also, in addition to that it messes with the fertility of females. Use of marijuana harms short-term memory and also interferes with learning.