Marijuana Myths
Dope & Development
Personality & Pot
Government on Grass
Wonders on Weed
100
How often does someone need to use marijuana in order to become dependent on it?
Even just using once a day results in nearly 50% of users become fully dependent and unable to change the life style.
100
What are some similar consequences both marijuana and tobacco have?
Smokers cough, phlegm, chronic bronchitis, and frequent chest colds are common in both substances and that’s just a few!
100
What age group would you say the views and attitudes about marijuana changes the most?
High school! The increase of use changes most around the same time when people start to alter how they view the drug. No matter what you hear in the hallways or at a party it has not gotten better for you over time
100
Name two other drugs that are in the same schedule as marijuana..
Heroine, LSD, MDMA, Ecstasy, Shrooms.
100
What is the plant that this drug comes from?
Cannabis Stivia
200
Although most believe being high has caused no deaths what is the most common related incident that affects others?
Car accidents. Even though there is no known overdose level of THC just performing everyday activities like driving high can result in death.
200
What is the most common age group that uses marijuana these days?
High school students are! In fact nearly half have reported trying it at least once.
200
Can smoking weed affect your personality even after the high is gone? If so in what ways?
Use can result in serious cases of anxiety, depression, and in serious cases even schizophrenia long after the high is gone.
200
Under the Controlled Substance act what "schedule" drug is marijuana?
Schedule I drug…meaning it serves high abuse potential and is currently not recognized as serving medical purpose.
200
What is the active ingredient in that affects our senses when smoking this?
THC short for tetrahydrocannabinol.
300
Will smoking marijuana make you want to smoke cigarettes as well?
Yes, out of those who smoked marijuana before tobacco over 40% of them now smoke cigarettes too and over half of those users once though cigarettes were bad for them.
300
How much do you think marijuana increases your heart rate if at all?
It increases ones heart rate by 20-100 percent shortly after smoking.
300
Everyone has felt a little down or depressed at some time but smoking weed is supposed to make you feel better..? True or False?
False! Even though the immediate effects can heighten your mood, a significant amount of marijuana users have been diagnosed with depression after use began
300
Well it once was a legal drug so it couldn't have been as negatively viewed in the past. Why has the government cracked down on this?
What was once legal or more socially excepted like in the 60s and 70s is not the same as present marijuana. The potency has increased dramatically in the last few decades also increasing the negative health consequences
300
Which contains more carcinogens Tobacco or Marijuana?
Marijuana smoke contains 50-70 percent more carcinogenic hydrocarbons than tobacco smoke.
400
So can frequent use of marijuana result in addiction?
Despite the common misconception it CAN! In fact long time users who try and stop report irritability, sleeplessness, decreased appetite, and high levels of anxiety.
400
How can it affect you in school or sports?
Well it causes distorted perceptions, impaired coordination, difficulty with thinking, problem solving, and problems with learning and memory, all things that need to be working while your taking a test or playing in a championship, if you want to do well or win that is..
400
Not everyone is affected by a drug the same. What are some of the symptoms high doses of marijuana may result in?
Image distortion, loss of personal identity, and hallucinations.
400
The FDA approved medical marijuana so it has to be somewhat good for us too right? (True or False)
False! The FDA approved certain marijuana-based synthetic compound medications like Marinol but that is not the same as what you find at parties or concerts and medically are completely different.
400
Marijuana and Tobacco are clearly two different substances but can they be confused? If so explain..
They can resemble each other in appearance and color and what you may think is just a cigarette your friend is passing you could be something else even when you are not expecting it at all.
500
Which is safer: driving while drinking or driving while high?
If you guessed neither then you are RIGHT! Although drinking and driving is proven to be far more dangerous that doesn’t leave being high behind the wheel off the hook. Perception and focus is altered and no one wants to be responsible for ending someone's life or your even your own.
500
So smoking the night before school or something important wont stop you from doing well? Since you wont wake up high right..?
Nope! The effects on memory, learning, and cognition can last for days and even weeks holding you back from performing well.
500
Name at least two of the functions THC affects the most in the brains receptors..
The receptors of pleasure, memory, thinking, concentrating, sensory, time perception, and coordinated movement are all affected by THC.
500
Can smoking weed result in breaking other laws as well?
Although serious crimes occurring are not common in most communities, your perception is completely altered while high. What someone may think is funny and harmless like jumping into neighbor’s pools, can result in penalty under the law. Looking back and realizing how pointless or dumb a decision was is your common sense. Without that you really can allow yourself to be in a bad situation.
500
Not every user is susceptible to lifetime use. Name the high school grade that the most lifetime users begin chronic smoking.
12th. Almost 50% of those who become frequent smokers in the final year of high school find themselves using for years and years to come. However 8th and 10th grade students are showing increases in use due to misconceptions and false knowledge of the harms they will face down the road.
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