Basic Information
Long Term Effects
Short Term Effects
Laws
Statistics
100
Who can easily identify the smell of Marijuana?
Everyone
100
What does marijuana increase in newborn children?
Birth defects
100
A person smoking marijuana has ___ times the risk of experiencing a heart attack within the first hour after inhalation
4
100
What is the fine for possession of 50 grams or less of Marijuana in New Jersey?
About $1000
100
Every day, about how many Americans smoke marijuana for the first time?
6000
200
What are 2 different slang names for Marijuana?
Pot, Weed, Dope, Grass
200
What can different chemicals in Marijuana cause?
Cancer and other diseases
200
Another effect of Marijuana is when _____ perception seems to be altered
Time
200
By distributing marijuana 1000 feet within a school ar school bus, you have commited what?
A felony
200
11.5% of Americans (more than ___ ______) have smoked marijuana in the last year.
25 million
300
What is not the odor of marijuana that many people might think is?
The smell of Tobacco
300
What are 2 things that could be impaired because of Marijuana.
Memory, learning, and energy.
300
How long does marijuana effects last?
2 to 3 hours
300
25 lbs of marijuana is how many plants?
About 50
300
At least ______ students in the US have been denied financial aid for college simply because of drug convictions on their records.
200,000
400
Where does Marijuana come from?
A cannabis sativa plant
400
Men who use Marijuana regularly may produce _____ ______. Women who use Marijuana regularly may not _____ normally
Less Sperm, ovulate
400
Physiologically, marijuana lowers blood pressure while increasing heart rate by ___ to ___ percent
20 to 100
400
Which state is the only state in the US where one ounce of marijuana possession and use is legal?
Alaska
400
How many joints of marijuana will it take to kill an individual?
800
500
What is the active ingredient in Marijuana?
THC (Tetrahydrocannabinol)
500
By decreasing the function of the immune system, what might marijuana do to you?
You will be more susceptible to frequent illnesses and infections.
500
What are 4 of the most common short-terms effects marijuana has?
A burning sensation in the mouth, a dry throat, bloodshot eyes, increased appetite and loss of coordination
500
How many drug courts were functional by May 2008?
2140
500
US taxpayers pay an estimated $___ billion annually on marijuana prohibition costs, to arrest more than ________individuals per year.
10, 853,000
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