What is Marijuana?
The part of the cannabis plant that is most often smoked or ingested for its psychoactive effects.
What is marijuana?
Marijuana can make your heart beat faster and can impair short-term memory.
What are physical and cognitive effects?
In the U.S., this determines whether marijuana is legal for medical or recreational use.
What are state laws?
“The greatest wealth is health.”
Who is Virgil?
About what age group is most likely to experiment with marijuana first.
What are teens or adolescents?
The main chemical in marijuana that causes the “high.”
What is THC (tetrahydrocannabinol)?
A common term for the feeling of relaxation and altered perception caused by marijuana.
What is being “high”?
This term refers to a person using marijuana under the guidance of a doctor for health reasons.
What is medical marijuana use?
“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.”
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
Studies show that marijuana use before age 18 is linked to lowered this later in life.
What is IQ or cognitive performance?
Marijuana comes from this type of plant.
What is cannabis?
Regular marijuana use in teens can affect this part of the brain responsible for learning and memory.
What is the hippocampus?
Possession of marijuana can lead to this in states where it’s illegal.
What is a fine, arrest, or criminal record?
“The mind is everything. What you think you become.”
Who is Buddha?
According to surveys, this percentage of high school seniors have tried marijuana at least once.
What is approximately 35–40%?
Another name for marijuana that refers to its dried leaves and flowers.
What is weed, pot, or ganja?
These are the two main systems in the body that THC affects.
What are the nervous system and the endocannabinoid system?
In some states, marijuana has been legalized, while still remaining illegal at this level.
What is the federal level?
“Some of my greatest life lessons came from seeing the effects of drug abuse on others.”
Who is Morgan Freeman?
Long-term marijuana use is linked to increased risk of this type of mental health condition.
What is depression, anxiety, or psychosis?
The form of cannabis that is used in oils, edibles, and tinctures.
What is concentrated cannabis or hash oil?
Smoking marijuana can increase risk for this type of disease due to lung irritation.
What is lung disease or respiratory issues?
The 2018 Farm Bill legalized this type of cannabis product containing less than 0.3% THC.
What is hemp?
“It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.”
Who is Frederick Douglass?
This country was one of the first to legalize recreational marijuana nationwide in 2012.
What is Canada?