This is the main active ingredient in Marijuana, also known as Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol.
What is THC?
100
Every teenager uses marijuana.
What is Myth. (Read stats.)
100
This body organ sustains the most of marijuana's side effects.
What is the brain?
100
This long-term side-effect is not often associate with marijuana, but a user's continued desire to "get high" has been shown as a mental side effect.
What is addiction?
100
This is the number of states which have legalized the use of marijuana for medical purposes according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse.
What is 20? (21 if Washington DC is included.)
200
This word is slang for marijuana, although you would find the actual object in a kitchen.
What is Pot?
200
Smoking marijuana can lead to addiction.
What is Truth. (Read stat bottom of page 2.)
200
This side effect from marijuana increases your chances of falling and slows down reaction time which is an other word for this.
What is loss of coordination?
200
Long-term use of marijuana may increase your risk of this mental health condition.
What is psychosis? (Detachment from reality, delusions, and/or hallucinations will also be accepted.)
200
While states have legalized the use of marijuana for medical purposes, this federal drug governing board has not yet recognized it for this purpose.
What is FDA (Food and Drug Administration)?
300
This is the most common method of using marijuana.
What is smoking?
300
THC can be obtained without smoking marijuana.
What is Truth? (Read section on page 3.)
300
Smoking marijuana can cause this organ to increase its beats per minute.
What is the heart?
300
Marijuana users have increased occurrences or respiratory issues (e.g. chest coldgs, coughs, and bronchitis) because of the drug's long-term effect on this body organ.
What are the lungs?
300
There are synthetic (man-made) drugs available that contain THC which helps people with wasting syndrome (severe, involuntary weight-loss) do this.
What is eat more/increase appetite?
400
This is another less common way of using marijuana. (2 answers, either one will count.)
What is eating or drinking?
400
The smoke from marijuana contains some of the same chemicals found in tobacco smoke.
What is Truth?
400
This side-effect will be most evident in school because of poor grades or a big drop in grades.
What is learning and memory?
400
Another side-effect from long-term marijuana use can cause irritability, sleep issues, and weight loss if you stop using, also known as this.
What is withdrawal.
400
Those who ingest medical marijuana do so because it helps with this chronic condition.
What is pain?
500
This is the chemical in the brain that is released when you use marijuana and makes you feel "high."
What is dopamine?
500
There are no withdrawal symptoms after smoking marijuana.
What is Myth?
500
If you are caught driving while smoking marijuana, this legal side-effect could cost you fines and a loss of your driver's license.
What is DUI (Driving Under the Influence)?
500
While it is not clinically proven, marijuana has been labeled this because users can start using other drugs to repeat or increase their "high."
What is "gateway drug?"
500
True or false: Pennsylvania is 1 of the states in which medical marijuana has been legalized.