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Quick Facts About Marijuana/Hash

Other Names: Weed, pot reefer, grass, dope, Ganja, Mary Jane, herb, skunk, boom, kif, gangster, chronic, 420

Effects:

  • Bloodshot eyes
  • Dry mouth and throat
  • Impaired or reduced comprehension
  • Altered sense of time
  • Reduced ability to perform tasks requiring concentration and coordination, such as driving a car
  • Paranoia
  • Intense anxiety or panic attacks
  • Altered cognition, making acquisition of new information difficult
  • Impairments in learning, memory, perception, and judgment- difficulty speaking, listening, thinking, retaining knowledge, and problem solving

 

Photo of Various Forms of Marijuana

Photo of Marijuana Plant


 
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