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 =  Marijuana: Mary Jane =

Background Info: What is Marijuana and what is it's origin? Marijuana is a tobacco-like, green, grey, or brown mixture of dried shredded leaves , seeds, stems, and flowers of the hemp plant. It refers to the flowering of the cannabis sativa plant. Marijuana is found all over the world, but it is illegal in the United States, so if people are found with this illegal drug, they will be prosecuted , convicted.      //"Slang/Derogatory"// Terms for Marijuana  <span style="color: rgb(11, 10, 10); font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; text-align: center; display: block"> There are several alternate terms for Marijuana: weed, green, droll, herb, Mary Jane, grass, boom, chronic, gangster, pot, and hash. Be mindful that there hundreds of other slang terms for marijuana all over the world, but those named above are the most popular around that are heard the most.

<span style="display: block; font-size: 200%; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; color: rgb(67, 132, 51); text-align: center">How is Marijuana used/smoked? Marijuana is/can be smoked in many different methods. Marijuana can be smoked out of a roll of white paper called a joint, smoked out of a bowl, smoked out of a cigarello which have cancer paper in it, or it can just simply be rolled up in a plant or any wrapper that will hold it and not burn too fast all the way when smoked. Firstly, the Marijuana is broken, or grinded, down from the stem that it's on. The seeds, as well as the stems, are taken out. Then the marijuana is rolled into the joint or cigarello. If you smoke it out of a bowl, then you do not have to roll or wrap it up in something. You just simply place the broken down marijuana into the bowl and light the marijuana inside the bowl as you take a hit of it. As people smoke marijuana, they inhale as much THC as possible, hold there breaths for a minute and suck in all the THC to your lungs, then they finally inhale the smoke out. There more hits that you take, the more and faster the marijuana will burn in the joint, cigarello, or bowl.

<span style="display: block; font-size: 200%; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; color: rgb(45, 99, 34); text-align: center">What is the Chemical/smoke in Marijuana? The chemical or smoke that is inhaled and exhaled when smoking weed is Tetrahydrachloride (THC). This chemical is exactly what gives a person the "high" when they smoke weed. Marijuana's effect on a person depends on the amount of intake of THC they contain. Although there are many other dangerous chemicals in marijuana, THC is the main chemical, or active ingredient, that effects the brain by binding to and activating specific receptors called cannabinoid receptors. The reason these receptors are so important and it is dangerous for THC to reach them is because we use those receptors specifically to control memory, thought,concentration, time and depth, and coordinated movement.THC also affects the production, relaease, or up-take of several neurotransmitters. Neurotransmitters send and carry signals to neurons.

<span style="font-size: 200%; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; color: rgb(38, 138, 25); text-align: center; display: block">What effects does THC have on the your actions and body? When the THC finally reaches the brain when smoking marijuana, many effects start to take place within the body. You will start to notice things being a blur.Hallucinations, fantasies, paranoia, and uncontrollable laughter might occur. You will have a much higher heart rate with anxiety. The mouth and throat may seem dry after and/or during the act of smoking marijuana. Problems with learning and a distorted perception will occur with sight, sound, times, and touch. There are also chemicals in the marijuana that can cause cancer in the long run. These are all ways in which THC may have an effect on the body and its actions. Reddening of the eyes will also occur after/during the process of smoking marijuana.

<span style="font-size: 200%; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; color: rgb(50, 119, 40); text-align: center; display: block">How does Marijuana affect the brain/system? Before Marijuana enters the system, inhibitory neurotransmitters active in the synapse. These neurotransmitters inhibit dopamine from being released.THC in marijuana can bind with cannabinoid receptors located on the presynaptic and/or postsynaptic cell in a synapse. Dopamine is released by the neuron on top. It attaches to the receptors on the bottom neuron. When two receptors are occupied by dopamine, an action potential is triggered.

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