Synthetic Marijuana There is a new trend in drug use in today’s society. Synthetic drugs are on the rise and mostly used among teenagers and have created major health problems. Synthetic drugs are being chemically created in laboratories and in some households. Synthetic drugs such as synthetic marijuana are created to give the same high as real marijuana and cocaine in a ‘legal’ form. All users who use synthetic drugs will pass a drug test due to synthetic marijuana being hard to trace. Nobody knows what kind of chemicals are put into each strand of synthetic marijuana since the creators are constantly changing the chemical compounds leading to dangerous circumstances. Not knowing what kind of health risks synthetic marijuana can cause. Synthetic marijuana often goes by street names such as K2, and Spice. Synthetic marijuana is a man made drug of herbs, incense and other leafy materials sprayed with lab chemicals to mimic the effect of regular marijuana. Synthetic marijuana first appeared in Europe in 2004 and became widely available in the U.S. in 2008. Synthetic marijuana is …show more content…
The National Institute on Drug Abuse reports that, in 2012, male high school seniors were twice as likely as female students to use synthetic marijuana. Certain chemicals found in synthetic marijuana were banned in Colorado in 2011, chemicals such as( JWH-018, JWH-073, JWH-200, CP 47 ) there are possibly hundreds more anonymous chemical compounds that haven’t been identified yet which aren’t illegal. Which means that people are able to mix any store bought chemicals and smoke it with getting in any trouble. Synthetic marijuana can be very addictive and lead to withdrawal symptoms such as nightmares, heavy sweating, nausea, tremors, headaches, extreme tiredness, insomnia, vomiting, problems thinking clearly and neglect of
Furthermore, several acts were enacted to regulate the use of specific drugs as well as the federal prohibition of alcohol. But in 1933, Prohibition ended, making it legal to consume alcohol again. In the 1970’s, drugs were categorized based on their “potential for abuse” (Levinthal, 2016). Unfortunately, many of the illicit drugs are manufactured outside of the United States.
Millions of people around the world are consumers of marijuana. The demand for legalizing marijuana has grown throughout the years. Users of marijuana pledge for it to be legalized to avoid the prison life. For now, marijuana is an illegal drug in almost all countries. With the demand of it increasing, the legalization of marijuana has grown to be a very controversial topic recently.
Back in the early twentieth century, marijuana was mainly used for medical purposes in the US. Now, both it 's recreational and medical use is increasingly being consumed by the population and the tendency is to continue increasing. Much has been said about the use of marijuana as a solution to different health problems, and although not everything that is said is true, it cannot be ignored that marijuana can help in the treatment of some cases of adult patients. CNN’s chief medical correspondent, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, was opposed to the medicinal use of cannabis. Based on his knowledge as a neurologist, he was convinced that the drug was dangerous and had dismissed its supposed therapeutic benefits.
Legalization of Marijuana Drugs are everywhere, from the caffeine in energy drinks to the Tylenol taken for minor headaches; they have become a huge part of today’s world. Drugs come in a plethora of forms and have thousands of uses. Drugs are substances that alter bodily functions. They can wake up a person, put them to sleep, cause hallucinations, the list goes on. A large group of drugs today in America are pharmaceutical drugs.
Marijuana, morphine, heroin, and cocaine continued to be used when the Prohibition was over in 1933. In 1937, 46 states decided to ban the use of marijuana for the reason that it was dangerous and a potential drug for addiction. Fast forward 60 years, states
Marijuana is a drug extracted from Cannabis Sativa (hemp plant). In other words, marijuana is also called cannabis, hemp, and herb; in slang terms it is called weed, hash, joint, blunt, Mary Jane, etc. Marijuana is known to be used for medical as well as recreational purposes. It is a drug which alters the mood of a person, induces calmness and is used by certain medical institutions as a form of pain reliever. It can be consumed by smoking, vaporizing or by mixing it in food items.
It’s a greenish-grey mix of dried leaves, flowers, stems, and seeds from the cannabis sativa plant. The plant contains a chemical called THC that can affect the mind. Marijuana is the most used drug in America and is known to have an impact on many teens. It is a highly addictive drug and no medications are available to treat people addicted to using it. There are many different ways people use this drug – either by smoking, drinking, eating, or inhaling it.
Crossroads of Illicit Drug and Personal Preference Pot, weed, chronic, dope, grass or other nicknames are the same drug called marijuana. Various sobriquets are the proof of a fair proportion of peoples’ affection for marijuana. By the 20th century, using marijuana was increased for pleasure purpose. In the 1960s, hippy culture aroused in American culture, drugs were the one of its cultures.
[ONLINE] Available at: http://www.webmd.com/mental-health/addiction/marijuana-use-and-its-effects. [Accessed 08 January 15]. Some countries have legalized marijuana for medical purpose such as Austria, Israel, Canada, Germany, Czech Republic, France and Finland. It is hard to get approval in Germany and Finland for medical marijuana
It may be argued that Marijuana is the most controversial of narcotics in the world. In 2009 approximately 360,000 Americans were Marijuana addicts that could not stop using without undergoing rehabilitation. Currently recommended for medical use in some states in the US and other Western countries, the drug has for the longest time been abused resulting in addiction. To understand the mechanics of Marijuana addiction, it is important to understand the nature of the drug. Marijuana contains the active ingredient THC that is fat-soluble meaning it is stored in fatty tissues for weeks or even months.
The article describes the two main compounds of marijuana, THC and CBD, and the few synthetic varieties available in the United States and Canada. Cavalet proves the different conditions that have evidence for marijuana treatment and the conditions that do not. The purpose of this article is to present the real risks and benefits associated with marijuana. The intended audience for this article is medical personnel or those with knowledge on the
Also many patients have reported that the usual prescribed pain medications given to them by their doctors do little to almost nothing to help take away their pain. So for many people, marijuana is one of the only things able to give them relief from the pain caused by their illnesses, and the fact that this drug is so far out of reach to suffering patients is wrong. One of the biggest advantages of medical marijuana is that it is all natural, and all the chemicals in it are naturally produced by growing the plant and extracting the chemicals from
Marijuana, also known as Cannabis, is derived from the Cannabis plant and is used commonly for either recreational or medical purposes. Marijuana is composed of chemicals such as tetrahydrocannabinol (HTC, and over eighty cannabinoids. Marijuana is acknowledged for providing smokers with a “high” feeling. Since the twentieth century, this illicit drug has been banned across the world. However, over the past few years studies have been conducted on marijuana and the results show that it can actually be helpful in many different areas of society.
It was made illegal in the 1930’s for the same reasons as alcohol, because it was believed that it was going to do harm to society. As years have gone by, it is obvious that a mistake was made. The fact that marijuana was made illegal has created numerous problems for the United States that on the long run could have been easily avoided. Countries in different parts of the world and some states within the United States have already legalized marijuana and they have all shown positive outcomes out of their decisions. Although marijuana is illegal in majority of the states, legalizing marijuana for recreational use would bring about social and economical reforms that would help deter crime in the country, increase the amount of money the government makes, and also help people that are medically in need of the drug.
It is smoked using hand-rolled cigars, cigarettes, or papers filled with weed to make joints, bongs, and pipes. Marijuana smoke usually has a sweet-and-sour odor to it. Many people are attracted by the high feeling of smoking marijuana. It affects everyone differently. After smoking weed, someone might feel relaxed.