Marijuana abuse today is a major cause for concern in juveniles and has a negative effect on society at large. Teenage marijuana abuse is the symptom of many other problems in a teen. Marijuana abuse in teens is often not recognized when something can be easily done about it. Parents need to be more involved in their children’s lives and make them aware of what marijuana does to their body and the consequences of having/smoking it. Most teens lack confidence and give into peer pressure easily
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Marijuana has been and still is a leading drug amongst teens in America. Its popularity has been growing rapidly since the hippie days of the late 70’s. People smoke or ingest marijuana for various reasons. Some of the reasons for the use of marijuana might be for religious purposes‚ medicinal purposes‚ or just plainly recreational purposes. Another reason for smoking marijuana might be because of all the troubling peer pressure amongst America’s youth these days. The effects of marijuana depend
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Schumann Mrs. Taube English 11 16 April 2014 Teens and Marijuana According to a 2012 Monitoring the Future study‚ marijuana is the illicit drug most likely to be used by teens (Maine Integrated Youth Health Survey). Marijuana comes from the plant Cannabis Sativa and appears as a green/brown mix of flowers‚ stems‚ and leaves (Teens Health 1). Marijuana is also known as pot‚ weed‚ MJ‚ Mary Jane‚ reefer‚ dope‚ ganja‚ herb‚ and grass. Marijuana is most often smoked in cigarettes‚ hollowed-out cigars
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As the Nation moves forward and advances Marijuana continues to take the nation by storm as 23 states have legalized the most commonly used illicit drug in the United States (NIDA). Regardless of political views marijuana has astonishing effects‚ specifically on young adults or teens. Marijuana‚ also known as weed‚ pot‚ herb‚ bud‚ Mary Jane‚ grass‚ MJ‚ chronic‚ ganja and more derives from the hemp plant Cannabis Sativa. Whether the plant is dried and smoked or mixed into an edible form the user
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Marijuana and It’s Affects on Teens 1/17/2010 COM220 Final Project Nicole Taylor Thousands of young teens do it; over 140 million people worldwide use it. What could it be? It is called Marijuana and it is the most widely used illegal drug in the United States today‚ Over 46 percent of people aged 12 and older have admitted to using marijuana at least once in their lifetime. (1) Marijuana is considered a major gateway drug in teens which means after using marijuana it often leads to doing
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Teen Drug Use and Sports Teen drug use is an issue which many adults are unaware of the signs of usage and damaging effects. Many adolescents believe that if they use drugs like their friends‚ it will make them “popular” or “cool”. Regardless of the reasons why teens start abusing drugs‚ this choice can have many negative impacts and ruin many aspects of their lives. There are numerous reasons why a teenager would feel the need to start abusing drugs. It is often said that during adolescent
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Marijuana is a popular and universal drug. It is easily accessible to most people and is the number one illicit drug used in North America. Although the availability and knowledge of this drug is fairly equal for all people in North America‚ marijuana tends to be more prevalent in teenagers and young adults. Maisto‚ Galizio‚ and Conners (2004) reported that "use of marijuana [in young people] was 8.0% among those aged 12-17; 16% among those aged 18-25‚" as compared to "6.8% among those aged 26-34;
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“Marijuana for Recreational Use” By Joyce Cameron‚ Southern New Hampshire University 2012 Abstract What is a Weed? A plant whose virtues have yet to be discovered. – Ralph Waldo Emerson. Weed the People: From Founding Fiber to Forbidden Fruit. It is the author’s intent to explain why marijuana should be legalized and no longer considered deviant behavior. This paper will show that the United States of America is moving‚ ever so slowly‚ in this direction. First with allowing the use of
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Use of Marijuana As Medicine If your every waking moment was consumed by pain and nausea‚ wouldn ’t you ask for medication? What if the only medication legally available would leave you unconscious or do nothing at all? If you were the one suffering‚ would you resort to the only treatment that allowed you to live normally even though it was illegal? Thousands of people across the country are forced to break the law to ease their pain. They have chosen marijuana over anything legally available
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The Rastafarian religion and Rastafarian Church are of widespread speculation that the use of marijuana for religious purposes is a law abiding act and sits within the constitution of the Rastafarians practicing their freedom of religion. There is one belief that almost all Rastas hold to; the sacramental use of Cannabis Sativa: in other words‚ the smoking or ingesting of marijuana for spiritual reasons to become high‚ and in turn closer to God and open to his revelation through deep meditation
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