Marijuana has been used as a substance for achieving euphoria since ancient times; it was described in a Chinese medical compendium traditionally considered to date from 2737 B.C. Its usage spread from China to India and then to N. Africa and reached Europe at least as early as A.D. 500.

Marijuana is a green or gray mixture of dried, shredded flowers and leaves of the hemp plant Cannabis sativa. There are over 200 slang names and terminolohy for marijuana including "pot," "herb," "weed," "boom," "Mary Jane," "gangster," and "chronic." It is mostly smoked as a cigarette (called a joint or a nail) or in a pipe or bong. In the last years, it has appeared in blunts. These are cigars that have been emptied of their tobacco and re-filled in with the marijuana, often in combination with another substance , such as crack. Some users also mix marijuana into foods such as butter, cookies, spaghetti sauce etc. or use it to brew tea. A series of cellular reactions that ultimately lead to the high that addict experience when they smoke the drug. The short-term effects of marijuana use include problems with memory and learning; distorted perception; difficulty of thinking and solving problems; loss of coordination; and increased in heart rate, anxiety, and panic attacks.

Longitudinal research on marijuana usage among young individuals below college age indicates those who used marijuana have lower achievement than the non-users, more acceptance of deviant behavior, more delinquent behavior and aggression, greater rebelliousness, poorer relationships with families, and more associations with delinquent and drug-using friends.

Research also shows more anger and more regressive behavior (thumb sucking, temper tantrums) in toddlers whose parents were using marijuana than among the toddlers of non-using parents.

Withdrawal

Sudden termination of cannabis consumption can produce withdrawal symptoms. Withdrawal symptoms are sleep disturbance, irritability, decrease of appetite, nervousness, anxiety, sweating and upset stomach. Occasionally chills, increased body temperature and tremors happen. The withdrawal symptoms generally last for less than a week, even though the sleep disturbances may persist for longer.

How does marijuana make you feel?
Cannabis affects each individual differently. How it affects you depends on:

• how much you take
• how strong it is
• how frequently you consume it
• whether you smoke it or eat it
• your mood and what you expect to occur when you use it
• whether you have taken alcohol or used other narcotics when you take it.

If you use cannabis, you might:

• feel more relaxed and less inhibited—or on the other hand, more anxious, confused, panicky or even paranoid
• be more outgoing and talkative, and laugh more—or you might be quiet and withdrawn
• think that time seems to go by more slowly and distances become distorted
• have keener senses, like sharpened hearing and vision
• have trouble keeping your balance
• have trouble thinking clearly, remembering things that just occurred, and doing certain tasks (e.g., homework)
• increased appetite (get “the munchies”)
• have a sore throat and lungs
• have accelerated heart rate
• feel sleepy as the cannabis wears off
• hallucinate, particularly if you consume a lot of cannabis at one time
• have a dry mouth and/or red eyes.

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