Description of marijuana

2009.04.27

Marijuana and hashish origins from the hemp plant, scientific named cannabis sativa. Various kinds of chemicals are found in hashish or marijuana. 'Cannabinoids' is the name for the family of chemicals found in Marijuana. The primary active ingredient that produces intoxication for the user is Delta-9- tetrahydrocannabinol, THC. (THC and Cannabinoids,CBD. Drug users referred marijuana used in cigarette as a “joint or doobie” A cigar hollowed out and packed with marijuana is referred to as a "Blunt". Marijuana and hash can both be smoked with metal or glass pipes. They can also be smoked from water pipes called "bongs". In addition, they can also be mixed into foods such as brownies or cakes to be ingested. The part of the bong or pipe that is used to hold the marijuana or hash is referred to as the "bowl". Hence the phrase "lets smoke a bowl."

Paraphernalia means Equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc. · rolling papers
· pipes made of wood, metal, plastic or glass
· water pipes called “bongs"
· scales for weighing
· joints
· small clips referred to as "roach clips" (used to hold the joint when burning nears the end)
· toke stones (used for smoking joints)

There are many street terms for hashish or marijuana such as "pot", "chronic", "bud", "weed", smoke", "grass", bammer", "schwag", "blunt", "leaf", "reefer", "ganja", "gold stamp", "afagani", "black", "shish". The term "chronic" refers to very potent marijuana on a continuum. The terms "bammer" and "schwag" refers to less potent marijuana on a continuum.

Adolescents have to refer other adolescents who are under influence of marijuana or hashish. Marijuana -using adolescents refer to people who are under the influence of marijuana as being: "baked", "wasted", "stoned", "lit", "blazed", "faded"
Marijuana users can, but don't always experience withdrawal after using for long periods of time. The symptoms of marijuana withdrawal are loss of appetite, anxiety, nervousness, and sleeping problems. It is not uncommon for a chronic user to say, "if I quit smoking pot, then I will have difficulty falling asleep at night". We see this as testimony to withdrawal for the user, if the difficulty falling asleep did not exist prior to t Marijuana today is significantly different from the marijuana smoked in the 1960's & 1970's. Marijuana in the 1960's was approximately 1% THC (the chemical that produces intoxication), and 4% in the 1970's. Because of technology, such as, hydroponics, plant cloning and sophisticated lighting systems, adolescent drug users in today's society probably have rarely ever smoked marijuana that was less than 10% THC. An increase from 1% to 10% means a 1000% increase in the percentage of THC in marijuana over the past 30 - 40 years.

Adolescents would like to have pictures at the bedroom:
Adolescents who have a preoccupation with marijuana exhibit it by having pictures depicting marijuana or marijuana paraphernalia on their walls, clothes, shirts, hats, jewelry, and/or they write about it in their school assignments. You might see pictures of beer or other drugs on the walls as well. This might be the symptom of chemical dependency called, preoccupation.

The influence of 420 on marijuana users:
Marijuana and other drug users have a designated time to get high. The date is 4-20-## any year. And 4:20 a.m. or p.m. of any day. You might have seen the numbers 420 or heard your child and his friends talking about 420 as a number they would like to have on their license plate, computer user ID, hat, shirt, etc. On "4/20" time or date, drug users get high with the belief that they are a part of a spiritual connection with other drug users who are also getting high at that time. Therefore, it is important to protect he onset of the drug use in life, or if it is not better accounted for by a sleep disorder.