The Marijuana Effect

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• Mt. Vernon Marijuana Store

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The Marijuana Effect
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•  Marijuana refers to the dried leaves, flowers,
  stems, and seeds from the hemp plant, Cannabis
  sativa.Most people who use marijuana smoke it,
  but it can be mixed into food, brewed into tea,
  or even used in a vaporizer. Within a few minutes
  after inhaling marijuana smoke, a persons heart
  rate speeds up, the breathing passages relax and
  become enlarged, and blood vessels in the eyes
  expand, making the eyes look bloodshot (red). The
  heart ratenormally 70 to 80 beats per minutemay
  increase by 20 to 50 beats per minute or may even
  double in some cases. Taking other drugs with
  marijuana can amplify this effect.

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• The main active chemical in marijuana is THC
  (delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol). It is a
  psychoactive ingredient. The highest
  concentrations of THC are found in the leaves and
  flowers. When marijuana smoke is inhaled, THC
  rapidly passes from the lungs into the
  bloodstream and is carried to the brain and other
  organs throughout the body. THC from the
  marijuana acts on specific receptors in the
  brain, called cannabinoid receptors, starting off
  a chain of cellular reactions that finally lead
  to the euphoria, or "high" that users experience.

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• The effects of marijuana on the body are
  immediate. Longer-term effects may depend on how
  you take it, how much you take, and how often you
  use it. Since its use has long been illegal in
  the United States, large-scale studies have been
  difficult to manage.

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• In addition to medicinal use, recent legislation
  has made marijuana a legal recreational drug in
  Colorado and Washington State. With the potential
  for increased recreational use, knowing the
  effects that marijuana can have on your body is
  as important as ever.

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