Marijuana. Legal, Illegal, Good and Bad

I thought of this topic on the way back from carrefour =P We've all done illegal things in our lives without knowing its pros and cons. This is one of them things you gotta know.

Especially now that my blog is supposed to be my money maker, I gotta start doing my researches and write the "Real Deal".

Enough with the gangsta talk. Let's get to the point.

Weed. Marijuana. Hashish.
This is the shit college students waste their money on. Some use it coz of exam stress. Some say that it relaxes them. Some even say their wives get them to do it. Those, who can't smoke up coz they got chest problems, bake it into treats. They all say weed makes you feel light and good about yourself. They say they can't stop laughing once they smoke up. They say they can get hung if they get caught. Then again, they always find a way.

It is a mix of dried flowers, leaves and stems from the hemp plant Cannabis sativa. The main active ingredient in marijuana is THC (delta 9 tetrhydrocannabinol).

This shit, when being smoked, willmess up your brain for max 3 hours. If you're a lightweight, then you'll have to deal with the headache until the next day. Hahaha, the headache is a bitch. Oh, and I don't know about ya'll, but I know some people whose piss becomes green. If you're that jobless and actually have the time in your hand to bake your weed in brownies, then the effect will take longer to begin. However, this way it lasts longer. I'm not suggesting anything though. Still, let me know as I've never met anyone who's eaten marijuana.

It's sad how I actually had friends who would wake up in the morning, and instead of getting their morning buzz from cigarettes like normal people, they be rolling a joint and smoking it.

Still though, we can't help admitting that dealing is also a fast way to get money. =P. But, you know. Don't.

Back to the serious shit. Apparently it's used as capsules and are available by prescription to treat the nausea that cancer patients sometimes suffer with some forms of chemotherapy. Oh, and also to treat wasting in AIDS patients. So unless you got cancer, or, God forbid, Aids, Stop that shit. I just knew this =P.

Short-term Effect:
- Distorted Perception. You start seeing skittles in the middle of the road (true story).
- Difficulties with your memory, learning abilities and problem solving. However, some dumbasses are not necessarily crackfaces.
- Loss of coordination
- Increased heart rate by 20 to 50 beats per minute and reduced blood pressure. researchers found that users' risk for a heart attack is four times higher within the first hour after smoking marijuana.
- Anxiety & Fear. That explains all the paranoia during smoking up sessions

Other effects:
- Same respiratory problems as tobacco smokers. However, Marijuana contains more carcinogenic Hydrocarbons than your regular marlboro. Ganja smokers also tend to hold the smoke longer in their lungs, hence exposing their lungs to carcinogens, lung, head and neck cancers.
- THC in marijuana impairs the immune system of the body.
- Fools who decide to drive right after smoking up are more prone to accidents. True stories. Bet you've had at least one friend who's been in an accident coz they think it's alright to drive to McD, high, coz they're too damn hungry to wait for 3 hours.
- Decreased sperm counts in men (NOW you're thinking)
- Irregular period for women.
- You be broke! I think this one doesn't need explanations.
- Some people can forget about safe sex and expose themselves to diseases and babies.

How to know someone's high on weed
- They seem dizzy and have trouble walking. Have you seen how high people walk on tv? Yea, like that
- They laugh at the lamest shit they see or hear
- Red, bloodshot eyes.

Just don't be accusing a cheerful person with eye problems.

So yeah, if you haven't abused it, stop it. If you're addicted, then you're in deep shit. If you haven't tried it, then roll that joint and smoke that shit. You just didn't hear this from me.

Haha peace xx

p.s. I'd post pictures, but I'm sure we all have seen it live =) (or even on google)