Marijuana
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Marijuana
By Uriel Uribe
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Environmental problems
• Outdoor marijuana cultivation is harmful to the environment. It negatively affects wildlife, vegetation, water, soil, and other natural resources because of chemicals, fertilizers, terracing, and poaching.
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Water in marijuana production
There is different methods of growing marijuana but many growers use the hydroponics method because state laws limit the number of plant the grower can grow.
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Marijuana transportation
• In 2002 the American government found more than 10,000 metric tons of marijuana but they estimated that about 20,000 metric tons got to the USA.
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Chemicals in marijuana
• Marijuana mostly contains THC but it also contains about other 400 chemicals.
• The THC level has being increasing because people are using different methods to grow it.
• Also the have made different strains of marijuana.
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Common effects of marijuana
• The short-term effects of marijuana include:
• loss of motor coordination
• increased heart rate.
• distorted perception
• trouble with thinking and problem-solving
• problems with memory and learning
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Packaging materials
• The packaging materials are paper bags, and plastic sealed bags paper bags are recyclable but many of the plastic bags people use to transport marijuana are not recyclable.
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Uses of marijuana
• Marijuana is used in different ways some people use it to calm down.
• Some people use it because they have a sickness.
• For example: Anxiety, Asthma, Back Pain, Body Buzz, Calming, Relaxing, Clear Head, Couch Lock.
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• http://uodos.uoregon.edu/SupportandEducation/SubstanceAbusePreventionandStudentSuccess/Marijuana/tabid/83/Default.aspx
• http://www.drugscience.org/Archive/bcr4/5Supply.html