What is Marijuana?
- A greenish-gray mixture of the dried flowers of Cannabis sativa
- Some people smoke marijuana in hand-rolled cigarettes called joints; in pipes, water pipes (sometimes called bongs), or in blunts (marijuana rolled in cigar wraps)
- Marijuana can also be used to brew tea and, particularly when it is sold or consumed for medicinal purposes, is frequently mixed into foods (edibles) such as brownies, cookies, or candies
- The main psychoactive (mind-altering) chemical in marijuana, responsible for most of the intoxicating effects that people seek, is delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). The chemical is found in resin produced by the leaves and buds primarily of the female cannabis plant.
- The plant also contains more than 500 other chemicals, including more than 100 compounds that are chemically related to THC, called cannabinoids.
Street Names:
- Pot
- Weed
- Weed
- Grass
- Dope
- Mary Jane
- Herb
- Reefer
- Hash
- Blunt/Joint
- Mary Jane
- Herb
- Reefer
- Hash
- Blunt/Joint
Detection Periods:
Urine = 2 Days - 11 Weeks
Blood = 2 Days
Saliva = 1-10 Days
Hair = Up to 90 Days
Side Effects:
- Altered senses
- Changes in mood
- Impaired body movement
- Difficulty with thinking
- Impaired memory
- Hallucinations (when taken in high doses)
- Delusions (when taken in high doses)
- Psychosis (when taken in high doses)
- Impaired body movement
- Difficulty with thinking
- Impaired memory
- Hallucinations (when taken in high doses)
- Delusions (when taken in high doses)
- Psychosis (when taken in high doses)