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The Facts About Recreational Marijuana


The Facts About Recreational Marijuana - Health Encyclopedia

Marijuana is the most commonly used mind-altering drug in the US, after alcohol. It's illegal in some states, but other states have legalized it for medical ...

9 facts about Americans and marijuana - Pew Research Center

More than half of Americans (54%) live in a state where both recreational and medical marijuana are legal, and 74% live in a state where it's ...

Recreational Marijuana: How Can It Affect Your Health? - WebMD

What are the health effects of marijuana? · Lung problems, such as a chronic cough and trouble breathing · Intense nausea and vomiting · Faster ...

Marijuana Fast Facts - Department of Justice

The survey also revealed that a significant percentage of teenagers and young adults use marijuana--20 percent of individuals aged 12 to 17 and 50 percent of ...

Cannabis Facts and Stats - CDC

Fast facts · Cannabis is the most commonly used federally illegal drug in the United States; 52.5 million people, or about 19% of Americans, used ...

Cannabis (Marijuana) | National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

Highlights · Cannabis refers to the dried leaves, flowers, stems, and seeds of the cannabis plant. · Cannabis products with THC can cause changes ...

Recreational Marijuana - Pros & Cons - ProCon.org

Legalizing recreational marijuana boosts the economy by creating new tax revenue and jobs. ... For every $1.00 spent in the marijuana industry, between $2.13 and ...

Marijuana Facts - UC Merced Health Services

Psychological Effects · Feelings of relaxation, sociability and euphoria · Lack of motivation · Reduced inhibitions · Impaired learning, memory, attention and ...

The Facts About Recreational Marijuana - Health Library

It's illegal in some states, but other states have legalized it for medical and recreational use. The drug comes from the hemp plant. The chemicals in marijuana ...

A virtue analysis of recreational marijuana use - PMC

Recreational marijuana is one of the most widely used illicit drugs in the world (Degenhardt et al. 2014, 6). In the United States, nearly half of 12th graders ...

Cannabis Overview - National Conference of State Legislatures

24 states, two territories and the District of Columbia have legalized small amounts of cannabis (marijuana) for adult recreational use.

How risky is recreational marijuana use? No one really knows. - AAMC

Cannabis use can impede brain development, particularly when used by adolescents. And it can cause temporary intoxication that impedes brain ...

Pro and Con: Recreational Marijuana - Britannica

Some argue that legalizing recreational marijuana will add billions to the economy, create hundreds of thousands of jobs, free up scarce ...

Legalizing Marijuana for Medical, Recreational Use Largely Favored ...

Nearly six-in-ten Americans (57%) say that marijuana should be legal for medical and recreational purposes, while roughly a third (32%) say that marijuana ...

Cannabis (Marijuana) - NYC Health

Cannabis is the second-most commonly used recreational drug in NYC, after alcohol. Cannabis is often referred to by other names including marijuana, weed, pot, ...

Marijuana and Teens - AACAP

Many states allow recreational use of marijuana in adults ages 21 and over. Recreational marijuana use by children and teenagers is not legal in anywhere in the ...

DOT "Recreational Marijuana" Notice - Department of Transportation

Recently, some states passed initiatives to permit use of marijuana for so-called “recreational” purposes. We have had several inquiries about ...

Fact Sheet - 2018 Recreational Marijuana - Nevada Legislature

In July 2018, Vermont was the first state to legalize marijuana through legislation. See the map for states that have legalized adult-use recreational marijuana ...

Facts About Marijuana | Children's Hospital Colorado

Habitual use can impact youth brain development, academic achievement and put them at risk for addiction and use of other drugs. What are marijuana edibles? You ...

Marijuana Legalization: Risks and Costs | Hazelden Betty Ford

As debates about legalizing recreational marijuana and medicinal marijuana have intensified during the past decade, many young people have come to view the drug ...