Cannabis comes from a plant called cannabis sativa that can be grown in many different weather conditions, but it grows wildly in tropical or mild temperatures. Marijuana is the least potent of form of cannabis. Cannabis can be smoked or cooked with food. “The main indigent is THC which gives it that high feeling. The main …show more content…
According to the Institute of Drug Abuse “Research has shown that marijuana's negative effects on attention, memory, and learning can last for days or weeks after the acute effects of the drug wear off, depending on the user’s history with the drug” (IDA 2016). The drug decreases memory and obstructs learning. People that use cannabis are more likely to have a problem in their work because of their inability to pay attention. They are also likely to be less educated than non-cannabis users.
There is a big use of marijuana among adolescences and young adults. There is a study that shows a huge number of middle and high school students used marijuana across the country is based on the Monitoring the Future survey.
The National Survey on Drug Use and Health reported in 2015 that “Marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug with 22.2 million users in the past-month” (What is…, 2016). The uses of marijuana among adolescents have been steady over the years. The numbers were high in the past year according to the survey. “In 2015, 11.8 percent of 8th-graders reported marijuana use in the past year. Among 10th-graders, 25.4 percent had used marijuana in the past year. Rates of use among 12th-graders were higher still: 34.9 percent had used marijuana during the year prior to the survey” (What is…, 2016). This year the numbers have drastically decreased than they were a year