One of the reasons that people use this drug is for the feeling that it offers to them and get some users addicted. The use of marijuana causes THC to flow from your bloodstream to your brain in which gives the user the “high” they feel. “It acts much like the cannabinoid chemicals made naturally by the body, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA).” THC acts on several parts of the brain to induce the high but during the event of the high, short term effects include “altered senses (for example,
seeing brighter colors), altered sense of time, changes in mood, impaired body movement, difficulty with thinking and, problem-solving, impaired memory”. This indicates problems that user will have after taking the drug and even if it’s being used as a medical purpose the effects will occur. Some long term effects will be permanent due to the how the drug damages your body. Some physical effects are “Breathing problems.Marijuana smoke irritates the lungs, and frequent marijuana smokers can have the same breathing problems that tobacco smokers have.” as well as “Problems with child development during and after pregnancy.Marijuana use during pregnancy is linked to increased risk of both brain and behavioral problems in babies.” These are just a couple of physical problems that some marijuana users will have later on in their life, mental problems are still left as a result of the drug. “Temporary hallucinations, temporary paranoia, and worsening symptoms in patients with schizophrenia”. As this continues to be an issue whether or not we should have marijuana as a medical purpose, think about what the user will have to continue with later on for the purpose of stunning a certain condition they have that the drug solves temporarily.
Juan