Advantages and Disadvantages of marijuana

You must have heard the word Ganja from people’s mouths somewhere and some of you may have also experienced it. Most of you will also know that it is an addictive drug, but very few people know what marijuana really is and how it works.

Marijuana is one of the most commonly used substances in the world for drug addiction. There continues to be a vast difference between the scientific knowledge associated with marijuana and the myths that exist about it.

Some people think that since hemp is not illegal in some places, it would probably be safe. But for those people, let us tell you that if you use marijuana too much, it can cause a lot of damage to your body. Then it does not matter whether it is illegal or not where you drink cannabis.

The main objective of this article is to clear some misconceptions about marijuana. By reading this article in its entirety, you will know what exactly is marijuana, how does it work, what are the effects of hemp, what are its uses and benefits, how does drinking marijuana cause harm to your body and how to get rid of addiction to marijuana.

What is marijuana

Marijuana is known by many names such as – Marijuana, Weed, Herb, Pot, Grass, Bud, Ganja, Mary Jane and many other similar words are also used.

Hemp is actually a greenish-brown mixture of dried flowers, leaves, stems and seeds of a plant called Cannabis sativa. Cannabis is also known as hemp.

Although many people use the term marijuana when talking about cannabis in general, hemp is really just the dried flowers and leaves of this plant. Some people who use cannabis also use hashish, which is made from gum such as resin or hash oil of these plants.

Selling, using or transporting any part of the cannabis plant in any form for any purpose is completely prohibited under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act and is a punishable offense. Marijuana is the most commonly misused illegal substance worldwide and is heavily smuggled.

Although drinking hemp can have a very bad effect on your health, respiratory problems can also increase. But in spite of thousands of shortcomings, the Marijuana’s plant also has some good qualities, which are described further in this article.

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Types of Marijuana

If you would have known about the cannabis plant, you would have heard of two common words used to describe different types of weed or ganja – indicus and sativa. These terms refer to two different species of marijuana or cannabis plant, Cannabis indica and Cannabis sativa.

Both Indicus and Sativa types of plants have different smells, tastes, and textures. Indicus is a small and thick plant in size, while sativa is long and slender.

There are also different types according to the many different forms of Ganja and they are known by many different names. They are as follows –

Weed

It is also often called pot. Weed is an unprocessed form of marijuana. It is the most common form and is commonly consumed by cigarette addicts due to the high amount of THC (a chemical found in marijuana). Weed has leaves and buds of female Cannabis sativa and Cannabis indicia plants. The only process of making weed is that the leaves and buds of these plants are dried for this.

Charas

Charas is made from resin of Cannabis sativa or Cannabis indicia plants. The resin is dried, forming an oily solid substance called Charas.

Charas oil

Charas oil or hash oil is the quickest or strongest form of marijuana and is the least commonly used form of the drug. It is sold in small bottles or plastic sealed bags.

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Uses of marijuana

People use cannabis or marijuana’s to smoke with the help of handmade cigarettes (joint), pipes, water pipes (bongs) etc. People also smoke it by filling it in a hollow empty cigar.

To avoid inhaling smoke, some people are using vaporizers. These devices pull the active ingredients (including THC) from the hemp and collect these in the form of vapor particles in a part of the equipment, called a storage unit. After this people take these vapor particles. Some vaporizers can also collect these particles in liquid form.

Many people think that bongs are less dangerous because smoke causes less effect due to water, but actually all methods of smoking can increase the chances of respiratory diseases.

People mix marijuana’a in edibles, such as brownies, cookies, candy, or drink it as tea.

Medical marijuana used as a medicine, also known as marinol (dronabinol), is a synthetic form of marijuana. It is used to treat loss of appetite in people and weight loss problem with anorexia.

Synthetic marijuana is used to treat patients with AIDS disease. Synthetic marijuana is also used to treat people who have been treated with cancer through chemotherapy, who are having nausea and vomiting and are not getting any benefit from normal treatment.

Effects of drinking marijuana

The effects of hemp drinking may vary from person to person such that some people feel more joy, start speaking more and may feel less self-awareness than usual, while others may sleep, vomit, have less control over themselves or you can feel a mixed effect of all these.

The cannabis plant has the ability to change your mind. This plant contains hundreds of compounds that have addictive effects, are called tetrahydrocannabinol (THC).

THC can have the following effects on you

It can make you feel a sense of joy.

Can make your senses more active, as if you start to feel more bright colors.

Your understanding of time may change.

You may feel anxiety, fear, or nervousness.

You may have hallucinations.

Another compound of cannabis is CBD, also known as cannabidiol. Much study has also been done on this. The effects of this can work opposite to the effects of THC and it can put you in a psychosis or anxiety rather than making you more active.

Benefits of marijuana

The cannabis plant has been used as a medicine for hundreds of years. Researchers are attempting to explore the potential benefits of cannabidiol (CBD). Cannabidiol is a cannabinoid found in marijuana, which has no negative effects on the patient’s brain in treating various health conditions.

Some studies have shown that THC is useful for treating nausea and vomiting, but its adverse effects may limit its use.

According to researchers, cannabis as a medicine can help in the following situations –

Marijuana is used to treat glaucoma because marijuana reduces internal pressure in the eye. This was proved by research in the 70s. Marijuana prevents blindness by slowing the progression of the disease.

Marijuana’s can also help greatly in relation to epilepsy. Epileptic rats were given a fraction of marijuana and the results showed that this drug prevented seizures for 10 hours.

Marijuana is also a great way to help people with nervous system disorders.

CBD found in marijuana can prevent the spread of cancer because it inactivates a gene called ID-1. The ID-1 gene is where the cancer cell can make more copies and spread faster in the patient’s & body.

Disadvantages of drinking marijuana

If you keep using Weed or Hemp for a long time, then you can get respiratory diseases. Your memory may be affected and in fact you may feel devoid of motivation. This can also affect your work, your social life and family relationships.

Researchers have found no link between lung, head or neck cancer, and smoking from marijuana. However, some limited evidence suggests that over-use of marijuanas can cause a type of testicular cancer.

Regular marijuana’s use can cause a persistent cough and phlegm in you. When you stop smoking they can recover again. It is not clear whether marijuana can cause asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Infants born to women who smoke marijuana while pregnant are expected to lose weight. Babies can be born very quickly, requiring neonatal intensive care.