A plant from the hemp family with narcotic properities. Side-effects of
smoking marijuana included, but not limited to:
- increased appetite
- lethargy
- euphoria
Users of marijuana also become annoyingly knowledgable about it with
long-term use and usually can't talk about anything else. Legalization advocates are usually
friendly and bengin, but can be obnoxious.
Marijuana is formal name being Cannabis Sativa; a plant containg tetrahydracannibonol, more commonly known as
THC, the active ingredient which provides an existential like state of cosmic interaction known as being high. Several different varieties exist, inclduing Sativa and Indica. The physical qualities include tiny red/brown hairs and a
white crystalline powder coating. Marijuana is usually grown, dried and then rolled and smoked or used in a pipe or bong. It can also be eaten; it is usually
cooked and added to
brownie or cookie mixtures. It is sold according to its dried weight in either ounces or grams. The price will vary depending on the quality, amount and/or your dealer. Marijuana is illegal in most western countries, but has currently been decriminalized in Britain. Amsterdam is one
country in which the controlled and moderated use of marijuana is not illegal. It can also be cultivated in a solid resinous form known as Hashish or
Hash.
Other names include
grass, herb, ganja, buddha, mary jane, pottery, herbal refreshment.