MarijuanaFactSheet63%ofUSpopulationfeelsmarijuanashouldbelegal.33statesandDChavelegalizedmedicalmarijuana.10statesandDChavingalsolegalizedrecreationalmarijuana.55millionintheUSreportusingmarijuana.Teensaremorelikelytousemarijuanathancigarettes.37%of12thgradersusede-cigaretteslastyear–ofthose13%reportedvapingmarijuana.Marijuana(cannabis)means:ALLpartsandderivativesofthecannabisplantincludingconcentrates.Marijuanaisillegalonafederallevel,asitisstillaScheduleIdrug.Thetetrahydrocannabinol(THC)intheplantgetsyouhigh,thecannabidiol(CBD)doesnot.Today’smarijuanaplanthasahigherTHCcontentthanthatofthe1970’s.MarijuanaconcentratescontainhighamountsofTHC,sometimesmorethan80%.Therecommendeddoseforconcentratesissmall,aboutthesizeofapinhead.Concentratesinclude:shatter,budder,wax,rosin,butanehashoil(BHO),bubblehashandmore.Theyareheatedinadabring,creatingavapor.Thevaporistheninhaled,referredtoas“dabbing”.Foodproducts,callededibles,cancontainhighamountsofTHCandaredifferentfrominhaledmarijuanaastheeffectisoftendelayedandlongerlasting.Therecommendeddoseforanediblecanbeonlyasmallportionoftheservingsize.Overdoseisnotuncommon,especiallyamongthoseunfamiliarwithedibles.

Marijuana-relatedcallstopoisoncentersandemergencyroomvisitshaveincreasedinColoradoandOregonsincelegalization.Oregonreportsexplosionsandburnsfrommakingcannabisconcentratesresultedinover$5millionintreatmentcosts.Marijuanaisoftenperceivedassafebutitcancauseunexpectedeffectsormedicalsproblems.Studiesindicatethatchronicuseofmarijuanaislinkedtomentalhealthdisordersincludingdepression,anxietyandpsychosis.Marijuanausecanleadtomarijuanausedisorderandcanbeaddictiveinseverecases.

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