Effects of Marijuana
Marijuana can aft like a stimulant (increasing hear rate, for example), a depressant (causing users to eventually get sleepy), even a mild hallucinogen.
It's hard to explain, but marijuana can bring up deep feelings that range from mellow to anxious. Users may also get silly and giggly for no reason.
Marijuana affects everyone differently. The effects may be mild or strong, positive or negative, depending upon thinks like...
The type or variety of marijuana used
The amount of marijuana used
The strength of the marijuana used
Whether it is smoked, eaten, or inhaled
What the user expects the drug to do
The user's mood or "set" (how he or she is feeling that day)
The setting (the place where the drug is used, including the other people who are also there)
People can become both physically and psychologically dependent on marijuana. If they use it regularly, they may also, over time, need to take more and more of the drug to get the same effect. This is called "Tolerance."
Danger!
Like all drugs sold on the street, marijuana may contain ADDITIONAL harmful substances. Drug dealers, for example, sometimes sprinkle of Heroin, PCP, or Ketamine to create a stronger effect. Unfortunately, this can also bring on PANIC ATTACKS.
More recently, some dealers have been soaking marijuana in embalming fluid (that's the stuff used to preserve dead bodies)! People who've smoked this combination have been know to suffer convulsions, seizures, coma,.... even death!!