The Facts and Fiction Behind Marijuana Use

In America today, marijuana is the most commonly used illegal drug. The name marijuana is a Mexican slang word, which became popular in the 1930’s, which refers to the medicinal parts of the cannabis plant. Marijuana is a green, brown, or gray mixture that is created through drying the leaves and flowering tops of the cannabis plant. The potency of marijuana differs depending on what part of the plant is used. There are more than 200 slang terms used to describe marijuana. Some of the more popular street names are weed, pot, herb, grass, Mary Jane, boom, gangster, and chronic.
Marijuana can be consumed several different ways, such as smoking it, eating it, or drinking it. The most common method of marijuana ingestion is by smoking it. It is the quickest yet it is also the least effective means of consuming the drug. There are different ways of smoking marijuana; a person could smoke a joint, a blunt, use a pipe, or a bong. Joints, or as it is commonly called the marijuana cig...