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By Adam and StevenTHC
Tetrahydrocannabinol
• Found in the hemp plant, also known as the “Marijuana” plant.
• Found in the flowers and leaves
How it is taken
• Smoked- blunt, pipe, bong• Liquid- brewed in tea• Pills- medical purposes• Food- brownies or anything that uses butter
Effects
• Dizziness • Trouble walking• Silly and giggly behavior• Random hunger• Bloodshot eyes• Hard time remembering things• After a few hours you become very sleepy
Other names
• Pot• Herb• Weed• Boom• Mary Jane• Gangster• Chronic
Scheduling
• THC is a schedule 1 drug because of Controlled Substance Act for the high potential for abuse
Test
• The color test is simple. If tested for the use of THC or marijuana they would use a sample of your urine, if positive the test will turn blue, if negative it will stay clear.
Withdrawal
• The symptoms of withdrawal from marijuana.• Loss of appetite• Inability to sleep• Headache• Nausea• Anxiety• Paranoia• Irritability or aggression
Random Facts• In the 17th century Hemp was illegal not to grow.• California was the first to criminalize hemp in 1913• The Marijuana Tax Act of 1937 made it legal again
to poses hemp if you paid for a stamp• There are currently 14 states that allow marijuana
to be used for medical purposes, even though it is against federal laws.
• Alaska, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington
Websites used
• http://www/homedrugtestkit.com/thc.html• Http://www.cannabis-med.org/patients-use.htm• http://www.cognitiveliberty.org/dll/marijuana_%20tr
afficking_penalties.html• http://hubpages.com?hub.marijuana-withdrawal-sy
mptoms-Insomnia--anxiety--irritability--headache• http://
medicalmarijuana.procon.org/view.resource.php?resourceID=000881