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Marijuana Marijuana is the most widely used illegal drug in America today. However it is the least understood. Not until about the 1960’s did many people know about marijuana and the harm it causes. Marijuana is a green, brown and gray mixture of dry shredded leaves from the hemp plant (Cannabis Sativa). Marijuana contains more than 400 chemicals, but the main chemical responsible for the “high” that you receive is THC. THC expands your blood vessels …

…grown in southern areas such as South America, Cuba, and Jamaica. Governments in all countries are trying to stop the trade of marijuana by spraying the fields with weed killer. However drug dealers sell it any way and many of the users may become sick or even die. Even though marijuana is an illegal drug it is still used as a medicine, for treatments to glaucoma and on cancer patients to help settle their stomachs.