The component of Marijuana that causes the user to feel their "high" is THC. THC is inside the plant, when burned and inhaled, it is sucked into the lungs along with oxygen. The lungs are where the THC enters the blood, once in the blood the user begins to feel the effects of the THC (Marijuana). THC causes the user to have an increased appetite, hallucinations, and drowsiness. THC causes an increase in heart rate, this cause one's eyes to dilate. Men who smoke too much have been known to have low sperm counts. The Comprehensive Abuse and Prevention and Control Act of 1970 (which created the Drug Enforcement Agency or DEA) stated that marijuana was and stated that marijuana was a schedule one drug. Schedule one drugs are drugs such as heroin considered to have no legitimate medical use. If marijuana has no medical benefits, why is The FDA approving marijuana usage medicinally? In 1985, the FDA approved chemicals in marijuana to be used to prevent nausea and vomiting in cancer patients after receiving chemotherapy (Marijuana). Now the very drug that is illegal (THC) is being put in capsules and given to cancer patients that sounds like a medical use to me (Marijuana). Marijuana has also been used to relieve chronic pain, lower eye pressure in glaucoma patients, prevent weight loss for people with HIV/AIDS, and control spasms for people with Multiple Sclerosis. legalization makes perfect sense medically, especially considering the fact that marjjuana has very little negative health effects.
As already stated, the short-term effects of Marijuana occur during the high created by smoking. People under the influence of Marijuana tend to have trouble walking, bloodshot eyes, short-. term memory loss, and lack of interest in many activities (Marijuana). The long-term medical effects of marijuana are becoming clear now, partially because Marijuana has only been this popular as a recreational drug for less than fifty years. long-term effects of Marijuana that have been...