The leaves have long thin fingers and are light green. ... Common in the United States, marijuana is called pot, grass, weed, Mary Jane, bud, etc. ... The leaves of this plant are smoked but the most highly prized part of the plant is the top, smoked by rolling inside tobacco paper or placing in a pipe. ...
The New Encyclopedia Britannica explains, "Marijuana, also spelled Marihuana the Indian plant hemp plant, Cannabis Sativa, or the crude drug composed of its leaves and flower, usually crushed and put into pipes or formed into cigarettes for smoking"(Encyclopedia Britannica). ... These kids want to escape from their lives problems so they turn to the grass. ...