Marijuana is a substance that comes from cut and dried leaves from a plant called "cannabis sativa". ... THC causes these effects as it stimulates cells in the brain; these brain cells then send signals to the brain to release dopamine, creating euphoria (Cox). ... Cooper talked about how growers have approached modifying the plants in order to provide medical benefits while eliminating the high, to which he said, "Just as you can cross breed most plants we are able to do the same. ... While many individuals still fear the unknown of cannabis use in children, the Figi family bel...

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Marijuana is in the form of a plant and is usually smoked in the form of a cigarette, or sometimes in a pipe, bong, vaporizer, or other types of smoking paraphernalia, or less commonly it can be ingested. ... Alcohol affects the liver and the brain, where the only affects of marijuana are some lost brain cells, which are probably almost the same amount lost as from drinking. In the long term alcohol will deteriorate the liver and kill just as many if not more brain cells than marijuana, also a person who smokes pot every day can still go through life do the things they would normally do, get...

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