what are some of marijuana's effects right when you're smoking it?
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It largely depends on the individual and their immediate environment.  The most notable effects are an absence of physical pain along with a heightened sense of your environment and your senses.  It is possible the first time you smoke marijuana you will not experience anything at all.  This is often reported though I don't know the scientific reason for it.  If you feel safe in your environment you will notably relax and be able to connect intellectually with others in a more intimate way.  People tend to "open up" when they smoke marijuana.  Shortly after smoking it you will experience a dry mouth and a thirst.  Food and drink become more enjoyable because of your heightened sense of smell and taste.  Some people can become anxious if they are in an environment that doesn't feel or isn't safe.   Anxiety can also come about if your overly preoccupied with a negative or stressful situation.  The perceived magnitude of your dilemma can be exaggerated in your mind.  Largely marijuana allows you to relax, re leaves pain very effectively, enhances your enjoyment of simple things usually overlooked.  It can make you become involved in T.V. or Movies more than usual because of an increase in your ability to focus or "be in the moment".  It's important to be with friends you trust and in an environment that is pleasurable to some extent to begin with.  Some people claim an increase in sex drive probably due to heightened senses but you care free disposition could lead to poor choices if acted upon.  Often after the initial high, say 2 hours, you may feel unusually bored or apathetic.  In short... no pain, relaxation, increased hunger and thirst, a feeling of connection to others, possible paranoia, increased enjoyment of immediate surroundings and dry mouth.
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Marijuana is not bad even for your memory and health. Contrary to popular belief, the short term memory loss only happens when you are high. Once youre grounded again, your memory goes back to normal. Anyone who uses marijuana as an excuse for bad memory is either uninformed or pretending to not remember something.\n\nAs for health, aside from the smoking aspect, there is nothing unhealthy about it. It doesnt kill brain cells or anything like that. If you eat it, (in brownies or something) nothing bad at all will happen to your body. And if you use a bong (a water pipe) 50% of the carcinogens (cancer-causing chemicals) in the smoke stay in the water and dont go into your body. Marijuana is probably the safest "drug" out there today.\n\nPeace
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cant help on the effects part..but here is a link about marijuana and cancer (may pad your report a lil ;-)\n\nhttp://www.sierratimes.com/03/11/07/article_kubby.htm
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Yeah, weed dissintegrates your brain cells, leaving the person with fewer and fewer of them every time it is used.  And the person gets dumber and dumber, and more air-headed and just turns out to be a burned out pothead.  It also sloooowwwws down your thinking process by far after so long of using it and takes a person much longer to think about anything or even comprehend.
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sounds to me like you're abusing the weed.  stay away from that wacky-tobacky, it will rot your brain cells.\n\nits bad, bad, bad for you.
895637
You'll get stoned.......
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Some of the Harmful effects smoking can cause are:\n\n1.straining on your heart and blood vessels.\n\nThe mixture of nicotine and carbon monoxide in each cigarette you smoke temporarily increases your heart rate and blood pressure, straining your heart and blood vessels.\n\n2. heart attacks and stroke.\n\n It slows your blood flow, cutting off oxygen to your feet and hands. Some smokers even end up having their limbs \namputated because of this.\n\n3. causes cancer.\n\nTar coats your lungs like soot in a chimney.A 20-a-day smoker breathes in up to a full cup (210 g) of tar in a year.\n\n4. Emphysema.\n\nEmphysema is an illness that slowly rots your lungs away. Most People with emphysema often get bronchitis again and again, and suffer lung and heart failure.\n\n5. Lung cancer.\n\nLung cancer is caused by the tar in the tobacco smoke. Men who smoke are ten times more likely to die from lung cancer than non-smokers.\n\n6. block blood vessels.\n\nSmoking causes fat deposits to narrow which is why blood vessels become blocked which leads to heart attack.\n\nI could go on and on but i am sure you want an answer today \n1-6 are the most common effects of smoking. Their are so many, You take a big risk with your health when you start to smoke. I hope i answed your ? to your liking.
657358
that is not good for you tinfoil has cemical in it...weed is really bad fo ryou too...you will have long term affects for doing both
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Relaxes, dulls pain, gives you either a stoney feeling or a buzzing high-depending on the strain. It is harmless if used safely. If you are going to smoke it, use a water pipe so that some of the tar gets filtered out.\n\nWhen put under the scope, it is way better to smoke pot than to drink or smoke cigarettes. Just do it in moderation and you are all good.
260767
weed in general is not heavy on hallucinations, I have only hallucinated a handful of times and i have smoked since 15 I'm 33 and just quit . when you first smoke it you experience euphoria , strange thoughts or ideas that can sometimes throw you into states of uncontrollable laughter . things that you other wise would not find amusing amuse you . after awhile your eyelids begin to feel heavy because the marijuana has decreased the pressure in within your eyes, and this is no joke, your eyeballs have decreased in size a little, this is why people who are high look squinty eyed and tired , this effect is also why pot is good for glaucoma a condition where there is too much pressure , a pot high can last anywhere from 2-4 hours average depending on potency personally myself i think the "high" last less because the other part of the high your really not high but feel lazy and groggy and end up eating bunches of food and then falling a sleep. since i have quit i am i can also validate the fact that marijuana affect motivation and energy levels as since i have quit those have increased .
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The story I heard was that THC - the active ingredient in marijuana - vapourizes at a lower temperature than the ignition temperature of the remaining plant material.  So if you heat well ground marijuana to a temperature above the Tvapour of THC but below Tignition of the plant, you have an effective vapourizer.  Since you're not burning the plant material, you get less toxic smoke in your lungs - pretty good deal.
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It may not just be anxiety., that could be just a symptom of a larger problem...But one of the side effects of weed is to make you anxious. If it is related to a chemical imbalance, the weed may have helped level it off for a while, but self medicating doesn't mean we are treating the issue correctly. They only way to figure that out is to see a doctor. Don't be afraid to tell a doctor about ANY drug use. they can not divulge any treatment to law enforcement unless there is abuse involved. Example, if you told the Dr. that a drug led you to hurt a child, spouse, or elderly person, they are then obligated to report the abuse. But You can feel confident that you are getting the best treatment possible if you inform the doctor of all the issues you are facing.
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I think it's safe to say that smoking anything when you have asthma is going to worsen your condition. Whatever marijuana's medicinal properties, it most assuredly does not help with asthma.
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red eyes\nshortness of breath\nincreased risk of cancer\nshort term memory loss\nlowered sperm count\nerectile dysfunction\nbirth defects\nincreased chances of miscarriage in women\ndifficulty becoming pregnant\ndepression\nincreased chance of mental problems eg paranoid schyzophrenia\npotential jail time\nmonsters in your closet.\n\nKeep in mind the chances of all these things increase with prolonged usage. I have not tried it.  I had to do an assignment on it is high school.  I don't really have a problem with people doing it.  The effects of weed are not that different from the effects of alcohol, except it makes you slower.  Some people are capable of using it in small amounts and others are not capable of controlling the addiction.  It is all dependant on the individual.\n\nI forgot to add ( thankyou Sangre Y Leche) that these are potential side effects and do not necessarily happen to everyone who uses.  The risks are increased with very heavy usage but many people with moderate levels of usage do not display any of the above.
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Marijuana can be used for many different reasons...Some people smoke it to relax, or feel good, to take their mind of things, to open their minds to other things...some people smoke it to relieve physical pain from arthritis or glaucoma or MS, and some smoke it to relive the nausea associated with some types of cancer. Marijuana does have benefits despite what our law and government says...I know many successful and brilliant people who smoke marijuana daily ( and they are all adults!) but as my grandfather always said..."everything in moderation."
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It is what is commonly referred to THC the active ingredient found in marijuana.It is what causes the feeling associated w/using pot.
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No! However, after inhaling it for a certain period of time you will feel like you're high, then you will get some very bad head pains and feel a little faint.Trust me i know! I've tried it many times.