A Quick Set of Facts

Fact Number 1:
Marijuana is used to help people suffering from glaucoma and patients suffering from cancer chemotherapy.
-WAIT. This can be replaced. They have synthesized delta-9-THC  (the drug in weed) so that people who use it for medical marijuana can still get the effects but from a pill

Fact Number 2:

Marijuana used durring pregnancy can harm the fetus.

-It causes low birth weight and phsyical abnormalities.

Fact Number 3: 

Marijuana can induce euphoria and halucinations, relieve pain and nausea.

Fact Number 4: 

Marijuana increases heart rate
- This is very serious in people with high blood pressure

Fact Number 5:

The drug can interfere with memory and learning for days, or even weeks, after the initial high

-NOT good for high school students, or any students for that matter.

-A study done in 2010 showed that marijuana was the most commonly used drug for 14-15 year olds at 57%
- For 16-17 year olds, marijuana was most commonly used among 72%

Fact Number 6:
The Cannabis plant contains more than 400 chemicals, including tetrahydrocannabinol, better known as THC, which has psychoactive, or mind-altering properties.

Works Cited:

Zimmer, Lynn, and John P. Morgan. "EXPOSING MARIJUANA MYTHS: A REVIEW OF THE SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE." The UK Cannabis Internet Activists UKCIA. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Jan. 2013. <http://www.ukcia.org/research/zimmer.php
" Teen Drug Rehab." Teen Drug Rehab | Teens Drug Addiction Rehab 888-757-6237. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Jan. 2013. <http://www.inspirationsyouth.com/Teen-Addiction-Statistics.asp>.