National Institute of Drug Addiction [1]: Marijuana use can have a wide range of health effects, including:
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CESAR Due to the variety of effects it can produce, marijuana can be categorized as a stimulant, depressant, or hallucinogen. [3] | Of the more than 500 chemicals in marijuana, delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, known as THC, is responsible for many of the drug’s psychotropic (mind-altering) effects. It’s this chemical that distorts how the mind perceives the world. [4] |
Links
[1] https://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/drugfacts/marijuana
[2] https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5ameKn-SJEXclJ1MnY4Y2otN2J5RHgzbEV3d0MyVUk3b0VB/view
[3] http://www.cesar.umd.edu/cesar/pubs/marijuana.pdf
[4] https://teens.drugabuse.gov/drug-facts/marijuana