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Marijuana is a mixture of dried flowers buds and assortments of leaves from the hemp plant Cannabis sativa It can be smoked brewed into tea or consumed in edibles such as cookies candies and brownies Despite the different ways pot can enter your system it affects almost every organ the immune system and the nervous system Delta 9 tetrahydrocannabinol commonly known as THC is the compound in marijuana which is responsible for the high that most recreational users seek Different strains and levels of active ingredients makes the users experience unpredictable NIDA 2017 Effects usually wear off after three or four hours The approximate level of THC in cannabis was about 3 74 percent in the 1900s This number spiked by almost 6 percent in the year 2013 NIDA 2017 Use of marijuana can pilot the user towards development of a marijuana use disorder Marijuana use disorders are severe and can later shape into an addition dilemas Those who start pot in their adolescent years are four to seven times more likely to depend on it Likelihood of developing an alcohol and cannabis use disorder during youth 2008 Data suggests that thirty percent of users have some sort of marijuana use disorder Pot use disorders and dependence are closely linked Users who show withdrawal symptoms when not on the drug are classifies as dependant on the drug Prevalence of Marijuana Use Disorders in the United States 2014 a study from the National Epidemiological Study of Alcohol Use and Related Disorders shows that adults who smoked marijuana during the first survey were more likely to develop an alcohol use disorder in the next 3 years Those who already had used marijuana and had an alcohol disorder were at the risk of it heightening NIDA 2017
