The key psychoactive ingredient in marijuana is a chemical called tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), which is the ingredient responsible for its intoxicating effects. THC is most appropriately described as a hallucinogen.
Cannabis is a term that applies to marijuana as well as other drugs that come from the same plant, Cannabis sativa. Another form of cannabis is sinsemilla, which may have 9 percent THC or as high as 25 percent THC. Sinsemilla is made from the buds and flowering tips of the plants. HASHISH is a strong form of cannabis. It contains from 9 percent to as high as 19 percent THC.
Marijuana is a drug that is primarily smoked, either in rolled-up cigarette papers (referred to as a joint) or in a pipe. A bong is a water pipe that is used to smoke marijuana. Some users smoke crack cocaine that is mixed with the marijuana. Marijuana can also be eaten. Traces of the drug (metabolites) usually stay in the body for several days.
However, heavy users of marijuana may have traces of the drug in their bodies for weeks after they have ceased using marijuana. As marijuana is very addictive you shoul know all facts about what marijuana is.
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