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Highlights new video clips on NIDA's Web site for teens that explore the dangers of drug abuse and that address questions from youth and their parents on the topic.

Marijuana Abuse

Explores the latest research on marijuana, including the scope of marijuana use in the U.S., health consequences, its effects on every-day activities, available treatments.

Published: October 2002
Revised: July 2012
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Marijuana: Facts for Teens

Presented in question-and-answer format and targeted to teens, provides facts about marijuana and its potential harmful effects.

Published: April 2001
Revised: March 2011
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El Spice (marihuana sintética)

El término “Spice” (que quiere decir “especias” en inglés) se usa para describir una variedad de mezclas de hierbas que producen experiencias similares a las de la marihuana (cannabis) y que se venden en el mercado como alternativas legales y “no peligrosas” de la marihuana. El Spice se vende bajo diversos nombres incluyendo K2, marihuana sintética, fuego de Yucatán y llamarada solar en español, y “fake weed”, “Skunk”, “Yucatan Fire” y “Moon Rocks” en inglés.

Spice (Synthetic Marijuana)

"Spice" refers to a wide variety of herbal mixtures that produce experiences similar to marijuana (cannabis) and that are marketed as "safe," legal alternatives to that drug. Sold under many names, including K2, fake weed, Yucatan Fire, Skunk, Moon Rocks, and others — and labeled "not for human consumption" — these products contain dried, shredded plant material and chemical additives that are responsible for their psychoactive (mind-altering) effects.

Marijuana

Marijuana is a dry, shredded green and brown mix of leaves, flowers, stems, and seeds from the hemp plant Cannabis sativa. In a more concentrated, resinous form, it is called hashish, and as a sticky black liquid, hash oil. The main psychoactive (mind-altering) chemical in marijuana is delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC.

La marihuana

La marihuana es una mezcla café verdosa de hojas, tallos, semillas y flores secas y picadas de la planta de cáñamo, Cannabis sativa. Su forma más concentrada y resinosa se llama hachís y cuando está en forma de líquido negro y pegajoso se conoce como aceite de hachís. La principal sustancia psicoactiva (que altera la mente) en la marihuana es el delta-9-tetrahidrocannabinol o THC. 

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Foto de la marihuana

La marihuana es una planta que generalmente se fuma como cigarrillo. Entre sus nombres más comunes en español se encuentran "mota", "mafu", "juana", "juanita" y "hierba". Los cigarrillos de marihuana se conocen como "cartuchos", "churros" o "yoints". En inglés, con frecuencia se la conoce como "primo", "weed", "herb", "smoke", "dope" y "grass" y los cigarrillos se conocen como "joints" o "blunts".

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