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Marihuana

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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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".

Teen marijuana use increases, especially among eighth-graders

WASHINGTON -- Fueled by increases in marijuana use, the rate of eighth-graders saying they have used an illicit drug in the past year jumped to 16 percent, up from last year's 14.5 percent, with daily marijuana use up in all grades surveyed, according to the 2010 Monitoring the Future Survey (MTF


High School and Youth Trends

Every year, the Monitoring the Future (MTF) survey measures drug, alcohol, and tobacco use and related attitudes among 8th, 10th, and 12th graders. Following are facts and statistics about youth substance use from the 2012 MTF report.

Marijuana: Facts Parents Need to Know

Brochure, in question-and-answer format, that provides facts about marijuana for parents and offers tips for talking with their children about the drug and its potential harmful effects.

Impresa en: abril del 2001
Actualizada en: Marzo del 2011
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Drug Abuse at Highest Level in Nearly a Decade

Reports on 2009 data indicating a rise in drug abuse in the United States and the factors that may have contributed to this increase.

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