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 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.
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".
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
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.
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 Autor: Array