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Cannabis

What is Cannabis?

Hash Leaf

Cannabis is a natural substance from a plant called 'Cannabis Sativa'

What does it look like?

Cannabis is resin Usually looks like: -

  • Small Brown Lumps
  • Leaves Sticks and Seeds
  • Greeny Brown Tobacco
  • Sticky Oil
  • Black/ Brown Block

What are the effects?

Getting Stoned makes users: -

  • Feel, relaxed and chatty, chilled out
  • Makes colours, taste and music look extreme by heightening your senses
  • Leaves users feeling tired and hungry
  • Cooking or eating cannabis makes it stronger
  • Some people who try cannabis experience nothing at all
  • Can make you feel paranoid (Feel like every 1 is talking about u)
  • Makes you get the munchies (Eat everything in sight)

Long Term Effect

  • Tobacco in a joint is more harmful to your throat because there is no filter.
  • Cannabis used over a long period of time causes psychological dependence (You cant go on without it)
  • Smoking cannabis with tobacco makes you more addicted to nicotine
  • More likely to develop depression or mental health issues if used heavily!
  • Can make you less motivated to do anything (Amotivational Syndrome)

The Law!

Cannabis is a Class C illegal drug which means that you could go to prison for 2 years for possessing it or for 14 years for selling it.

Text by Rohul
Images by Yawor and Rohul

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