What Is Marijuana? Marijuana, a drug obtained from dried and crumpled parts of the ubiquitous hemp plant Cannabis sativa (or Cannabis indica) is smoked by rolling in tobacco paper or placing in a pipe. It is also otherwise consumed worldwide by an estimated 200,000,000 persons for pleasure, an escape from reality, or relaxation. Marijuana is known by a variety of names such as kif (Morocco), dagga (South Africa), and bhang (India). Common in the United States, …showed first 75 words of 2628 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2628 total…S. Today. Our laws and lawmakers should view it under the same light as they do alcohol. Marijuana Status 1970: 11% of high school seniors said they were using marijuana every day. In 1975: About 27% said they had used marijuana sometime in the previous month. In 1978: The monthly users grew up to 37% then in 1986 dropped to 23%. In 1979: 12 to 17 year olds reported using it within the last month has dropped from a high point of 17% and in 1987 dropped to12%.