Marijuana addiction treatment in United States

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	Marijuana addiction info Marijuana is the most commonly abused illicit substance in the United States. A dry, shredded green/brown mix of flowers, stems, seeds, and leaves of the plant called Cannabis sativa, it is smoked usually as a cigarette (joint, nail), or in a pipe (bong). It also is smoked in blunts, which are cigars that have been emptied of tobacco and refilled with marijuana, often in mixed with another illicit substance. It might also be mixed in food butter, spaghetti sauce etc. or brewed and drink as a tea. As a more concentrated, resinous form it is called hashish and, as a sticky black liquid, hash oil. Marijuana smoke has a pungent and distinctive, normally sweet-and-sour odor. The main active chemica ingredient l in marijuana is THC (delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol). The membranes of certain nerve cells in the brain contain protein receptors that bind to THC. Once securely in place, THC kicks off a series of cellular reactions that ultimately lead to the high that marijuana users experience when they smoke the drug. Marijuana is a Schedule I substance under the Controlled Substances (CSA). Schedule I drugs are classified as having a high potential for abuse, not currently accepted for use in any medical treatment in the United States, and a lack of accepted safety for use of the substance or other drugs under medical supervision.
	Marijuana use in the United States Among students surveyed as part of the 2005 Monitoring the Future study, 16.5% of student in eighth grade, 34.1% of students in tenth grade, and 44.8% of twelfth grade students reported lifetime use of marijuana. In the year of 2004, these percentages were 16.3%, 35.1%, and 45.7%, respectively. Approximately 74% of eighth grade students, 65.5% of tenth grade students, and 58% of twelfth graders surveyed in 2005 reported that smoking a drug such as marijuana on a regular basis was a "great risk." The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance (YRBS) study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) surveys high school students on few risk factors including drug and alcohol use. Results of the 2005 survey indicate that 38.4% of high school students reported using marijuana at some point in their lifetimes. Additional YRBS results indicate that 20.2% of students surveyed in 2005 reported current (past month) use of cannabis. Between 2001 and 2005, marijuana use went down in all three categories: lifetime (13%), past year (15%) and 30-day use (19%). Current marijuana use decreased 28% among 8th graders (from 9.2% to 6.6%), and 23% among 10th graders (from 19.8% to 15.2%). Between October 1, 2004 and January 11, 2005, there were 1,777 Federal offenders sentenced for marijuana-related charges in United States. Courts. Approximately 94.9% of the cases involved marijuana trafficking. Between January 12, 2005 and September 30, 2005, there were 4,396 Federal offenders sentenced for marijuana-related charges in United States Courts. Approximately 95.8% of the cases involved trafficking.

Marijuana legislation in the United States

There are many factors why some children and young teens start using marijuana. Many young people smoke the drug because they see their brothers, sisters, friends, or even older family members smoking it. Some people use marijuana because of peer pressure.

Other individuals may think it’s cool to use marijuana because they hear songs about it and see people doing it on TV and in movies. Some teens may feel they need marijuana and other illicit substances to help them escape from problems at home, at school, or with friends.

No matter how many shirts and caps you see printed with the marijuana leaf, or how many musical groups sing about it, remember this: You don’t have to use marijuana just because you think everybody else is doing it. Most teenagers do not use marijuana!

When marijuana is not grown in either large-extent 'grow operations in warehouses and other large establishments, or grown for limited distribution in small-scale, possibly domestic operations, it is usually imported from Mexico or farther south. The majority of the cannabis sold commercially in the U.S. is grown in hidden grow operations nationally with the majority grown in the Midwest or in the California region, which has some of the world's best soil for growing crops. Much of the marijuana in the country is imported from Mexico; however this cannabis is usually low quality. The packaging methods used are crude frequently resulting in compressed or "bricked" weed. Canadian cannabis is often higher quality particularly in mid-British Columbia, most likely due to the more relaxed laws regarding cannabis in this part of Canada.
Common bag sizes/names that cannabis is sold in the United States are:

• a kilogram or kilo or key or bird or cuffie (1000 grams, 2.2 pounds)
• a pound or LB (usually only for dealers, although those with enough disposable income wanting a long term supply for personal use without a regular interaction with dealers may occasionally buy that much)
• a quarter pound or QP or 'QUAP' (Pronounced "Kwop") (4 ounces)
• an ounce or A Zip or 'an O or Z' or 'a zone' (many laws divide the presumption of personal use and intent of sale between those with more or less than an ounce)
• a half ounce or a half (14 grams)
• a quarter ounce or a quad or a Q or a quarter (7 grams)
• an eighth of an ounce or an eighth or a cut or a slice or a half quarter (3.5 grams)
• a sixteenth of an ounce or a teenth or a half-eighth (1.7 grams)
• a dub bag or a deuce or '20 sack' a stick(a bag costing $20)(2.0 gram)
• a dime bag or Sawbuck tenner (a bag costing $10)( 1.0 )
• a nickel bag or Fin (a bag costing $5) (0.5)

Legality in the United States

Under Federal law, it is illicit to possess, use, buy, sell, or cultivate cannabis anywhere in the United States. The Controlled Substances Act of 1970 classifies marijuana as a Schedule I substance, meaning it has an elevated potential for abuse and no accepted medical use. Under the Supremacy Clause of the Constitution, Federal law in the United States substitutes conflicting state and local laws. However, certain states and local governments have established laws attempting to decriminalize cannabis, which has reduced the number of "simple possession" offenders sent to jail, since federal enforcement agents rarely target individuals directly for such relatively minor offenses. Other state and local governments ask law enforcement authorities to limit enforcement of substance laws with respect to cannabis. In the 2006 election, amendment 44 of Colorado making it legitimate to possess less than 1 ounce of cannabis, failed and the election was 40-60, yet it is still a misdemeanor to possess up to one half pound, and is punished mainly by fines unless sale is established.
The National Center for Natural Products Research in Oxford, Mississippi is the only facility in the United States that is federally licensed by the National Institute on Drug Abuse to produce cannabis for scientific study. The Center is part of the School of Pharmacy at the University of Mississippi.