Interesting Marijuana Facts

1. According to one national survey on drug use, each day approximately 6,000 Americans try marijuana for the first time.

2. Worldwide, it is estimated that about 162 million adults use marijuana at least once per year, and 22.5 million use the drug daily.
3. Marijuana usage is a ritual part of many religious traditions throughout the world. In Islamic nations, it is accepted alongside coffee and tobacco while alcohol is strictly prohibited.
4. According to one report, it would take 800 joints to kill a person "but the cause of death would be carbon monoxide poisoning.
5. There are over 200 slang terms for marijuana in the popular vernacular.
6. The name marijuana comes from a Mexican slang term for cannabis and is believed to have derived from the Spanish pronunciation of the names Mary and Jane. (The two names were also common Mexican military slang for a prostitute or brothel.) Marijuana came into popularity as a name for cannabis in the U.S. during the late 1800s.
7. The cannabis plant can grow in nearly any environment and averages one to two inches of growth per day and up to 18 feet total in ideal conditions.
8. The primary active ingredient in marijuana is THC. It is this chemical that produces marijuana's mind-altering effects.
9. Depending upon the weather conditions, soil type, and time of harvest for a cannabis plant, as well as the specific mixture of dried leaves and flowers in the marijuana product, a sample of marijuana can contain anywhere from 3% to 20% THC.
10. Cannabis seeds were used as a food source in China as early as 6000 B.C.

11. Both George Washington and Tomas Jefferson grew marijuana on thier plantations

12. Its first recorded use for medicinal purposes was 2727B.C.

13. Hemp was once considered legal tender in the U.S.

14. Cannabis and hemp are the same

15. Marijuana floods the brain with dopamine

16. "burnout" occurs when the smoker becomes unresponsive

17. 14.6 million Americans smoke pot on a regular basis

18. Marijuana contains 400 chemical compounds

19. The declaratin of independence was written on hemp paper

20. Marijuana can stay in the body for weeks after use

21. Given an opportunity deer will chew gum and marijuana