What You Need To Know About Weed

In today's society marijuana is becoming a very easy to get and a common drug among teens and adults. Many states have legalized cannabis for medical and some states have legalized it for recreational use. For some adults, weed is common thing that just comes with growing up, but what does it actually do to your brain as it is developing? A study from Muir Wood, a teen treatment center, says that abuse of this drug can lead to reduced cognitive function and quality of white matter. Later in the study they state that lost of use of marijuana in your teen years can lead to anxiety and depression in later years. Weed can lead to more dangerous drugs later in life because teens think, "if this drug isn't harmful, then I will try harder drugs".

Cannabis for adults is less harmful but can still have negative effects like more risk of colds and depression. There is no proven data that states weed leads to death or cancer.

While some people think weed is a bad drug, others say that there are many benefits of smoking weed. Weed is legal in four states for recreational use. These states include Colorado, Alaska, Oregon and Washington. Twenty-Three states have legalized it for medical use.

There is such a negative background with weed, but in reality it is not the worst drug in the world. Unlike most other drugs, no one has ever died from it. There have been negative effects with the drug as listed above, but none that are fatal.