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Marijuana is a drug that is used for both medicinal and recreational purposes. Though in many countries is always considered illegal but in some countries, mainly in South American it has been legalized because it’s used for medicinal purposes. A great debate has been staged on whether marijuana should be legalized or not. Marijuana is consumed for medicinal purposes like for patients with nausea or poor appetite associated with aids or cancer treatment .although the cannabis plant contains many compounds, the one that has a great impact of intoxication is called tetra hydro cannibal (THC)(Branford). Marijuana Is A Commonly Abused Drugs Worldwide. Marijuana is greatly abused throughout the world, as the number of users who have indulged in has significantly increased over the years. Statistically, among the teens, boys are more likely to smoke the marijuana than the girls. The Native American adolescents seem to be the most affected ethnic group most engage in recent marijuana use and the Asian adolescents are the last group to get indulged. Marijuana in its medical form is called Marinol dronabinol.its made up of the capsules and is used for the treatment of poor appetite intake and with patients suffering from the AIDS. This medicine should be prescribed carefully to avoid side effect that may be caused by the excessive intake of the drug. The most commonly seen physical side effect of the medicinal marijuana include anxiety, confusion hallucination paranoia.in this cases, the medicine should be taken with a lot of caution to people who have mental health diagnosis substance abuse.to the victims who have been prescribed the use of this medicine are supposed to be under the care of the psychiatric. Historically marijuana has been used over thousands of years. However, it was illegalized in many parts of the world during the 20th century. Countries like the United States in the past twenty years have posted a great debate on whether medical marijuana could be legalized or not. Never the less some of the twenty states in the USA the marijuana has been legalized especially in the states of Colombia. Tight   laws have been recommended to the patient’s using the medicinal they should carry marijuana indicates their use of the substance for clear medical purpose. Those who will be found in possession of such of marijuana will be persecuted. Home cultivation of the marijuana has been banned, a tight regulation is put in place concerning the operation of dispensaries in some states. Attempts to completely legalize the use of marijuana, whether for medicinal purpose or not, remain strongly most jurisdiction worldwide. Marijuana exists in many varieties also called the strains. The strains are mainly based on the leaf color as well as the strains medical purpose .the medical strain of the marijuana is grown particularly for health reasons which may include the pain management and the reduction of nausea. Restrictions are placed on the strains of the marijuana that is legally used or sold by some states. Hydroponic marijuana seeds mainly grown in nutrient solution with or without soil is sold through the mail order in most marijuana dispensaries. Studies conducted by various  scientific institutes  have shown that marijuana   is an addictive substance.staitstically the  addiction rate  has increased rampantly across all the ages for instance, for every six adolescents at least  one of them using  marijuana  develops addiction to it, and most of  the people who   are receiving the treatment  are mainly under the age of  25 years. The level of addiction has increased over years due to the easy availability and access of the marijuana mainly to the people of younger age who tend to get addicted after prolong use. The marijuana symptoms of addiction are very similar to the addiction experienced from any drug use. Mainly the victim is subjected to a negative pattern of drug use, which may subject him or her to many problem s that may make them suffer significantly. Some of the most frequently anticipated symptoms to be encountered include; tolerance, withdrawal, persistence  desire  to use the  marijuana trouble  decreasing  or  controlling its use, taking marijuana in large amounts  or over a long period of time, spending most of the time  obtaining the  marijuana, continual  and persistent use of marijuana even after experiencing  repeated   psychological  and   physical  problems as a result  of its use. The symptoms of marijuana usually start one or two days after the use of the drugs marijuana which is normally accompanied by the following symptoms; anger, depression, drug craving decreased appetite and the irritability. This symptoms generally tend to reduce the motive and the struggle directed towards the stopping of use if the marijuana (Mark). Marijuana has numerous effects especially to the health of the victim.it mainly affects the brain. Its significance problem to the brain is the threat it impairs the thinking, as in learning it tends to reduce the memory for several days after each time is used. Smoking of the marijuana has a great social effect .majorly adolescents who have indulged in marijuana smoking have higher risks of pregnancy, truancy, legal problems deliquescence and achieving less educationally and occupationally. Most individuals who are marijuana addictive tend to be very unproductive and less motivated with their life (Branford). Marijuana once consumed is diffused into the blood system which in turn has many problems to the victim’s body. The period at which the drug can stay in the body of the victim can only be detected after drug tests that should be analyzed in the medical laboratory. It’s mainly associated with the occurrence of cancers, increased risk of sexual dysfunction, statistics have indicated that men who frequently abuse marijuana have a tendency of experiencing premature ejaculation or a trouble in reaching orgasm. Moreover, men and women who tend to be lovers of marijuana have been seen as the one having many sexual partners making them too vulnerable to contracting sexually transmitted diseases. Most of the victims who have suffered from marijuana addiction are mainly treated on the outpatient basis. The programs aimed at treating patients of marijuana addiction have tremendously increased over the years. Behavioral treatment i.e. motivational enhancement, cognitive behavioral therapy, and continence management as well as the family-based treatments are the most effective treatment that has been recommended for the marijuana abuse addiction. Though no medication has been found effective to treat the marijuana disorders while research has revealed that by the use of anti-depressants the victim many manage to control the effect of marijuana withdrawal to avoid relapse. However prevention of marijuana use is the best and effective way to prevent the addiction which may be done through educating and informing about the risk and issues related to abuse of marijuana.in teens, marijuana is readily available in their environment, and their likely hood to engage in negative characters which steer them ending up using marijuana. Adolescents have without notice get themselves involved in marijuana use after they started abusing legal drugs like alcohol and tobacco. Therefore attention has to be directed to such generation early enough to curb the user of the marijuana (Pacula). In this case, though most of the victims of marijuana tend to get treated after undergoing the outpatient psychotherapy that tend to pass necessary skills and motivation in life, the relapse rate still remains to be too high. Frequent exposure to the treatment tends to increase and improve the static at some level. However scientifically it has been proven that individuals smoking marijuana before the age of seventeen years seem to be three times more likely to commit suicide than those who never used marijuana after the age of seventeen years, and moreover, these early age users are likely to be much more addicted to marijuana. Vulnerable people to marijuana addiction have a development of hallucinations. Marijuana addiction may also increase the urge to use other drugs. WORK CITED Pacula, Rosalie L., et al. "Assessing the effects of medical marijuana laws on marijuana use: the devil is in the details." Journal of Policy Analysis and Management 34.1 (2015): 7-31. Mark Anderson, D., Benjamin Hansen, and Daniel I. Rees. "Medical marijuana laws and teen marijuana use." American Law and Economics Review 17.2 (2015): 495-528. Bradford, Ashley C., and W. David Bradford. "Medical marijuana laws reduce prescription medication use in Medicare Part D." Health Affairs 35.7 (2016): 1230-1236.