Cannabis

Name: Cannabis

Other Names: Ganja, grass, hash, herb, marijuana, pot and weed.

What it Looks Like: This is a dried plant, usually found as a shredded mix of leaves and plant stems, sometimes including flowers and seeds.

How Used: It is usually smoked, though is sometimes taken mixed in food.

Effect: This drug is used as a relaxant that creates a sense of well being and distorted, increasingly vivid sense perceptions and thoughts.

Possible noticeable symptoms of use, abuse or withdrawal:

• Amnesia
• Anxiety
• Apathy
• Changes in body weight
• Clumsiness
• Confusion
• Decline in performance of routine activities, especially those requiring higher levels of cognitive skills
• Decline in work or school performance
• Distorted spatial sense
• Distorted time sense
• Fear of dying
• Glassy eyed
• Hallucinations
• Hunger
• Increased laughing
• Lack of motivation
• Loud talking
• Negative emotional state
• Panic attack
• Paranoia
• Poor coordination
• Poor driving
• Possession of roach clips or cigarette papers
• Possession of wood, metal or glass
• Red eyes
• Sleepiness
• Temporary lack of attention
• Temporary loss of memory
• Thirst
• Vomiting

This page is an overview description of this drug. It is not comprehensive or meticulously researched. This page is intended to provide an introductory overview for those who have no familiarity with the drug.

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