ll and practiced users experience different degrees of “high”. Experiencedusers inhale slowly and hold in the smoke as long as possible. This is one reason marijuana smoking is usuallydone in company, so that the joint can be passed on to someone else-not allowed to burn up wastefully whilethe smoke is held. Experimentation with THC and other parts of the plant have demonstrated al number of effects that couldbe medically beneficial. None of the experiments has yet resulted in an acceptable, approved medication, butresearchers are hopeful that some of them will. One possible beneficial effect of THC is bronchodilation,which may be helpful in asthma and the common cold, among other breathing disorders. Cannabis has alsobeen shown to decrease pressure within the eyes, this checking the effects of glaucoma. Marijuana may notprove useful because of the tolerance to it that users develop. Also in special interest is the effect of cannabisin controlling vomiting. Some researchers considerate useful as a mild painkiller and also as a sedative, butcontinued use seems to cause rebound wakefulness. Several scientific reports have suggested possible harmful effects. These have included chromosomedamage, brain damage, damage to white blood cells, possible sex debility, lung damage, and damage to thepersonality. Some investigators consider it a sign of brain damage when pot smokers show the so-called“antimotivational syndrome”-when they “drop out”, and opt the hippie viewpoint that so disturbed the oldergeneration in the 1960’s. Some studies have said that people using marijuana on a regular basis ...
