Effects on the Heart

marijuana increases the heart rate 20-100 percent shortly after smoking; this affect can last up to 3 to 4 hours. some studys show that heavy marijuana smokers have no signs of lung cancer .

Mexico's Congress Legalizes Drugs for Personal Use

MEXICO CITY-Mexico's congress approved a bill friday decriminalizing possession of small amounts of marijuana, ecstacy, cocaine and heroin for persanol use.

marijuana ballot 2010

Advocates of the Regulate, Control and Tax Cannabis Act say they have gathered more than enough signatures to qualify the initiative for California's November 2010 ballot. The measure will allow people 21 and older to grow marijuana for personal use and to possess up to an ounce.
It will also allow licenced suppliers to grow and sell marijuana to adults. Consumption in the presence of minors will remain illegal.

BREAKING NEWS–Marijuana Legalization On CA’s 2010 Ballot...............=D

In Oaksterdam California have gathered the 650,000 signatures necessary to put the legalization on marijuana on the November 2010 ballot!!!!!
This means that california will be the first nation to decide whether they belive marijuana should be legal................SO THATS GOOD NEWS TO ALL THE POTHEADS IN CALI........=P

FACT:MARIJUANA CAUSES LUNG CANCER.........

Numerous studies have shown marijuana smoke to contain carcinogens and to be an irritant to the lungs. In fact, marijuana smoke contains 50–70 percent more carcinogenic hydrocarbons than does tobacco smoke. Marijuana users usually inhale more deeply and hold their breath longer than tobacco smokers do, which further increase the lungs’ exposure to carcinogenic smoke. Marijuana smokers show dysregulated growth of epithelial cells in their lung tissue, which could lead to cancer; however, a recent case-controlled study found no positive associations between marijuana use and lung, upper respiratory, or upper digestive tract cancers.Thus, the link between marijuana smoking and these cancers remains unsubstantiated at this time.

FIND OUT MORE ABOUT MARIJUANA AT http://www.drugabuse.gov/Infofacts/marijuana.html

MARIJUANA MYTHS

1.Myth: Marijuana is Highly Addictive. Long term marijuana users experience physical dependence and withdrawal, and often need professional drug treatment to break their marijuana habits.
2.Myth: Marijuana Is More Potent Today Than In The Past. Adults who used marijuana in the 1960s and 1970s fail to realize that when today's youth use marijuana they are using a much more dangerous drug.
3.Myth: Marijuana is More Damaging to the Lungs Than Tobacco.
4.Myth: Marijuana is a Gateway Drug.
All of these are just myths and theirs more at http://www.drugpolicy.org/marijuana/factsmyths/

LEGALIZATION OF MARIJUANA

Like any substance, marijuana can be abused. The most comon problem attributed to marijuana is frequent overuse, which can induce lethargic behaviour, but does not cause serious health problems. Marijuana can cause short-term memory loss, but only while under the influence. marijuana does not impair long-term memory. marijuana does not lead to harder drugs. marijuana does not cause brain damage, genetic damage, or damage the immune system. Unlike alcohol, marijuana does not kill brain cells or induce violent behaviour. continuous long-term smoking of marijuana can cause bronchitis, but the chance of contracting bronchitis from casual marijuana smoking is minuscule. respiratory health hazards can be totally eliminated by consuming marijuana via non-smoking methods, i.e., ingesting marijuana via baked foods, tincture, or vaporizer. I think they should legalize it because its not as bad as alchol, tabacco and other things that are leagal in america. Its some ones choice to do it and on one is going to force them to do it if they dont want to.

GANG VIOLENCE

thousands of gangs such as nortenos surenos latin kings aztec kings and mamy more are killing each other because of a color or what part of town their from . they should just stop all the violence because their just killing their people insted of making them grow

surenos

surenos are now known all around the world. What once was a small group is now a well known gang. Their colors are blue, gray and black their numbers are 3 and 13.