A recent study has suggested that cannabis might have the ability to prevent Alzheimer’s disease, which is one of the positive sides to using this drug. Unlike tobacco cannabis has not been shown to cause lung cancer, according to the UK’s government report.
Using cannabis is less dangerous than both tobacco and alcohol in social and physical aspects. Less addiction is attached to taking this drug than other drugs. There is also no scientific consensus as to the level of possible harm caused by cannabis consumption.
After someone has taken cannabis the user might feel, relaxed, less stressed, feel like laughing, have a mood lifting experience, increased appetite, increased thirst, pain relief from headaches or cramps, also a boring task may become more interesting or funny to the user. These are positives outcome in people taking this drug.
Negative Cannabis:
Youngsters use cannabis these days too. Marijuana users are at increased risk of impairment of memory, attention, concentration, and judgement.
It is a high risk for youngsters at the age of 14 to 17 years old to use; whereas many youngsters use cannabis as often as they smoke a cigarette these days.
Children start taking cannabis because they have easy access to buying this drug at a young age. This can be from their mates who are dealing. Dealers will sell to anyone for their profit and I think youngsters taking this drug shouldn’t have easy access to buying it. The level of harm should make no difference.
Heavy use of cannabis may cause the user to lack interest in work, relationships, and personal health, which is known as “Amotivational Syndrome”. Cannabis is most likely to effect women that use the drug; where it can disrupt their menstrual cycle and gives them an increased risk of fertility problem.
Smoking marijuana damages short-term memory, which occurs because of a chemical found in cannabis, called delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), which affects the memory part of the brain called the hippocampus.
When cannabis is smoked it can cause: coughing, asthma, upper respiratory problems, racing heart, feeling tense and dizzy. A user might also feel light-headed or faint. Different people that use cannabis might feel differently towards the drug, some might not even feel any effects.
Clearly cannabis has complicated effects on the user’s memory, but its effects have been varied in many cases with the user.
Whether cannabis is harmful of beneficial is still unknown and depends on the user’s biology and point of view, when taken.
Using cannabis is heavily restricted in many countries, and in many years it may be legalised in some countries. It is legal to use in some countries like Hong Kong.
From all my research that I’ve done there is still a positive and negative outcome towards cannabis. That doesn’t mean the drug is safe or unsafe to use. But cannabis is a well known by most people and some people believe it is a less harmful drug than others although this has not been confirmed.
