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The Impacts of Drugs on the Brain
Deyjah Dukes
Department of Psychology, Grand Canyon University
PSY 102: General Psychology
Jennifer Jones
2/8/2024
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The Impacts of Weed on the Brain
The impacts that the drug marijuana has on the brain is very interesting yet not shocking,
since so many people do marijuana, they may think it has no real or lasting effect. If people
knew how marijuana worked on the brain, then maybe they would be more cautious on how they
intake it or they may not take it at all. There are many things’ people may or may not know about
the drug cannabis let alone the affect it has on the brain. Finding out how marijuana’s chemicals
can be alternating the brain severely over the years of use or how it affects the brain for a short
term may be helpful to those who use this plant.
Description of Cannabis
Weed is a plant called cannabis sativa. Marijuana goes by many names such as:
MaryJane, grass etc. This plant is grown all over the world sometimes legally or illegally, some
states have it to where this drug is legal, but you must be at least twenty-one to use. Many
doctors prescribe this drug for elders who are internally ill so that it helps them ease their pain.
Some teenagers are prescribed to take this drug for their anxiety or depression. They do this to
help them relax or to escape from the reality they feel stuck or unsafe in. Marijuana can relieve
stress, relax and slow everything around the person down. Says the National Institute of drug
abuse.
Effects on the Brain
When marijuana is smoked on a regular basis it affects the individuals impulse control,
inhibiting their ability to differentiate right from wrong. It also affects the part of the brain that
holds memory and learning. For example, the neurotransmitter anandamide is also impacted by
The Impacts of Drugs on the Brain
Deyjah Dukes
Department of Psychology, Grand Canyon University
PSY 102: General Psychology
Jennifer Jones
2/8/2024
, 2
The Impacts of Weed on the Brain
The impacts that the drug marijuana has on the brain is very interesting yet not shocking,
since so many people do marijuana, they may think it has no real or lasting effect. If people
knew how marijuana worked on the brain, then maybe they would be more cautious on how they
intake it or they may not take it at all. There are many things’ people may or may not know about
the drug cannabis let alone the affect it has on the brain. Finding out how marijuana’s chemicals
can be alternating the brain severely over the years of use or how it affects the brain for a short
term may be helpful to those who use this plant.
Description of Cannabis
Weed is a plant called cannabis sativa. Marijuana goes by many names such as:
MaryJane, grass etc. This plant is grown all over the world sometimes legally or illegally, some
states have it to where this drug is legal, but you must be at least twenty-one to use. Many
doctors prescribe this drug for elders who are internally ill so that it helps them ease their pain.
Some teenagers are prescribed to take this drug for their anxiety or depression. They do this to
help them relax or to escape from the reality they feel stuck or unsafe in. Marijuana can relieve
stress, relax and slow everything around the person down. Says the National Institute of drug
abuse.
Effects on the Brain
When marijuana is smoked on a regular basis it affects the individuals impulse control,
inhibiting their ability to differentiate right from wrong. It also affects the part of the brain that
holds memory and learning. For example, the neurotransmitter anandamide is also impacted by
