phase 7

http://teens.drugabuse.gov/drug-facts/marijuana

This article is called "NIDA for teens" provided from the government. They give out contact informations, address, etc which gives us credibility about their website. I choice Marijuana section out of different categories. It has a lot of information about marijuana in different fields. They update almost once a every months, and the last time they update was on February 19th 2013. I think this article will be really helpful. First of all, it is a government website which makes me easier to trust their information. Second of all, the website has different categories about marijuana. They not only talk about general information about marijuana, but also talk about medical impact, teenager influence, and even the way to quit. At last, on the bottom of the page, they have different links that are related to the topic. I do not have to look around find another article, but I can just click on whatever links that I think it would help me.
This article has nine different information about marijuana. Street names, how it is used, number of teenagers who smoke marijuana, short and long term effects, potential lead to other drugs, medical marijuana, and how to quit smoking. Marijuana is dried leaves which contains delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol as known as THC. This is the main chemical that effect our brain and thinking.
The most important aspect of teenagers smoking marijuana is that it is not only effect themselves but people aroung them. Most of them started with curiosity and trends but they really need to get out that.

*What strikes you? What is confusing? What is surprising?
By lookin at long term effect of marijuana, I was really surprised that marijuana can cause lung cancer and airway troubles. Unlike other tabacco product, I thought marijuana has no effect on people's lungs. Also It is pretty interesting how marijuana effects physically and mentally.

 *If you assume that this is true, why is it significant?
People has no control towards how they act after they smoke marijuana. If you smoke weed, it is not only affect you but also affect other people around you. You do not know what you are doing, and people might get scared of you. It is very significant that marijuana has an effect on people's brain.

*How does the information stand up to your own experiences and observations?
If you look at the short term effect,  it says you will have your own world inside of your mind. One of my friends used to smoke every single day, and he used to describe the craziest stuff to me. For example, he told me there were bunch of little kids running around him and he had to be careful not to step on them. It scares me just to think about that because I feel like I would not know what to do, or freak out if that imagination stuff happens to me.

*What further questions does the information raise that might be worth investigating?
In order to get long term symptoms, how long do you have to smoke weed for?

How often do you need to smoke in order to define yourself as addicted to a marijuana?