1. Marijuana
By Uriel Uribe

2. Environmental problems
• Outdoor marijuana cultivation is harmful
to the environment. It negatively affects
wildlife, vegetation, water, soil, and other
natural resources because of chemicals,
fertilizers, terracing, and poaching.

3. Water in marijuana production
There is different methods of growing
marijuana but many growers use the
hydroponics method because state laws
limit the number of plant the grower can
grow.

4. Marijuana transportation
• In 2002 the American government found
more than 10,000 metric tons of marijuana
but they estimated that about 20,000
metric tons got to the USA.

5. Chemicals in marijuana
• Marijuana mostly contains THC but it also
contains about other 400 chemicals.
• The THC level has being increasing
because people are using different
methods to grow it.
• Also the have made different strains of
marijuana.

6. Common effects of marijuana
• The short-term effects of marijuana
include:
• loss of motor coordination
• increased heart rate.
• distorted perception
• trouble with thinking and problem-solving
• problems with memory and learning

7. Packaging materials
• The packaging materials are paper bags,
and plastic sealed bags paper bags are
recyclable but many of the plastic bags
people use to transport marijuana are not
recyclable.

8. Transportation
The product is mainly transported from
Mexico but many strains have being
made or are from other countries.

9. Uses of marijuana
• Marijuana is used in different ways some
people use it to calm down.
• Some people use it because they have a
sickness.
• For example: Anxiety, Asthma, Back Pain,
Body Buzz, Calming, Relaxing, Clear
Head, Couch Lock.

10. Strains
• There is over 1,200 different strains some

11. • http://uodos.uoregon.edu/SupportandEducatio
• http://www.drugscience.org/Archive/bcr4/5Sup