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Marijuana : legal & developmental consequences / Rosa Waters.

Waters, Rosa, 1957- (author.).

Summary:

"You have heard that marijuana is a "safe" drug. In some parts of the United States, it's even legal and, while a debate continues regarding recreational and medical use, research still conclusively confirms the devastating effect on a young, undeveloped adolescent brain. Using marijuana can have very real and very scary consequences for your body and your future. Discover the true dangers of using marijuana. Find out how marijuana can hurt your relationships with the people you love and keep you from doing your best in school. Learn the downside of marijuana!" -- Back cover.

Record details

ISBN: 1422230228
ISBN: 9781422230220
Physical Description: 48 pages ; 29 cm.
Publisher: Broomall, Pennsylvania : Mason Crest, [2015].

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes index and bibliographical references (pages 42-43).

Formatted Contents Note:

What is marijuana? -- What's the downside of marijuana? -- What are the legal consequences of using marijuana? -- Where does marijuana come from? -- How do people use marijuana? -- How does marijuana make you feel? -- What does marijuana do once it's inside your body? -- How does marijuana change your brain? -- How can marijuana make you sick? -- What does marijuana do to your lungs? -- What does marijuana do to your heart? -- Can marijuana cause mental illness? -- What does marijuana do to the reproductive system? -- How does marijuana change how well you do in school? -- What about marijuana and driving? -- More questions?