Hamilton Gentry 1 

Kai Hamilton Gentry 
Professor Whittinghill 
English 103 
11/14/14 
The possible dangers of marijuana on the body and mind.   Marijuana, weed, pot, kush, dank, chronic. It has all kinds of names but has the same  effect no matter what you call it. Questions have been raised about the long term mental and  physical affects of marijuana; such as brain degeneration, memory loss, cancer causing  carcinogens that could be present and physical effects such as loss of motor skills. The purpose  of this research is to discover the long term effects that marijuana may have on the body and  mind. Marijuana has no physically addictive qualities and is widely regarded as a casual drug,  however the use of marijuana is increasing; as is the potency. Marijuana is changing too much to  be able to deem it safe or that its health benefits outweigh its negative effects, until we have a...

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