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After an extended period of marijuana use, a user may experience withdrawal, depression, fatigue, and a lack of motivation. Marijuana can trigger a number of negative effects. It can cause a calm euphoria as well as fits of laughter. Marijuana alters chemicals in the pleasure circuit of the brain. Marijuana can also be smoked in a water pipe called a bong, mixed into food, or brewed as tea. Most users roll loose marijuana into a cigarette called a joint. This prescription drug is used to treat the nausea and vomiting that occur with certain cancer treatments and to help AIDS patients eat more to keep up their weight. However, the active chemical in marijuana is manufactured into a pill available by prescription. Marijuana in its smoked form has no commonly accepted medical use. It is the most often used illegal drug in the United States. This mixture is most commonly known as marijuana, and it affects the areas in the brain responsible for movement and memory. Cannabis is a green or gray mixture of dried, shredded flowers and leaves of the hemp plant.
