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Marijuana is the most widely used illegal drug in the us.
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What are two short -term effects and two long -term effects? let's go for the short -term and the long -term.
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I'll go for negative effects because i think that's what the question wants from us.
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So what happens when somebody uses cannabis immediately? well, they experience a loss of focus, so it's more difficult to concentrate.
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So, for example, people should definitely not be operating.
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Machinery or driving under the influence of cannabis.
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They can also experience an increase in heart rate.
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So both of these are very normal effects for cannabis.
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There are more rare short -term effects that people can experience like anxiety or paranoia.
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But cannabis can also decrease anxiety, so it's really, for that it's really dependent on the person and their personal physiology.
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Whereas these two, most people who use marijuana will experience these.
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The long -term effects, so long -term effects of cannabis use can be a worsening of psychotic disorders if you are predisposed to them.
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So people with a family history of psychosis, very personal history of psychosis, probably shouldn't be doing cannabis.
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So it can trigger psychosis in those who are predisposed...