100% Natural?

We’ve all heard it before. Weed is different than other drugs because it’s just a plant.

Something that’s natural can’t hurt you, right?

Even if that were true (and it’s not- there are plenty of natural poisons out there- think rattlesnakes), the truth is, when you buy pot, there’s no way of knowing whether that’s all you’re getting…

Since it is illegal to sell marijuana, dealers don’t have to follow any rules or standards.

There is nothing stopping them from adding potentially dangerous substances to the weed you’re buying.

Weed can be “laced” with anything from other street drugs like speed and cocaine, to poisons like bug spray and embalming fluid (the stuff that funeral homes use to preserve dead bodies).

There's no guarantee that it’s going to be safe from one time to the next. By the time the weed gets to you, it’s often been through so many different people’s hands, that it’s hard to be sure where it came from.

Body of Evidence

Smoking anything, cigarettes, cigars, weed, whatever, is bad for your body.

What other health problems can weed cause?

Check it out:

Heart

Weed makes your heart race - it can speed up as much as 50% more than normal! It feels terrible, and it can be really dangerous.

Your risk of a heart attack more than quadruples in the first hour after you smoke up.

Lungs

Pot smokers have many of the same problems as cigarette smokers - coughing, trouble breathing, and tons of phlegm.

One joint can contain as much cancer-causing tar as four cigarettes!

Brain

Weed can make it hard for you to remember things, it can make you anxious and paranoid, and it can make it difficult for you to learn and retain information.

Marijuana is linked to a higher risk of mental illness including depression, anxiety and even schizophrenia, especially for those who are already vulnerable.

High levels can cause short-term psychosis, scary hallucinations, and an inability to tell reality from illusion.

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