10. It’s not as addictive as you might think.
Cannabis usually causes no tolerance or withdrawal symptoms except in heavy users. In a survey of heavy users, 42.4% experienced withdrawal symptoms when they tried to quit marijuana, such as craving, irritability, boredom, anxiety and sleep disturbances. Cannabis withdrawal is less severe than withdrawal from alcohol.
11. Indian Stance on it.
Government-owned shops in holy cities like Varanasi and few other north Indian states sell cannabis in the form of bhang. Despite the high prevalent usage, cannabis remains illegal but is rarely enforced and treated as a low priority across India. Large tracts of cannabis grow unchecked in the wild in many parts of northern and southern India. Many states such as West Bengal, Gujarat, Bihar, Orissa, Tripura, and the North East have their own laws allowing cannabis, locally known as ganja. Isn’t that good news?!
12. Weed helps increase creativity.
Yep, that’s correct! Creativity is simply a brain operation that can be altered with the use of cannabis. The neurones in your brain process and pass along information in the form of neurotransmitters to the rest of the brain. Unlike other intoxicants like alcohol, marijuana possesses cannabinoids, which are naturally produced in the brain. Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) also highly resembles Anandamide, which is natural transmitter to the neurones in your brain. After a neurone fire, there is a break in the transmission of thought to not overwhelm the mind and keep you calm and controlled. However, cannabis stops these breaks and allows the user to amplify their ideas and imagination. These new thought patterns lead to creative thinking and an escape from the ordinary.
Now we know what the creators of Pokemon were smoking. Amirite?
13. Global Usage
In 2013, between 128 and 232 million people used cannabis (2.7% to 4.9% of the global population between the ages of 15 and 65). Cannabis is by far the most widely used illicit substance. I am sure the figures are much higher by now since the partial legalisation all around the globe. So. maybe it’s time to stop demonising hemp and categorising it under Class-1 drugs like heroin, meth or cocaine. Let’s accept marijuana for what it is: A Herb.
Disclaimer: The opinions in this article are my own. The facts are not.
