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Marijuana: Side effects

The PDR For Herbal Medicine reports, "No health hazards or side effects are known in conjunction with the proper administration of designated therapeutic dosages." Smoking the herb, however, "leads almost at once to euphoric states (pronounced gaiety, laughing fits)," according to the PDR, and "long term usage leads to a clear increase in tolerance for most of the pharmacological effects." The ability to safely operate automobiles and machinery can be impaired for up to eight hours after ingesting the herb. Chronic abuse results in "laryngitis, bronchitis, apathy, psychic decline, and disturbances of genital functions," according to the PDR.

Some people may be hypersensitive to marijuana. They may experience paranoia or be allergic or sensitive to the plant. Chronic sinus fungal infections have been linked to chronic marijuana smoking.

— Clare Hanrahan



 
 
 

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