It may be eaten as sweet meat and is often called 'pot' or 'tea'. The resin distilled from cannabis is more active. It is powdered and sifted to form hashish, which may be made into small balls, which are crumbled and smoked in cigarettes. It exudes a strong distinct smell. Marijuana is a psychotropic substance that alters the mind by inducing an unnatural state of intoxication but when used a lot or regularly, it produces a state of lethargy and disinterest in work.
Drugs produce harmful as well as beneficial effects.
Psychological effects of the use of marijuana are profound and develop within a few minutes. Excessive doses may cause anxiety, restlessness, depression, visual and auditory perception and eventually sleep. Blood pressure and heart rate both increase. The pupil of the eye becomes dilated and the extremities of the body become cool. Some people smoke marijuana and feel no effect, others feel relaxed, sociable, tend to giggle a great deal and have a profound loss of sense of time.