Among teens 12 to 17, the average age of first trying marijuana was 14 years. Other researchers have found that use of marijuana and other drugs usually peaks in the late teens and early twenties, then declines in later years. In recent years, it has appeared in blunts. These are cigars that have been emptied of tobacco and refilled with marijuana, often in combination with another drug, such as crack. When the blunt is smoked with a 40 oz.
Some users also mix marijuana into foods or use it to brew tea.
Once securely in place, THC kicks off a series of reactions that lead to the high that users experience when they smoke marijuana. The THC in marijuana is strongly absorbed by fatty tissues in various organs. However, in heavy chronic users, traces can sometimes be detected for weeks after they have stopped using marijuana. Marijuana affects memory, judgment and perception . The drug can make you mess up in school, in sports, at work or with your friends.