Our health care costs will increase, and businesses will experience increased absenteeism and decreased productivity. Marijuana is a mood-altering drug capable of producing dependency. Marijuana contains a complex mixture of over 400 compounds, some of which are carcinogenic. Some of the physical side effects of marijuana are bloodshot eyes, a speeded-up heart beat, and dry mouth. Other disorders associated with marijuana use include impaired judgment and motor coordination, anxiety, sensation of slowed time, social withdrawal, memory deficit and disorientation, hallucinations and delusions.
Users are six times more likely to develop schizophrenia than non-users.
Marijuana use during pregnancy is associated with low birth weight babies. Children prenatally exposed to marijuana have more behavioral problems and decreased visual perception, attention span, language comprehension, and memory. Printing and distribution funded by the Elks Drug Awareness Program, which is sponsored by the Elks National Foundation . If you'd like to order free print versions of our literature, contact your state Drug Awareness chairman. To receive text-only versions of our literature via email, check out our online order form .