FACTS

MARIJUANA—THE TRUTH
There is a lot of talk about marijuana. Peeling the talk away, here are just the numbers:

55%

OF MARIJUANA USERS

started using due to pressure from their friends.

>400

CHEMICALS

in marijuana and hashish.

20%

THC CONTENT

in marijuana today compared to 1% THC in the marijuana smoked at Woodstock in 1969.

8

POINTS

drop in IQ possible from smoking pot from adolescence to adulthood.

1

JOINT

could cause as much damage to the lungs as 5 cigarettes smoked one after another.


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