Marijuana is an illegal drug in many countries

this matters because kids in different countries might take advantage smoking weed.

this connects to my life because were I live marijuana is illegal.

It is a common belief that people who use marijuana are less interested in life and may not want to go to school or work (scientists call this "motivational syndrome"). However, many reports show that people who use marijuana do just as well as non-users, or even better.

this matters to me because everyone says different things and have a different opinion.

this connects to my life because as a student in school I do more school work when stoned than sober.

"Further studies have found that marijuana [helps] some of the symptoms of HIV/AIDS, cancer, glaucoma, and multiple sclerosis. this is important to know because what if some of our family members have HIV or AIDS? we know what can cure it. this connects to my life because I have families with cancer and they take weed to cure it.

There are many varieties of marijuana.

this matters because teens now and days don't know whether there are smoking strong weed or cheap weed.

this connects to my life because know people that don't even know what they smoke.

When a person breathes in the marijuana smoke or eats marijuana, he or she may get a feeling called "getting high" or "getting stoned". Marijuana's most common effects include feeling happy, relaxed, tired, silly or scared; having many ideas about what to do; not being able to think clearly (or remember some things at all); and getting hungry (also called getting "the munchies".) Smoking marijuana changes how people think and feel, making it either harder or easier to solve some problems. Some people who take marijuana feel strange or paranoid (worried that something bad is going to happen).

this matters because u never know what can happen or whats going on in peoples life.

this connects to my life because marijuana made me change in different ways.