What is Marijuana?

 Cannabis Overview

Marijuana, often known as weed, herb, pot, grass, bud, ganja, Mary Jane, and a variety of other slang words, is a greenish-gray combination made from dried Cannabis sativa flowers. Some individuals consume marijuana in hand-rolled cigarettes known as joints; pipes, water pipes (also known as bongs); or blunts (marijuana wrapped in cigar wrappers).1 Marijuana can also be used to make tea, and it is regularly incorporated into sweets like brownies, cookies, and chocolates, especially when sold or used for medicinal purposes. Vaporizers are also increasingly being used to consume marijuana. Sinsemilla (from particularly maintained female plants) and concentrated resins containing high quantities of marijuana's active components, such as honeylike hash oil, waxy budder, and hard amberlike shatter, are among the more potent varieties. 

Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) is the primary psychoactive (mind-altering) ingredient in marijuana, accounting for the majority of the intoxication effects desired by users. The chemical can be detected in resin produced largely by the female cannabis plant's leaves and buds. The plant also contains over 500 additional substances, including over 100 THC-related compounds known as cannabinoids.

What is the prevalence of cannabis (marijuana) consumption in the United States?

How many people consume cannabis?

In 2021, 18.7% of persons aged 12 and above (or around 52.5 million) reported consuming cannabis in the previous year (2021 DT 1.7).

Source: 2021 National Survey on Drug Use and Health. *

How many young pupils consume cannabis?

In 2022, a projected 8.3% of eighth learners, 19.5% of tenth graders, and 30.7% of twelfth graders reported consuming cannabis/hashish during the previous year.

How many persons have a cannabis use disorder?

An estimated 5.8% (or around 16.3 million) of persons aged 12 and up in 2021 had a cannabis use disorder in the previous year (2021 DT 5.1). One of the most popular strains been distributed within USA is the OG kush Strain and Blue diesel strain.

Source: The 2021 National Survey on Drug Use and Health.The COVID-19 pandemic influenced data gathering for the 2021 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH). For more information, go to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's 2021 NSDUH Frequently Asked Questions.