Cannabis is a substance that has been put through a lot of condemnation and negative publicity unfairly. While everything has its own advantages and disadvantages, marijuana is always a different case according to the public's perception, thanks to the negative publicity. Due to that publicity, the public understands it as something that only has several disadvantages without any advantage. The reality, however, is that weed has significant advantages besides disadvantages and it's quite unfair that the society often only looks at the disadvantages rather than both.Many bad things you hear about weed are usually based on just simple myths and not facts.Here are the top 5 marijuana myths and facts; Myth 1: Marijuana Affects Your Mental Stability There has been a common myth that smoking weed degrades your cognitive capabilities because the substance supposedly kills your brain …show more content…
They are of the opinion that marijuana causes lung problems twice as much as cigarettes. How true is that? Fact First, marijuana and cigarette do not comprise the same chemicals. Second, marijuana contains fewer chemicals that are harmful to your lungs than cigarettes. For instance, the main active ingredients in marijuana are cannabidiol and tetrahydrocannabidiol(THC) whereas the main ones in cigarette are nicotine, tar, CO2, formaldehyde, ammponia, hydrogen cyanide, arsenic and dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane(DDT). With marijuana and cigarette chemicals and chemical compositions in mind, it is safe to say that cigarettes are actually more harmful to your lungs than weed. 3.Marijuana Can Make You Crazy There is another common myth out there that weed can make someone go crazy. Crazy individuals are many times associated with it--people just think someone is high on weed when they seem to be talking or behaving crazy.