Marijuana is the herbal form of cannabis,and comprises the flowers,the subtending leaves,and the stalks of mature,pistillate female plants. Marijuana is used as a recreational drug,for religious and spiritual rites,and as medicine. While many drugs clearly fall into the category of either stimulant,depressant,or hallucinogen,cannabis exhibits a mix of all properties,perhaps leaning the most towards hallucinogenic or psychedelic properties,though with other effects quite pronounced as well. Cannabis used medically does have several well-documented beneficial effects. Among these are: the amelioration of nausea and vomiting,stimulation of hunger in chemotherapy and AIDS patients,lowered intraocular eye pressure (shown to be effective for |