Although it is frowned upon in many societies today in the times leading up to the 1900's the native americans used it for many religious ceremonies and on special occasions. Today it is still used in secrecy due to stupid laws made by stupid people. But the effect is the same some of the common side effects of marijuana are light headedness, a tendency to be more relaxed, often you feel subdued or happy, usually accompanied by uncontrollable bursts of laughter. The after effects are often drying of the saliva glands (cottonmouth) and the urge to eat or the munchies. There are many ways of smoking marijuana. You can roll it, pack it in a pipe, use a bong, (that's a good one) or you can get seriously complex and use vapourizers. Some devices work better than others and they come in all sizes and shapes. Although some people think it turns you into a dumbass it really doesn't. It doesn't kill brain cells as you may have heard, but merely puts them into a state of suspended animation or a deep sleep. This is what causes the infamous halucinations and engages the more primitive side of the brain. In rare cases this may cause aggression, but most often it causes a much milder personality than one would normally observe from a particular person. In almost 90 percent of all drug related deaths some mother fucker is ripping some other mother fucker's shit off. You are more likely to be attacked by cannibals on your way to school as to have an allergic reaction to pot or to die at the hands of pot itself. In the next section we will give some of the medicinal uses of marijuana.