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USE IT AND YOU'LL GO TO JAIL - Marijuana

Marijuana can be smoked, eaten or brewed as a tea.

It can be detected in your system for up to 3 weeks.

Weekly users have double the risk of DEPRESSION and are 3 times more likely to have SUICIDAL THOUGHTS.

A joint has 4 times the CANCER-causing tar than 1 cigarette

USE IT AND YOU'LL GO TO JAIL Possession of 30 grams of marijuana or 8 grams of hashish carries a $500 fine and up to 30 days in jail. Have an ounce or more and you could find yourself in jail for up to a year and a $5,000 fine.

People selling marijuana can get anywhere from five to 10 years in jail and a fine of $15,000 to $100,000.

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