Myth: “Marijuana is not harmful\u2014it is just a natural plant.” True or false? False.<\/strong> The most common sales pitch around cannabis has always been that because it grows as an herb, it cannot really hurt you. While marijuana works much more slowly than harder street drugs, that slow speed is exactly what makes its trap so sneaky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In Episode 6 of the series, educator Bobby Wiggins candidly recalls using that exact line himself back in college\u2014telling friends cannabis was all-natural and harmless. Unlike substances that cause an immediate, dramatic crash overnight, marijuana moves the body’s baseline line much more slowly and quietly<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When someone feels stressed out and smokes cannabis, they feel calm, floaty, and unbothered for a couple of hours. At first glance, there seems to be no downside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Inside the body, however, THC and cannabis smoke deplete a vital mineral: magnesium<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Magnesium acts as the body’s own built-in natural tranquilizer. It is the mineral that keeps the central nervous system calm, steady, and free from sudden fear or jumpiness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Smoking once may only nudge magnesium down slightly. Now picture someone who smokes weed four times a week: up, down slightly lower; up, more magnesium lost, down slightly lower. Extend that gentle zigzag out over two years<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When that person wakes up in the morning with severely depleted magnesium, how do they feel? Nervous, tense, and on edge.<\/strong> And what is the one solution they believe calms their nerves? Smoking more weed\u2014which pushes the underlying baseline down even further.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\n\n\n\nMagnesium: Your Body’s Natural Tranquilizer<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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10 Things Your Friends May Not Know About Drugs: Complete Series<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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