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DAGGA / CANNABIS / MARIJUANA PAGE |
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Street Names |
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/ ganga / zol / pyp / doobie / pot / weed / joint etc. |
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Usage |
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(raw) / orally (as in foods or liquid) |
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Behaviour |
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central nervous system hallucinogenic (Hypnotic / psychoactive) |
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Dagga is a natural plant called CANNABIS
SATIVA.
The plant produces a resin that is called THC (tetrahydrocannabinol)
and it is this resin that causes the effect of the drug
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There are many, many recipes for all sorts of
dagga "food", from bread, biscuits, rusks, tea, butter - in fact
THC can be added to "flavour" anything
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The extracting of the THC is a fairly precise
procedure so as to not burn the extract or let too much evaporate
and make it useless. It has a very distinctive smell,
especially when smoked and is probably the most common illegal
drug available
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APPEARANCE |
DAGGA in its "clean" street form is a mixture
of the flowering tops and leaves that contain the resin THC from the "head" of the plant.
To make up bulk and also to provide a larger profit for the
pusher, some other parts of the plant is mixed in and often
contain seeds (which pop) and sticks and some leaf material which
gives the product an earthy brown look
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PRESENTATION |
It is normally sold on the street in a bank
coin bag (roughly 50g) and is called a "bankie" or as rolled
cigarettes called a "joint"
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EFFECT |
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The inhalation of the smoke from the cigarette
or "joint" or from the dagga pipe or hookah is taken into the
lungs and not exhaled for a few seconds. This then
"charges" the lungs for better intake of the THC |
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Light-headedness, blurred vision and speech
impairment are the quickest symptoms. Most users find
everything around them very funny, and get a "thick tongue" and
cannot speak properly |
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Dagga is particularly harmful to the lungs. If used over a long
period of time it could lead to chronic coughing, bronchitis and
lung damage. As with cigarette smoking, dagga can also lead to
lung cancer. Apart from the lungs, the brain is also affected.
Memory and concentration are affected while intoxicated |
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Crack |
 Ecstasy |
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