23 States and the District of Columbia

The concentration of this chemical in Marijuana, first isolated by and Israeli scientist in 1964, has increased from 1% in 1975 to 14% in 2014.

A recent study followed people from age 13 to 38 and found that those who used marijuana a lot in their teens had up to an 8 point drop in this.

An average marijuana user in Colorado will spend this much annually.

The Torah teaches about our bodies.

The number of chemicals in marijuana.

The plant species which Marijuana comes from.

Animal studies have shown that chronic use of THC starting in teen years can permanently impair this.

Impact from increased risk of injuries, respiratory illnesses and hospitalizations

This 12th Century sage wrote in the Mishnah Torah, that you must shun anything harmful to your body.

The percentage of 12th graders in the U.S. reporting use of Marijuana in the past year.

Paranoia, anxiety and panic attacks, irritability, impaired short term memory, poor attention, poor coordination, distorted special perceptions, altered awareness of time, hallucinations, mood swings

Marijuana has a more significant effect on the teenager because the neuropathways in the brain are still developing until this age.

Increased rate of people testing positive for marijuana use in fatal motor vehicle accidents in Colorado since legalizing recreational use two years ago.

The meaning of the phrase, "Dina d’malchuta dina,” which is repeated numerous times in the Talmud and always attributed to the sage Samuel.

The percentage of teens that believe this has increased from 20% in 1990 to 65% in 2014.

The time to peak effect after ingesting edibles with marijuana.

Unlike adults, teens are 17% more like to develop this from routine use of Marijuana.

Colorado schools have experienced a 32% increase in this since 2012.

The meaning of "Kedoshim Tihiyu"

20% of teens report doing this after using marijuana.

Unlike THC, the medicinal benefits from Marijuana are due to this chemical that is often NOT in high enough concentration in most species of the Cannabis plant.

Many of the detrimental neurocognitive effects have a "hangover" effect lasting this long.

Over 200% increase in this in children 0-5 years of age.

The reason medical marijuana is acceptable to the Rabbis - This is one of the first of God's 13 Attributes of Mercy that is mentioned in the Torah (Exodus 34:6-7), and that we recite in unison three times on both Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.