Do you or a loved one need to attend marijuana recovery so that you can find out how to quit smoking marijuana? Here are a few important facts you need to know before checking into a marijuana addiction program.

A study published in the American Journal of Psychiatry that followed 1,920 people for 16 years, discovered that people who smoked marijuana were 4 times more likely to develop depression.

At least 200,000 students in the US have been denied financial aid for college simply because of drug convictions on their records.

Early drafts of the United States Declaration of Independence were written on paper made from hemp.

US taxpayers pay an estimated $10 billion annually on marijuana prohibition costs, to arrest more than 853,000 individuals per year.

According to the website drugabuse.gov, roughly 30% of Americans arrested for marijuana violations were under the age of 19. Read more about this topic at this link: How to stop marijuana addiction