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WORDS TO UNDERSTAND

bong: a specialized device in which a smokable substance is placed in a container and ignited; a plastic pipe and water are used to create a consistent smoke that’s easier for some to inhale depressant: a substance that slows one’s mental and physical actions; its effects can cause extreme drowsiness or, if misused, a coma or even death germination: the process of growing and developing a plant, such as developing marijuana from a seed to a large plant that is safe to process and sell marijuana dispensary: a place where people can buy recreational or medical cannabis; dispensaries are tightly regulated by the government probation: a type of judicial monitoring in which a person who is convicted of a crime is not sent to jail but, instead, is required to go a certain period of time without committing a crime or otherwise breaking the rules of probation pro-legalization groups: organizations that believe in legalizing marijuana, often advocate for making it legal on the state and federal levels, and help fund studies that gauge marijuana’s safety

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