There are no long lasting ill effects from the acute use of marijuana and no fatalities have ever been recorded.amp;nbsp;lt;br /There seems to be growing agreement within the medical community, at least, that marijuana does not directly cause criminal behavior, juvenile delinquency, sexual excitement, or addiction. - Dr J. H. Jaffe, The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics. L.Goodman and A Gillman, 3rd edn. 1965