Marijuana Legalization
Marijuana Legalization
Balubar, Angelica
Gonio, Ariane
Lepiten, Joyce
Salvador, Madchen
St. Vincent School
IV – LOVE
January 2014
Chapter 1: Thesis Statement
Marijuana is commonly known as a drug. It is right to be legalized? Is it really necessary to be legalized and be approved by government? Marijuana is an increasingly hot topic in today’s society, and is one that will need to be dealt with in a more serious manner in the coming years. Over time, marijuana has become less taboo and more socially acceptable, but is America ready for legalization and the legal changes that would come with it?
Chapter 2: Abstract
Chapter 3: Introduction
3.1 Definition of Marijuana Cannabis, also known as marijuana (from the Mexican Spanish marihuana), and by numerous other names, is a preparation of the Cannabis plant intended for use as a psychoactive drug and as medicine. Pharmacologically, the principal psychoactive constituent of cannabis is tetrahydrocannabinol (THC); it is one of 483 known compounds in the plant,including at least 84 other cannabinoids, such as cannabidiol (CBD), cannabinol (CBN), tetrahydrocannabivarin (THCV), andcannabigerol (CBG).
Cannabis is often consumed for its psychoactive and physiological effects, which can include heightened mood or euphoria, relaxation,and increase in appetite.Unwanted side-effects can sometimes include a decrease in short-term memory, dry mouth, impaired motor skills, reddening of the eyes,and feelings of paranoia or anxiety.
Contemporary uses of cannabis are as a recreational or medicinal drug, and as part of religious or spiritual rites; the earliest recorded uses date from the 3rd millennium BC.[13] Since the early 20th century cannabis has been subject to legal restrictionswith the possession, use, and sale of cannabis preparations containing psychoactive cannabinoids currently illegal in most countries
Balubar, Angelica
Gonio, Ariane
Lepiten, Joyce
Salvador, Madchen
St. Vincent School
IV – LOVE
January 2014
Chapter 1: Thesis Statement
Marijuana is commonly known as a drug. It is right to be legalized? Is it really necessary to be legalized and be approved by government? Marijuana is an increasingly hot topic in today’s society, and is one that will need to be dealt with in a more serious manner in the coming years. Over time, marijuana has become less taboo and more socially acceptable, but is America ready for legalization and the legal changes that would come with it?
Chapter 2: Abstract
Chapter 3: Introduction
3.1 Definition of Marijuana Cannabis, also known as marijuana (from the Mexican Spanish marihuana), and by numerous other names, is a preparation of the Cannabis plant intended for use as a psychoactive drug and as medicine. Pharmacologically, the principal psychoactive constituent of cannabis is tetrahydrocannabinol (THC); it is one of 483 known compounds in the plant,including at least 84 other cannabinoids, such as cannabidiol (CBD), cannabinol (CBN), tetrahydrocannabivarin (THCV), andcannabigerol (CBG).
Cannabis is often consumed for its psychoactive and physiological effects, which can include heightened mood or euphoria, relaxation,and increase in appetite.Unwanted side-effects can sometimes include a decrease in short-term memory, dry mouth, impaired motor skills, reddening of the eyes,and feelings of paranoia or anxiety.
Contemporary uses of cannabis are as a recreational or medicinal drug, and as part of religious or spiritual rites; the earliest recorded uses date from the 3rd millennium BC.[13] Since the early 20th century cannabis has been subject to legal restrictionswith the possession, use, and sale of cannabis preparations containing psychoactive cannabinoids currently illegal in most countries