Marijuana Research Paper
MARIJUANA
(Scientific Name: Cannabis sativa)
INTRODUCTION
Marijuana is one of the world’s oldest economic plants. Besides providing the material hemp, hemp, for a lucrative cordage and cloth industry, it has been a valuable medicinal drug. The ancient pharmacopoeias of China, going back more than 2,000 years, listed marijuana, and the plant found favor around the world for its ability to ease pain, induce sleep, and soothe a variety of nervous disorders. Usually the leaves or seeds were taken, but in medieval Europe physicians prescribed the root to alleviate the agonies of gout and other painful diseases. Mixed with oil and butter, the root also made a salve for burns caused by the new import of the Orient …show more content…
And as an illegal drug it is known in various slang language as “Bhang” in India; “ganja” in China; “grass” to the Americans; “hashish” in the Middle East; “hemp” in South America; “Mary Jane” to modern social gatherings and to the media; “pot” to the police authorities; and “reefer” to the navigators. Generally, marijuana belongs to the hemp family of Cannabaceae.
It varies with the male and female plant. The male plant has five long toothed leaflets usually shorter than the female plant with robust stalk and lesser flowers. The female plant usually has seven long toothed-leaflets which grows taller than the male and bears more flowers and seeds than the males.
CAUSE AND EFFECT
Marijuana’s use as an intoxicant is not only widespread but also socially acceptable in other countries, like those in the continents of Africa and Asia. The extent to which marijuana can be physically and psychologically damaging remains as a subject of discussion, but there is not dispute that anything that is taken too much could be hazardous to health and life, as espoused by the ancient philosopher
(Scientific Name: Cannabis sativa)
INTRODUCTION
Marijuana is one of the world’s oldest economic plants. Besides providing the material hemp, hemp, for a lucrative cordage and cloth industry, it has been a valuable medicinal drug. The ancient pharmacopoeias of China, going back more than 2,000 years, listed marijuana, and the plant found favor around the world for its ability to ease pain, induce sleep, and soothe a variety of nervous disorders. Usually the leaves or seeds were taken, but in medieval Europe physicians prescribed the root to alleviate the agonies of gout and other painful diseases. Mixed with oil and butter, the root also made a salve for burns caused by the new import of the Orient …show more content…
And as an illegal drug it is known in various slang language as “Bhang” in India; “ganja” in China; “grass” to the Americans; “hashish” in the Middle East; “hemp” in South America; “Mary Jane” to modern social gatherings and to the media; “pot” to the police authorities; and “reefer” to the navigators. Generally, marijuana belongs to the hemp family of Cannabaceae.
It varies with the male and female plant. The male plant has five long toothed leaflets usually shorter than the female plant with robust stalk and lesser flowers. The female plant usually has seven long toothed-leaflets which grows taller than the male and bears more flowers and seeds than the males.
CAUSE AND EFFECT
Marijuana’s use as an intoxicant is not only widespread but also socially acceptable in other countries, like those in the continents of Africa and Asia. The extent to which marijuana can be physically and psychologically damaging remains as a subject of discussion, but there is not dispute that anything that is taken too much could be hazardous to health and life, as espoused by the ancient philosopher