Should Medical Marijuana Be Legal? Marijuana is one of the most commonly used drugs in the world. Though illegal in most states‚ several states have passed laws allowing the use of marijuana for medical purposes. As of 2013 there are 18 states and DC‚ who have legalized marijuana for medical use while 10 more states are pending the bill to be passed. Marijuana remains illegal throughout the United States and has not been approved by the FDA for prescription for medicine. In fact‚ “The FDA and comparable
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Medical Marijuana? A young woman has HIV. In fact‚ she has had HIV for 7 years. She contracted it from her boyfriend after her first sexual experience. Unfortunately‚ she has taken a turn for the worse. Her body is now deteriorating. She is going through cachexia‚ what one would refer to as HIV wasting syndrome. Cachexia defined‚ is the physical wasting and malnutrition of the body that is associated with chronic disease. HIV wasting syndrome causes infected people to lose weight and to suffer
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Is Medical Marijuana a good thing? Medical Cannabis or as most know it‚ Medical Marijuana‚ is parts of the herb cannabis used as a doctor- recommended form of medicine. It also refers to synthetic forms of cannabinoids‚ which are a class of diverse chemical compounds that activate cell membrane receptors‚ like Tetrehydrocannabinol (THC)‚ which is why it is recommended from doctors as well. THC is the psychoactive drug in Medical Cannabis that works with the central nervous and immune system to
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Medical marijuana By giobanny brito My position in this topic is‚ medical marijuana to be legal because if we do there actually might not be a problem with it any more because a lot of the gunfights that happen in our state and in other states are because of drugs such as marijuana and if we do legalize marijuana‚ the gang members or the guy that wants marijuana can just go to the medical marijuana shop and get some with a prescription or a doctor’s note. Medical Marijuana’s side effects are feeling
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hands‚ who believes that marijuana can withdraw symptoms? For example‚ the symptoms include irritability‚ sleeping problems‚ negative emotions‚ craving‚ and anxiety can harm your whole nervous system (2219). Marijuana is an illegal drug which affects our living at a high risk‚ increasing the causes of cancer or breathing problems which leads your life to danger after taking marijuana. The first reason of how marijuana withdraw your symptom is emotional stress. Marijuana withdrawal is linked to
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Release the Green! Cannabis‚ or marijuana‚ should be legalized for medicinal usage because of its beneficial effects on a wide array of patients and diseases. It is a natural plant that is grown containing THC‚ a chemical that causes psychoactive reactions. Cannabis is an effective way to treat Alzheimer ’s disease‚ symptoms of the terminally ill‚ mood disorders‚ chronic pain‚ conditions in which conventional medicines have no effect or have negative side-effects on the patient‚ Tourette ’s Syndrome
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THE STUDY OF AND THE EFFECTS OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA It was once thought to be one of the most dangerous illegal drugs on the planet‚ polarizing the public’s opinion. In today’s world people’s opinion have swayed a bit for medical reasons specifically. Marijuana is the most widely used illicit drug used on the planet. For decades the global supply of the marijuana was controlled by criminals‚ but now it has become a legal industry worth billions of dollars. It is roughly a 120 billion dollar industry
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Works Cited Research Guide to Biography & Criticism. 1990. Web. This edition reprints the original transcript of each poem by Allen Ginberg‚ also tells about his life and why he was the most famous living poet on earth. “Allen Ginsberg.” 2010. Gale. Web. 25 Sept. 2011 Shows all the works and awards he ever got and accomplished. “Allen Ginsberg.” Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia. 6. 1 July 2010. Web. Talks about a long poem by Ginsberg and how its attacking American values in the 1950’s
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Medical Marijuana Marijuana has been used around the world for thousands of years to treat a wide variety of ailments. Chinese emperor Shen Nung was the first to record marijuana as a medical drug in 2737 B.C. He documented the drug’s effectiveness in treating the pains associated with rheumatism and gout. The legalization of medical marijuana has long been debated within American society and Government. Marijuana was a legal source for medicines in the U.S. until the Marijuana Tax Act of 1937
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Mortality). The death rate of marijuana is zero‚ but yet the government sees it as a risk and criminalized a plant with great potential. The decriminalization of medical marijuana could create many cures and treatments‚ bring enormous tax revenue‚ and could be used for everyday needs. The criminalization of medical marijuana has proven to be a failure and a waste of resource and should be abolished. Concerns on the drug are understandable; many people fear that marijuana can lead to the use and abuse
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