Medical marijuana is a very controversial topic in the news today. The people who think medical marijuana should be legal believe that it could help with symptoms of many diseases and disorders‚ like epilepsy‚ AIDS‚ and even cancer. (“Should Marijuana Be a Medical Option?” :ProCon‚ “Medical Marijuana”: Drug Policy Alliance) The people who think medical marijuana is bad believe that if the drug is made legal‚ it will just encourage people to abuse it‚ making its symptoms‚ like slow reaction time
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Debate Paper The Benefits of Medicinal Marijuana While some people choose to think marijuana is a recreational drug‚ medicinal marijuana helps a vast amount of individuals around the universe that deals with their everyday life crisis from high risk diseases to emotional stability. Through years of studying patients along with the evolution of scientific research; marijuana has been proven to have an enormous positive influence on the patients that have chosen to indulge in the drug. The most
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hear the term medical marijuana‚ you may just imagine a group of stoned hippy teenagers sitting in a circle around a fire smoking the devil’s lettuce‚ then bursting out in fits of frivolous laughter before devouring their entire kitchen like famished hyenas‚ but when do people think of medical marijuana? You probably “herb” of the term Medical marijuana use in cancer patients or perhaps that weird friend you know. A lot of people are uneducated about marijuana‚ most anti-marijuana users‚ they will
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The Use of Marijuana in the Treatment of Psychological Disorders The use of marijuana as a medicinal treatment has been met with much controversy. Public opinion of marijuana use‚ whether recreational or medical is sharply divided. Some dismiss medical marijuana simply as a hoax to make it legal. Others are adament about the unique medicinal properties that it has. Both sides have used science as the backbone of their case‚ supporting claims that the others have deemed false. In this report I
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Medical Marijuana Legalization and Controversy Emily Gilbert COM/170 February 15‚ 2013 Dr. Mary Morriss University of Phoenix Medical Marijuana Legalization and Controversy Legalization of Marijuana has become a controversy in the United States. Medical marijuana has many benefits although recreational marijuana cannot yet be controlled. Many important medical improvements will be gained when marijuana is legal. There will be a time‚ within the near future‚ when it is legal federally
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The debate on marijuana is going on all across the United States today and has become a major issue on all political levels. The issue of marijuana recently came to Iowa legislature for marijuana production. Iowa’s current policy is that possession for medicinal use is legal; however‚ marijuana production is illegal in the state of Iowa. Many families with ailing family members looking to try medicinal marijuana argue that the lack of access in-state is a major problem for those seeking treatment
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The use of medical marijuana is an issue of great interest in health care institutions around the world. Although this medication is yet to become popular in some countries‚ other countries have adopted legislations to govern the use of medical marijuana. In some cases‚ patients are required to provide a signed document from a health institution to gain access to medical cannabis. Cannabis is especially useful in the treatment of chronic pain (Schatman‚ 2006). However‚ various concerns arise in relation
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Legalization of Medical Marijuana A. I researched the social trend of legalizing medical Marijuana. In the 1800’s‚ physicians in the United States gave their patients marijuana to treat anything from excessive menstrual bleeding to tetanus. Now days there are other ways to treat and prevent both issues‚ but what about the horrid disease‚ cancer. Marijuana went from being a very common "prescription" to illegal. My view on this is that it should not be legal in regards to recreational use‚ but it
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Medical marijuana‚ and just plain marijuana should be illegal in all of the United States because it is a very hazardous and toxic drug. According to Peter Bensinger a co-author of “Marijuana: A Reference Handbook” says that‚ “marijuana has 468 different and toxic chemicals‚ causing a 40% increase to more cancer causing than tobacco cigarettes‚ and four times the tar of tobacco cigarettes.” And then New York Times argues that‚ “stems from the fact that many otherwise law-abiding citizens use marijuana
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Marijuana is a psychoactive drug and is sometimes used as medicine. Its other name is cannabis. It is used as a medicinal or recreational drug and as well as part of spiritual or religious rites. According to the United Nations estimation of the year 2004‚ approximately world’s four percent of the adult population that is 162 million people use cannabis annually. Among these people‚ 0.6% that is approximately 22.5 million people uses it daily. It shows physiological and psychoactive effects upon
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