of marijuana on humans. Primarily‚ cannabis provides its users with a sense of ecstatic joyfulness‚ an increased sense of sensitivity‚ and a feeling of calmness and relaxation. Like any other drugs‚ marijuana affects the pathways of the nervous system as it halts the effective functioning of the neurotransmitters and receptors. Moreover‚ cannabis alters the perception of sensation and pleasure‚ especially with regards to food and taste (“cannabis”). Regardless of the possible negative outcomes that this drug might
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Marijuana and the Great Debate Cannabis or Marijuana‚ is the most popular illegal drug used recreationally today. It is derived from the flowering plant called cannabis and is also known by many other names such as pot‚ weed‚ hemp‚ and grass. Botanically‚ there are well over three hundred chemicals that derive from the cannabis plant. The main active ingredients of the drug are THC (tetrahydrocannabinol or delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol)‚ and CBD (Cannabidiol). Of the cannabinoids‚ THC is the main
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LEGALIZATION OF MARIJUANA IN THE PHILIPPINES A Research Paper Presented to: Mr. Emmanuel Raposa Infant Jesus Montessori Center In Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements For English IV By: Abel‚ Kristine Joy Ferrer‚ Fillmore Martinez‚ Janine Aira Vinoya‚ Helena Mae March‚ 2015 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT We would like to express our special appreciation to our adviser‚ Mr. Emmanuel Raposa‚ for he had been a tremendous teacher for us‚ who also have shown the attitude of a professional teacher;
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2012 WORLD DRUG REPORT UNITED NATIONS OFFICE ON DRUGS AND CRIME Vienna World Drug Report 2012 UNITED NATIONS New York‚ 2012 © United Nations‚ June 2012. All rights reserved worldwide. ISBN: 978-92-1-148267-6 e-ISBN: 978-92-1-055653-8 United Nations publication‚ Sales No. E.12.XI.1 This publication may be reproduced in whole or in part and in any form for educational or non-profit purposes without special permission from the copyright holder‚ provided acknowledgement of
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legalizing marijuana A cording to the United Nations Office on Drug and Crime‚ “Cannabis continues to be‚ by far the most widely used drug in the world.” More then 100 million Americans aged twelve or older- or 40.2 percent of the population-have tried marijuana at least once in their lifetimes. More than 3.2 million Americans use it on a daily basis.1. Thus why does marijuana continue to be illegal? After researching the topic‚ I was amazed on how much exaggerated propaganda and facts about
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remains illegal. Making a substance illegal would mean that it is detrimental to a persons ’ mental and physical state‚ therefore‚ a legal substance is by definition healthier. But what if that isn ’t the case? According to the World Health Organization‚ in the year 2011 four percent of deaths worldwide are attributed to Alcohol usage while a total of zero deaths in all of medical history are linked to marijuana usage. So why is Alcohol legal while Marijuana is not? Marijuana or Cannabis‚ has been
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Marijuana’s Effect on the Brain E. Long-Term Effects of Marijuana F. Short-Term Effects of Marijuana IV. PROHIBITION OF MARIJUANA V. CONCLUSION Bibliography I. INTRODUCTION The world’s highest form of creation faces the challenge of illegal “DRUGS”. Authorities from the different part of the world try to find a way in blocking and destroying this kind of act. Although activists and many marijuana antagonists believe smoking pot has positive and negative effects‚ scientific research
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Zach Cuffman Professor Wolf Final Paper December 14‚ 2009 Cannabis: The Billion Dollar Crop When most people are asked about their opinion of marijuana‚ not very many actually have a problem with the drug itself. The driving force behind their decision to be against marijuana is based mostly on the fact that it is illegal. TIME magazine held a poll on their website in which they asked their readers if marijuana should be legalized. Given that TIME’s website is not likely to be a full representation
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medicinal to industrial up until the 1930s. Common misconceptions about marijuana have been established by the government‚ at times for personal and political gain‚ or to just discourage the use of marijuana. Even now it is one of the most commonly used illegal drugs with over 17 million Americans 21 and older admitting to recent use according to a 2009 National Survey by SAMHSA. Marijuana was smoked as early as 2700 BC‚ in China in 500 A.D. marijuana spread to Europe and Africa where it was cultivated
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recreationally as well as medicinally for thousands of years. The earliest evidence of inhalation of marijuana‚ a small pile of charred cannabis/seeds‚ was found in Romania and believed to be dated prior to the 3rd millennia BCE. Marijuana use is considered to be beneficial to some‚ however has been controversially classified as a schedule 1 controlled substance‚ making it as illegal as heroin‚ politicians claim it to be more dangerous than cocaine‚ with little to no factual basis. Based upon my personal use
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