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    Legalization Introduction Marijuana is the most commonly used illegal drug in the United States. Mainly people think of marijuana of the dirty drug out on the street‚ when actually marijuana has been proven to help people medically. Drugs are not a new subject in this world‚ but as technology advances‚ new uses for them are found. Cannabis or Marijuana is a very controversial subject for its reputation in the underworld‚ but is often overlooked. Cannabis has many health benefits and although is been proven

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    Medical cannabis refers to the use of cannabis and its constituent cannabinoids‚ such as tetrahydrocannabinol and cannabidiol‚ as medical therapy to treat disease or alleviate symptoms. The Cannabis plant has a history of medicinal use dating back thousands of years across many cultures. Its usage in modern times is controversial‚ and in recent years the American Medical Association‚ the MMA‚ the American Society of Addiction Medicine‚ and other medical organizations have issued statements opposing

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    Each year there are twenty million Americans that try cannabis for the first time. (Armentano‚ 2013) Americans are going to smoke cannabis if it’s legalized or not so our country should legalize it and make money. Legalizing cannabis will help our country economically‚ help patients that truly do benefit from the drug‚ and help decrease the amount of street drug dealing. To some of the patients that use medical cannabis it is very difficult for them to get if they don’t live in a state where it is

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    the United States to be exact. On the other hand‚ cannabis‚ a plant that has not one hospital or mortuary recorded death‚ few proven negative side effects‚ no physically addictive potential‚ and who’s plant fibres could serve more industrial uses than any other plant in the world‚ is illegal. Up until 1883‚ cannabis hemp was the most widely cultivated crop in the world. Most fabrics‚ paper‚ lighting oils and other fibres were derived from cannabis hemp. The first paper mills in the United States

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    Should Marijuana Be Legal When searching for answers as to why marijuana should be legal‚ I found recent studies that have shown what the cannabis plant can do for our health. Marijuana‚ a plant that has been around for many years now and scientist are finally able to show proof that marijuana can cure people of various ailments. Research from the NORML.org website gives us plenty of reasons as to why Marijuana should be legal. One of those reasons is that it is safer to use than what people are

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    the plant for beneficial purposes but most are against having the drug in our society because they see it as a nuisance to society. The Drug Marijuana‚ also known as cannabis‚ weed‚ and ganja refers to any number of preparations of the Cannabis plant intended for use as a psychoactive drug. The most common form of cannabis used as a drug is the dried herbal form. The typical form of marijuana consists of flowers the leaves and the stalks of the mature female plants. The residue form of the drug

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    and without any further research or clinical studies in 2006‚ the FDA refused to reclassify the drug keeping it listed as a schedule I controlled substance. This meant marijuana would remain illegal and continue to have no acceptable medical uses under federal law. Even though the drug is considered illegal by federal law‚ sickened individuals should have the right to use marijuana because scientific research has provided overwhelming data proving marijuana to be an effective treatment for some

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    my research I was initially interested in marijuana legalization and the debate between why or why not our country should legalize the substance all together. However‚ throughout my time researching valid points on why cannabis is illegal now and reasons why it shouldn’t be illegal‚ I found myself more drawn to the psychological studies of the substance. The certain psychological effects the drug has on certain people became very appealing to me‚ as I wanted to learn more and find out the reason marijuana

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    “From the 1600s to the 1800s most pharmacies carried cannabis and farmers were required to grow hemp Hemp (a cannabis plant containing very little THC) was harvested on U.S. soil to create materials such as rope‚ paper‚ and clothing. During the 1800s‚ cannabis products became a popular medicinal substance found in tinctures that were sold in many pharmacies across the nation. Around 1910‚ the Mexican Revolution

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    problem in the U.S. lately. Some toke for pleasure‚ others for better health. But what ’s the truth about "medical marijuana?" Medical cannabis (also referred to as medical marijuana) • is the use of cannabis and its constituent cannabinoids such as THC as a physician-recommended form of medicine or herbal therapy. The Cannabis plant from which the cannabis drug is derived has

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