with Penalties and Fines Non-medical use Marijuana should not be legalized. The penalties should not be lessened and any fines required should remain the same. Marijuana‚ for description purposes in this essay will also be described as the drug‚ cannabis‚ pot or weed. I have only smoked the drug once. I did not feel high‚ and there was definitely no euphoria. It made me nauseous and gave me a terrible headache. Admittedly‚ my personal experience is lacking. However‚ I have seen the effects on my
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marijuana is a drug that the California Medical Association (CMA) believes can be used to treat the conditions of; AIDS‚ anorexia‚ arthritis‚ cancer‚ chronic pain‚ nausea‚ and muscle spasms. This drug works with the eighty special compounds found in cannabis plants called Cannabinoids. Cannabinoids alleviate symptoms of sickness by connecting to receptors in the brain that search for alike compounds that happen in the human body. There are five major Cannabinoids
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Kathy Period 12/18/12 Legalization of Marijuana: Argumentative Essay Cannabis Sativa‚ or otherwise known as Marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug consisting of dried leaves of the hemp plant and is smoked or chewed for euphoric affects. Currently in the U.S.‚ approximately 5 million Americans use marijuana daily. 18 states now allow marijuana to be used medicinally and as of November 2012 both Colorado and Washington permit marijuana for medicinal and recreational use. With the
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Medical Marijuana: Scourge or Savior May 15‚ 2012 Medical Marijuana: Scourge or Savior In the United States and many other countries around the world Marijuana (the plants cannabis sativa or cannabis indica) is considered an illicit drug. In the North America‚ marijuana and tetrahydrocannabinols (THC‚ its variants and synthetics) have been classified in the DEA’s schedule I drug class‚ under the Control Substances Act of 1970‚ which includes many other substances such as heroin‚ LSD‚ mescaline
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Medical Marijuana In the article "The cannabis conundrum: medication v. regulation" written by Moira Gibbons; in December of 2011‚ she explains both the beneficial uses and dangers of Medical Marijuana. It is a very enlightening factual editorial‚ that describes the marijuana plant itself‚ along with its life changing effects‚ but also the dilemmas involved with Cannabis. The article gives stupendous knowledge concerning the ongoing continuous battle with Cannabis verse law enforcement and the aiding
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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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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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world. In an article by Gray (2007) he states that “42% of high school seniors have tried marijuana‚ 18% have used it in the past 30 days‚ and 5% use it daily. Among adolescents aged 12 to 17‚ 3.6% met criteria for cannabis use disorder (abuse or dependence) and 2% met criteria for cannabis dependence”. Gray (2007) also explains how easily adolescents say it is to obtain marijuana these days. The article also states that there is evidence to prove that marijuana use may lead to “hard” drug use‚ academic
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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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native to Asia. It can be used for many purposes. The hemp plant is most commonly used for extraction of the drug marijuana. Marijuana is a greenish-gray mixture of the dried‚ shredded leaves‚ stems‚ seeds‚ and flowers of the hemp plant‚ also known as Cannabis sativa. It is typically smoked in hand-rolled cigarettes (joints)‚ cigars (blunts)‚ pipes‚ or water pipes (bongs). The active ingredient in marijuana is THC‚ which is responsible for the potency and effects of marijuana intoxication. Now that I
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