Persuasive Speech – COM 1010 By: Jordan Eliuk Topic: Medical Marijuana Introduction: “Cannabis isn’t for everybody‚ but patients are entitled to pick and choose their own medicine.” Michelle Rainey (VanMusic‚ 2010‚ Pg. 1) Thesis: The prescription drug companies dispense medicines that are harmful and that is what I am here to change your minds about today. This will explore what Medical Marijuana can be used for‚ the lies you’ve been told about Marijuana and how corrupt the Pharmaceutical
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1975 researchers at the Medical College of Virginia found that cannabis can help fight against benign and malignant cancers. This proves that marijuana does not cause cancer‚ but it could prevent or even cure it. What about tobacco though? Tobacco does cause lung cancer. Tobacco leaves tar in the lungs that are radioactive. These radioactive materials morph over time into very harmful materials that causes cancer to be produced Cannabis is the number one used illegal drugs. If it is not addictive
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Legalizing marijuana in America Illegal drug use is a huge part of American culture and one the most controversial of those drugs is marijuana; its technical name is Cannabis Sativa. But whether you call it cannabis‚ marijuana‚ pot‚ reefer‚ weed‚ bud‚ herb‚ Mary Jane‚ hemp‚ grass or wacky tabacci‚ it is still illegal in the United States. Actually‚ all over the world the deliberation rages about the harm or benefits that marijuana has to offer. Attempts to legalize it in the United States
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Should Cannabis be Legal in the United States? Prescription drugs kill about 100‚000 people in the world each year. Do you know how many deaths are caused by the use of Marijuana in any way? "There are no deaths from cannabis use. Anywhere. You can’t find one‚" said Dr. Lester Grinspoon‚ professor emeritus at Harvard Medical School. Marijuana has been one of the most misunderstood herbal medicines in todays culture. With todays culture turning to natural remedies including marijuana should be
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use marijuana to reduce their anxiety in certain situations thus using marijuana as a coping mechanism (McWilliams et al.‚ 2000). Schizotypy reports suggest high levels of dysfunction from cannabis use and that individuals with schizotypy had much more difficulty than other individuals keeping their cannabis use from adversely affecting their lives (Green‚ 1996). All answers in this questionnaire investigate the link between different levels of smoking marijuana and how it affects individuals
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addictive‚ damaging to young brains and can rob the economy of the intellect necessary to keep us moving ahead. It is a myth that cannabis is not addictive. Studies of long- term users show a significant dependency correlation. A friend of mine‚ who is a neuroscientist‚ once told me that approximately 173‚000 people have some form of dependence to or use cannabis or its sister plant hemp regularly. Jeffrey states “hemp has been used for at least 5‚000 years”. That is a classic case of addiction
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economies. There have been moments in this nation’s history when government’s interests conflicted with its constituencies’ interests. Such is the case for the United States Federal Government’s policy on cannabis‚ where some 70 odd years ago they decided that all hemp farming and anything involving cannabis at all is illegal‚ shutting down a source of farming that has countless beneficial uses. Billions of dollars over the years were never earned due to scare tactics from special interests in the 1930’s
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Atakan‚ Z. (2012). Cannabis abuse and vulnerability to psychosis: targeting preventive services. Current Pharmaceutical Design‚ 18(4)‚ 542-549. May‚ G. G. (2005). Addiction and grace: Love and spirituality in the healing of addictions. San Francisco‚ CA: HarperOne. National Institute on Drug Abuse. Marijuana Retrieved from http://www.drugabuse.gov/drugs-abuse/marijuana on April 20‚ 2015 National Institute on Drug Abuse Nordstrom‚ B. R.‚ & Levin‚ F. R. (2007). Treatment of cannabis use disorders: A
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no death defying symptoms‚ and how it is used as a means of medical usage. First‚ I will persuade the audience that marijuana is really not a drug. Marijuana actually comes from a plant‚ that’s right‚ a plant; called cannabis. Marijuana is the herbal form of the cannabis plant and technically speaking definition of an herb is a plant that is that is valued for flavor‚ scent‚ or other qualities. In this case I have just proven to the audience of the facts persuading the audience why marijuana
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Tabish Habib Media Theory and Criticism Goodwin 10-2-2010 Marxist Analysis: South Park One can’t say enough about the animated sitcom South Park and its controversial‚ yet humorous satire of American media and culture. The show has come a long way from its initial blend of raunchy toilet humor and now incorporates narratives that center around recent events in the news‚ the entertainment world and even critiques cultural norms in America. In the episode “Medical Fried Chicken”‚ Matt Stone and
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