Marijuana: A Wonder Drug or Dangerous Herb? “The herb is the healing of the nation. Alcohol is the destruction.” Rightfully stated by the legendary‚ Mr. Bob Marley. Marijuana as an entity in society today‚ has its good effects and its bad effects. Three of these GOOD effects are as follows. Marijuana helps with NUMEROUS amounts of health issues and diseases; it helps with a number of bodily functions AND it can be used for lots of medicinal purposes! Now why would it be wise to take heed to what
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that because alcohol is still legal it’s less dangerous than marijuana. Both drugs lead to serious risks and should be taken with caution if used. Marijuana is a mixture of dried‚ shredded leaves‚ stems and flowers from a hemp plant better know as Cannabis sativa. Uses of marijuana can be recreational or medical and the earliest recorded uses date from the 3rd millennium BC. (Rudgley‚ “The Lost Civilizations”) Tetrahydrocannabinol also known as THC is the chemical responsible for marijuana’s psychological
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larger society. Marijuana smokers can be considered a subculture for many reasons. Marijuana is used by millions of people around the world‚ either for recreational‚ spiritual‚ or therapeutic reasons. Some call themselves the cannabis connoisseurs; people who respect cannabis and use it responsibly. Few drugs have been so politicized recently as marijuana has. It is frequently praised by one side and condemned by the other‚ on the basis of emotional issues rather than an objective view of research
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Should Marijuana Be Legalized? Legalizing marijuana has been such a large debate for so many years. There are reasons on both sides of the argument that have kept it illegal for such a long time but recently that has changed. “Initiative 502‚ passed last month by Washington [and Colorado] voters‚ legalized recreational marijuana use starting December 6” (Duke). These were just the first two states to push for marijuana to be legal for recreational reasons. Are there going to be more states legalizing
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The War on Drugs is such a huge issue in today’s society. What is the war on drugs? It refers to the governmental programs intended to suppress the consumption of certain recreational drugs. There are many other drugs that are more harmful to your body then marijuana. Alcohol and tobacco‚ which are legal “drugs”‚ are two of them. There are many reasons to why the government should legalize marijuana and there are also many reasons to why the government should not legalize marijuana. Today I
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benefit to people like this who are extremely ill but have a difficult time eating and staying nourished Smoking medical marijuana may not be enough to effectively fight cancer‚ severe pain‚ siezures and symptoms of many other diseases. Most of the cannabis medication is waste into the air when smoked and it is not really healthy to smoke anything. Slide 14: Marijuana smoke contains cancer-causing substances Some research shows that marijuana smoke has up to 70% more cancer-causing substances
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Why The U.S. Government Should Reassess Its Laws Marco A. Trujillo Wayland Baptist University Oct 27‚ 2012 Medical Marijuana: Why The U.S. Government Should Reassess Its Laws The topic of marijuana‚ also known as Cannabis Sativa (Cannabis) has been a hot issue of debate in the United States for quite some time. Many people have argued that marijuana should be classified in a manner relative to that of tobacco or alcohol. In recent years however‚ the focus of its legislation
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Multiple sclerosis‚ Glaucoma‚ Arthritis‚ Depression‚ Anxiety‚ Hepatitis C‚ Morning sickness‚ (Smith‚ 2012) to name a few have benefited from the use of cannabis‚ whether it is smoked or ingested. There has been a tremendous amount of research on this issue for many years. Yet there continues to be a constant dispute about legalizing cannabis for medical purposes. One of the reasons is that with all the different strains of marijuana it is difficult for physicians to determine the appropriate
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Alcohol vs. Marijuana There are many sedatives to disconnect from reality in the modern world of today. All of them are used everyday but there are two main drugs that are affecting modern day America‚ that is between marijuana and alcohol. Which is better? Are the two different? We can’t disconnect these two completely from the world‚ we’ve tried prohibiting alcohol for a solid 13 years. That didn’t last too long. The first documented date marijuana became illegal was 1906. ( Charles Q. Choi
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enforcing the law‚ just like in 1933 when alcohol was legalized. Marijuana was proven to be a very beneficial natural plant that was used to make several products. Based on Barbara Bigelow‚ from the article‚ “Marijuana”‚ “Marijuana‚ or the plant Cannabis sativa‚ has been used as a medicine‚ as a part of religious ceremonies‚ and even as a fiber for making clothing‚ rope‚ and paper for many thousands of years… its effects on the brain and body are not yet completely understood” (Bigelow). However
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