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    Marijuana/Cannabis Describe the form of the drug: Marijuana or cannabis is a natural plant that has‚ when smoked it has natural depressants. It is mainly come as a dried crushed up leafs‚ when rolled up in paper can be smoked. What are the street names for this drug? : “Cannabis is also known as grass‚ pot‚ hash‚ weed‚ reefer‚ dope‚ herb‚ mull‚ buddha‚ ganja‚ joint‚ stick‚ buckets‚ cones‚ skunk‚ hydro‚ yarndi‚ smoke and hooch.” See more at: http://www.druginfo.adf.org.au/drug-facts/cannabis?gclid=CKf5g-WzsLkCFQs4pgodmTgAOw#sthash

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    What are the benefits of legalizing marijuana for the citizens of the United States? Would legalizing marijuana bring improvements to the United States? In order to answer this question‚ some background knowledge is needed to discuss the plant. Marijuana is a plant that is grown naturally and is used for multiple reasons. There are many myths that surround this plant that cause it to be illegal in most states. Those who oppose the legalization don’t realize that legalizing marijuana can bring many

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    Trent Bentz Pam McBroom Writing 54 30 October 2013 Marijuana History When it comes to using the drug for medical purposes‚ though‚ no one did it like the ancients. Around 2000 B.C.‚ the Egyptians used cannabis to treat sore eyes (Webley). A millennium later‚ doctors in India could be found mixing the weed with milk to use as an anesthetic (Webley). In 200 B.C.‚ the Greeks used marijuana to remedy earaches (Webley). Pot even enjoyed its freedom in America ’s early days stated in the article

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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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    new benefit: legal profits. Marijuana is the dried blossom of cannabis sativa and cannabis indica plants‚ leafy annual plants with parts that are used for as herbs‚ animal food‚ medicine and as hemp for rope-making. "The flowers... contain psychoactive and physiologically active chemical compounds known as cannabinoids that are consumed for recreational‚ medicinal‚ and spiritual purposes‚" (White‚ 2013) Before the 20th century‚ cannabis plants in the U.S. were relatively unregulated‚ and marijuana

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    be derived from marijuana? Introduction Cannabis is Australia’s most common illegal drug. It is derived from the plant cannabis sativa; the acting chemical known as ‘THC’ is in the upper leaves and flowers of the female plant. Cannabis is traditionally used by combusting the plant and inhaling the smoke that is produced. There is much speculation about whether or not marijuana causes many health problems. People most commonly say that smoking cannabis will give you cancer‚ a heart attack or respiratory

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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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    There seems to be a pretty big debate about whether marijuana should or should not be legalized. First off‚ I want to state clearly that my opinion is that it should not‚ under any circumstances‚ be legalized. It is fine if it is prescribed to you for medical purposes‚ but only in the recommended dosage. First‚ let’s just say what could be good about legalizing marijuana. We could sell it in stores and tax it‚ thus vastly improving the economy‚ because we all know how many people out there smoke

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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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    History documents show that the fiber-rich cannabis plant was used to produce rope and woven fabrics around 7000 B.C. in Central and South Asia. Additionally‚ it was referenced in Chinese manuscripts dating back to 2700 B.C. and ancient Indian scriptures have attributed medicinal properties to it. After being used by half of the world for nearly 8‚000 years‚ marijuana traditionally reached North America with Christopher Columbus in 1492 A.D. Initially‚ cannabis was only used to make industrial goods;

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