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    Marijuana is the most commonly used illegal drug in the United States. It is made from the dried leaves and flowering tops of the Indian hemp plant Cannabis Sativa. People smoke‚ chew‚ or eat marijuana for its hallucinogenic and intoxicating effects. The flowering tops of the Cannabis plant secrete a sticky resin that contains the active ingredient of marijuana‚ known as Delta-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). The plant has both male and female forms. The sticky flowers of the female plant are the most

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    as most people commonly know it‚ is really a plant called hemp‚ or "cannabis sativa." There are other plants called hemp‚ but cannabis hemp is the most useful of these plants. "Hemp" is any durable plant used since prehistory for many purposes‚ and cannabis is the most durable of the hemp plants. The cannabis plant also produces three very important products that other plants do not‚ seed‚ pulp‚ and medicine. The cannabis sativa plant grows as weed and cultivated plant all over the world in a variety

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    other drugs. I feel it is safer than Alcohol and Tobacco. There are no additives in it. I am going to explain why I feel this in the next few pages. For those who really don’t know what Marijuana is? Marijuana is the dried blossom of cannabis sativa and cannabis indicia plants‚ leafy annual plants with parts that are used for as herbs‚

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    SEVEN FOODS PRAISED IN QURAN1-BLACK SEED (KALAUNJI )What is Nigella Sativa (the black seed)? Nigella Sativa originates from Western Asia and is a herb that grows about 16-24 inches in height and has white flowers when in bloom. The plant is now cultivated from the Near East to India. The deep black‚ sharp-cornered rectangular seeds (no longer than 3 mm) are the part of the plant that is used for the preparation of products. The black seed is cultivated in Russia‚ Turkey‚ Egypt‚ Arabia‚ Oman‚ Ethiopia

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    Assassin of Youth “Assassin of Youth“‚ is a nickname from the 1930’s for the commonly known substance marijuana. For readers who are not fully aware of what cannabis is‚ this is a dictionary definition of cannabis‚ a strong-smelling plant from whose dried leaves a number of euphoriant‚ and hallucinogenic drugs are prepared. This drug has over 200 names that are used on the street. Marijuana‚ is the main topic for many debates across the nation. The fact that citizens in America actually

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    The hypothesis of cannabis as a starting drug is now rejected by science as a myth. Of course‚ smoking Marijuana is not entirely risk-free. Excessive consumption can lead to respiratory problems or difficulties in coping with everyday life. In very rare cases‚ cannabis can trigger a latent psychosis. However‚ numerous studies prove that cannabis is substantially less harmful than alcohol and tobacco. According to official data‚ in contrast to hemp‚ these legal drugs have claimed more than 100‚000

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    Rice is the seed of the monocot plants Oryza sativa (Asian rice) or Oryza glaberrima (African rice). As a cereal grain‚ it is the most widely consumed staple food for a large part of the world’s human population‚ especially in Asia. It is the agricultural commodity with the third-highest worldwide production‚ after sugarcane and maize‚ according to data of FAOSTAT 2012.[1] Oryza sativa with small wind pollinated flowers Since a large portion of maize crops are grown for purposes other than

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    Adrian Kennedy Professor Yablon English 101 Dec 1‚ 2012 Research Paper Cannabis and Legalization In spite of its many useful attributes‚ whether it is industrial or for medicine‚ marijuana has been criticized and attacked very harshly in the United States for the better part of a decade. The Federal government has maintained their unwarranted fear and hate of marijuana despite the many reports and studies that show how legalization would really benefit America. Marijuana has a long history

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    PMID 17019571. * Grotenhermen‚ Franjo (2007). “The Toxicology of Cannabis and Cannabis Prohibition”. Chemistry & Biodiversity 4: 1744–69. doi:10.1002/cbdv.200790151. PMID 17712818. * Riedel‚ G.; Davies‚ S. N. (2005). “Cannabinoid Function in Learning‚ Memory and Plasticity”. Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology 168: 445–477. doi:10.1007/3-540-26573-2_15. PMID 16596784. *  Leweke‚ F. Markus; Koethe‚ Dagmar (2008). “Cannabis and psychiatric disorders: it is not only addiction”. Addiction Biology

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