Effects of Marijuana‚ Heroin and Alcohol. Contents Effects of Marijuana Effects of Heroin Effects of Alcohol Effects of Marijuana Marijuana is a combination of shredded leaves‚ stems and flower buds of the Cannabis sativa plant. Marijuana is the most commonly used illegal drug. Occasional marijuana use is rarely seriously harmful‚ but smoking pot has important medical effects. Physiological Effects of Marijuana The active ingredient in marijuana is THC. That ’s short for delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol
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The Partnership at Drugfree.org. The Partnership at Drugfree.org‚ 2011. Web. 22 Oct. 2013. . Marklein‚ Mary Beth. “Colleges See Risk to Easing Pot Bans.” USA TODAY. 7 Mar. 2011: A.3. SIRS Issues Researcher. Web. 22 Oct. 2013. Melamede‚ Robert. “Cannabis and Tobacco Smoke Are Not Equally Carcinogenic.” Harm Reduction Journal. Biomed Central Ltd.‚ 2005. Web. 22 Oct. 2013. . “Milton Friedman‚ 500+ Economists Call for Marijuana Regulation Debate; New Report Projects $10-$14 Billion Annual Savings
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Legalization of Medical Marijuana Marijuana is the dried leaves‚ flowers‚ stems‚ and seeds from the Cannabis plant. It is the most commonly used illicit drug in the United States‚ enabling one to have altered senses and hallucinations. Organizations have formed by those who wish to legalize marijuana‚ at least for medicinal purposes‚ but critics of such efforts argue that the drug does more harm than good. While some may benefit from the legalization of medical marijuana‚ such as those with Alzheimer’s
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The Use of Cannabis and Its Relation to Schizophrenia Introduction: Since the 1990s is it known that there is a relationship between the use of cannabis and schizophrenia spectrum disorders (Thornicroft‚ 1990). Several psychologists have investigated this relation and have come to different answers regarding its importance. In many countries around the world‚ the attitude towards the use of cannabis is getting more liberal in recent times. This liberalization of the illegal drug use leads apparently
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illegal drug in the world. The word “marijuana”‚ referred to as “herbal cannabis” by the rest of the world‚ is the American term for dried flowers and leaves of the cannabis sativa plant (Caulkins 2012). The drug can be dated back to as far as 6000 B.C. when the plant’s seeds were used in China as food. It was used as a pain reliever and sedative in Napoleonic France (Spaulding and Fernandez). The flowers on the cannabis sativa plant contain concentrated amounts of a mind-altering chemical known as
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Thesis Statement: The legalization of marijuana in the U.S. would drastically reduce crime in our cities and form a more productive society through its positive uses. II. The concentration on governmental spending to enforce marijuana laws. A. Examples of governmental spending. B. Solution to the governmental spending. C. Sources on spending. D. Quotes concerning over spending. E. In-depth explanation about spending. V. The basic information concerning marijuana
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of medical marijuana and why I believe it should be used as a medical treatment. Medical marijuana is used to treat pain‚ nausea‚ side effects from other treatments‚ and a variety of diseases. It is made from the dried leaves and bud of the Cannabis sativa plant. Medical marijuana can be used by smoking‚ ingestion‚ or inhaled. Most medical marijuana‚
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Argumentative Essay The legalization of marijuana is a current growing issue in British Columbia (BC). Marijuana‚ which comes from the cannabis sativa (or hemp) plant‚ has been used for ten thousand years and will continue to be used for a very long time. People smoke it‚ with a pipe or water pipe‚ or in loosely rolled cigarettes called “joints”. It is also brewed with tea and mixed with cakes and brownies. Marijuana is so popular with the public that it has developed many aliases‚ such as
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Should Marijuana be legalized in Texas? Is the Legalization of marijuana valid? The devate over the legalization of cannabis sativa‚ more commonly known as marijuana‚ has been one of the most controversial issues ever to occur in the United States. Its use as a medicine has existed for thousands of years‚ and its documented as far back in 2700 BC in ancient Chinese writings. Marijuana should be legalize for several reasons‚ first the government could earn money from taxes on its
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not to legalize marijuana for medicinal purposes. One should remember that if marijuana is legal in a State for medicinal purposes‚ it is still illegal on the Federal level. Marijuana is defined as a cannabis plant; and or a preparation made from the dried flower clusters and leaves of the cannabis plant‚ smoked or eaten to induce euphoria (Webster?s 827). When smoked‚ marijuana produces over 2‚000 chemicals that enter the body through the lungs. These chemicals have a variety of immediate‚ short
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