Marijuana When I started my research I was initially interested in marijuana legalization and the debate between why or why not our country should legalize the substance all together. However‚ throughout my time researching valid points on why cannabis is illegal now and reasons why it shouldn’t be illegal‚ I found myself more drawn to the psychological studies of the substance. The certain psychological effects the drug has on certain people became very appealing to me‚ as I wanted to learn more
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less expensive than other medicines. It is organic‚ not made of chemical and other things. It also has less serious side effects. Lester Grinspoon wrote an article in the Boston Globe. He said “Doctors and nurses have seen that for many patients‚ cannabis is more useful‚ less toxic‚ and less expensive than the conventional medicines prescribed for diverse syndromes and symptoms‚ including multiple sclerosis‚ Crohn’s disease‚
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all‚ because legalization means government control. The benefits far outweigh the risks. My first reason that medical marijuana should be legal in all states is because it helps with the side effects of chemotherapy. There is a chemical in Cannabis (cannabis is medical marijuana with a different name)‚ that helps with the side effects of chemo and does make cancer patients feel better. And that chemical- cannabinoids- they help to slow growth of brain tumors and can prevent diabetes. It makes broken
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Tetrahydrocannabinol Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) is commonly known and popularized by its significant presence in the cannabis plant‚ a.k.a.‚ marijuana. Raphael Mechoulam and Yechiel Gaoni‚ two Israeli scientists working at the Weizmann Institute of Science‚ first isolated the organic drug in 1964. THC has many forms and can be consumed orally‚ smoked‚ or vaporized. It appears as a greasy yellow substance. THC is nonpolar and has a low solubility in water and a high boiling point‚ at 200 C. THC’s
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Health Organization‚ in the year 2011 four percent of deaths worldwide are attributed to Alcohol usage while a total of zero deaths in all of medical history are linked to marijuana usage. So why is Alcohol legal while Marijuana is not? Marijuana or Cannabis‚ has been described by an administrative law judge at the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration as‚ “one of the safest therapeutically active substances known to man.”(3) The federal government even reports that over 100 million U.S. Citizens admit
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Legalization of Marijuana English Composition There is a great debate as to whether or not marijuana should be legalized. It is a very heated topic but one that has already seen changes this year. If marijuana were to be legalized nationwide‚ not just for medical use‚ many changes could happen in this country. The legalization of marijuana could not only help create jobs‚ but end our countries debt crisis. Medical marijuana is already legal in many states and many more are trying to get
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of marijuana on humans. Primarily‚ cannabis provides its users with a sense of ecstatic joyfulness‚ an increased sense of sensitivity‚ and a feeling of calmness and relaxation. Like any other drugs‚ marijuana affects the pathways of the nervous system as it halts the effective functioning of the neurotransmitters and receptors. Moreover‚ cannabis alters the perception of sensation and pleasure‚ especially with regards to food and taste (“cannabis”). Regardless of the possible negative outcomes that this drug might
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Holmes In the early 1930s‚ a man named William Randolph Hearst—a wealthy newspaper mogul and paper mill owner—campaigned with his powerful allies in Congress to outlaw the consumption and growth of cannabis. At that time‚ hemp (a subspecies of cannabis) had been found to produce the same quality of paper at a fraction of the cost. In an effort to eliminate his competitors and capitalize on the profits‚ Hearst began a smear campaign using his influence with the media—attempting
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INTRODUCTION* Marijuana‚ also known as “cannabis”‚ and by numerous other names is a preparation of cannabis plant intended for use as a psychoactive drug and as medicine. Pharmacologically‚ the principal constituent of cannabis is tetrahydrocannabinol; it is one of 483 known compounds in the plant‚ including at least 84 other other cannabinoids‚ such as cannabidoil‚ cannabinol‚tetrahydrocannabivarin and cannabigerol. Marijuana is often consumed for
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value” the opening line is a contradiction in itself. The Webster (2011) website states‚ “Days after the DEA insisted that marijuana has no medical value‚ the White House says there may actually be ‘some’ medical value to ‘individual component of the cannabis plant’ after all.” The DEA is supposed to be up to date with drug effects; but the White House says different‚ basically calling out the credibility of the DEA. Webster also goes on to say that smoking marijuana is harmful and has no medical value
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