Legalizing Marijuana in New Zealand Marijuana‚ also known as cannabis. Illegal in most countries including New Zealand‚ but should it be? There are many facts supporting the legalization of cannabis in New Zealand but also many that don’t support it. Supporting Statement Firstly think about this‚ Tobacco and alcohol kill many many people every year‚ approximately 435‚000 for Tobacco and 85‚000 for Alcohol. How many people does marijuana kill you ask‚ well the answer is 0‚ in all of its history
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The complaints for doing this that cannabis had treated where neuralgia‚ gout‚ tetanus‚ hydrophobia‚ convulsions‚ mental depression‚ hysteria and insanity. This was supported by anecdotal input and not scientific data. Anecdotal reports are suggestive and do not constitute the firm scientific
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optometry clinic while balancing leading various genomic research projects within the Kane Lab. While walking to class or waiting in line for food‚ I read about the genetic basis of eye pathologies‚ or various conditions that could be treated with Cannabis‚ which began to satisfy my need to combine research with my clinical work. Looking to further my research while continuing my path to medicine‚ I contemplated possible degrees that would allow me to achieve the ability to directly treat patients
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claims have been made about cannabis in recent history‚ the truth is slowly starting to resurface. Marijuana could not only benefit our economy and industry but as well as our medical field. Unfortunately‚ these truths are under criticism due to the stereotypical view of what people view as the typical “pot smoker.” This biased perception of a lazy and unmotivated America is the result of over seventy years of propaganda and lies spread by private interests who needed cannabis illegal for their own personal
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metaphor‚ work should be safe‚ stimulating‚ fair‚ and promote a happy life‚ which is in contrast with Strict Father morality where work is the “application of self-discipline for the sake of self-reliance” (Lakoff‚ 131). Many people find working with cannabis to be an enjoyable experience. More and more scientists and farmers are beginning to realize the plant’s potential. Sides interviewed one of Denver’s chief horticulturists who said‚ “It’s these low-THC strains that really keep me up at night‚ dreaming
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Throughout the decades‚ due to extensive research‚ society’s views on medical marijuana have changed. Many people are use to seeing it as a harmful substance. Medical marijuana‚ or cannabis‚ is a plant that some physicians may recommend to be use as a herbal remedie or a liquid medicine as part of a medical treatment. Cannabis has an ingredient called delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol which is often abbreviated as THC. This ingredient alters the mind and it is usually about one to seven percent of this in
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My Opinion on Medical Marijuana Medical Marijuana‚ also known cannabis is the most used drug in the United States. The drug is legal in some states. I believe that Medical Marijuana should be legal in every state. It should be sold as a prescription to ill patients‚ not on the streets to be sold to teenagers. People don’t realize how much Marijuana can help someone suffering from very severe diseases like cancer and problems like insomnia. Medical Marijuana could make an enormous change in the
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Amy Jones PHIL 1400 May 5‚ 2010 America’s Unjust Drug War It has been said that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over‚ expecting a different result; this statement fairly sums up the War on Drugs. Let us imagine a scenario of two men‚ one of them has killed 4 young women in cold blood‚ for ‘sport’ as he likes to say; the other man was caught with a large amount of an illegal drug. In prison it would not be unlikely for these two to share a cell‚ but my question is
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Marijuana Marijuana is a dangerous drug known throughout the world; it is not to be trifled with. Marijuana is also called "grass‚" "pot‚" "reefer‚" "joint‚" "hashish‚" "cannabis‚" "weed‚" and "Mary Jane" across the globe. It’s been sold for medical reasons as well as other purposes. It’s a typical herbal form of cannabis consists of the flowers and subtending leaves and stalks of mature pistillate of female plants. The resinous form of the drug is known as hashish‚ or merely as hash‚ a drug made
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legal for people to use for medical reasons why should it be illegal for people to use recreational? “Smoking cannabis is not more carcinogenic than tobacco. In 2007‚ Harvard researchers published a study that shows THC‚ the active ingredient in marijuana‚ reduces tumor growth in lung cancer by 50%. In 2012‚ researchers at the University of California San Francisco found that moderate cannabis smokers are no more likely to get lung cancer than non-smokers‚ compared with a huge increase in likelihood
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