advantages‚ I don’t see any reason that the athletes shouldn’t be able to use marijuana to make themselves feel better before or after training. Metaphorically speaking‚ marijuana does make people physically stronger; it just calms their senses. Cannabis is believed to be much better for the human body than steroids and performance boosters. Lee provides statistics from science about how marijuana can be beneficial to the human body‚ and I completely believe in his
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therapy for pain. When taken orally‚ cannabinoids are not very well absorbed and often have unpredictable effects. Patients often become sedated or have intoxication-like symptoms when tetrahydrocannabinol (THC-the primary psychoactive cannabinoid in cannabis) is metabolized by the liver. A small number of studies with Marinol (synthetic THC analogue) have shown some effectiveness in pain relief‚ but optimal doses that relieve pain often cannot be achieved because of unpleasant psychological side effects
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their own interpretations of the meaning. In the case of legalizing marijuana half of people see the image of a cannabis leaf and they automatically jump to the conclusion that the location of this symbol represents something terrible and illegal‚ avoiding it so that they are not integrated with its stereotypes. On the other hand the other half of people interpret the symbol of a cannabis leaf as a refuge for others in need of medical assistance‚ providing a helpful treatment the relives multiple symptoms
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marijuana is a drug that the California Medical Association (CMA) believes can be used to treat the conditions of; AIDS‚ anorexia‚ arthritis‚ cancer‚ chronic pain‚ nausea‚ and muscle spasms. This drug works with the eighty special compounds found in cannabis plants called Cannabinoids. Cannabinoids alleviate symptoms of sickness by connecting to receptors in the brain that search for alike compounds that happen in the human body. There are five major Cannabinoids
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Zach Cuffman Professor Wolf Final Paper December 14‚ 2009 Cannabis: The Billion Dollar Crop When most people are asked about their opinion of marijuana‚ not very many actually have a problem with the drug itself. The driving force behind their decision to be against marijuana is based mostly on the fact that it is illegal. TIME magazine held a poll on their website in which they asked their readers if marijuana should be legalized. Given that TIME’s website is not likely to be a full representation
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the United States to be exact. On the other hand‚ cannabis‚ a plant that has not one hospital or mortuary recorded death‚ few proven negative side effects‚ no physically addictive potential‚ and who’s plant fibres could serve more industrial uses than any other plant in the world‚ is illegal. Up until 1883‚ cannabis hemp was the most widely cultivated crop in the world. Most fabrics‚ paper‚ lighting oils and other fibres were derived from cannabis hemp. The first paper mills in the United States
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world. In an article by Gray (2007) he states that “42% of high school seniors have tried marijuana‚ 18% have used it in the past 30 days‚ and 5% use it daily. Among adolescents aged 12 to 17‚ 3.6% met criteria for cannabis use disorder (abuse or dependence) and 2% met criteria for cannabis dependence”. Gray (2007) also explains how easily adolescents say it is to obtain marijuana these days. The article also states that there is evidence to prove that marijuana use may lead to “hard” drug use‚ academic
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problem in the U.S. lately. Some toke for pleasure‚ others for better health. But what ’s the truth about "medical marijuana?" Medical cannabis (also referred to as medical marijuana) • is the use of cannabis and its constituent cannabinoids such as THC as a physician-recommended form of medicine or herbal therapy. The Cannabis plant from which the cannabis drug is derived has
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her bed. I’m not too worried about marijuana‚ as it is a soft drug‚ but I’m concerned that it will lead to hard drugs‚ and my friend may become an addict. Is it true that marijuana leads to other drug use? Answer: Marijuana‚ also known as cannabis or weed‚ is the most commonly used -- and abused -- illicit drug. It is often thought of as a "soft drug‚" with proponents claiming that it is non-addictive and relatively harmless‚ particularly when compared with the much more available and socially
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The Negative Effects of Marijuana on the Human Body COM 150 The Negative Effects of Marijuana on the Human Body Marijuana is known to some as a drug with unheralded possibilities. Believed to relieve the symptoms of glaucoma‚ promote eating as well as relieve the pain of cancer or AIDS patients‚ marijuana has caused a stir in its debate for legalization. Throughout the last few decades‚ the main focus of research has been placed on these and other potential benefits of medicinal marijuana
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