1975 researchers at the Medical College of Virginia found that cannabis can help fight against benign and malignant cancers. This proves that marijuana does not cause cancer‚ but it could prevent or even cure it. What about tobacco though? Tobacco does cause lung cancer. Tobacco leaves tar in the lungs that are radioactive. These radioactive materials morph over time into very harmful materials that causes cancer to be produced Cannabis is the number one used illegal drugs. If it is not addictive
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Good Student Professor Raynor Persuasive Speech Title: Benefits of Legalizing Marijuana General Purpose: To Persuade. Specific Purpose: To persuade or reinforce the attitude of my audience towards the legalization of marijuana being best for our country. Thematic Statement: There are many reasons for why marijuana should be legal but due to lack of time I will only be discussing marijuana’s health risks and how it compares to alcohol‚ the government’s financial gain from legalization‚ and popular
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Marijuana’s Effect on the Quality of Life Introduction Marijuana is very controversial‚ use of this substance can affect every aspect of life‚ whether it is used for a treatment of a disease or used for pleasure‚ also‚ all the uses in between. The long and short-term effects of this drug include psychological‚ and social outcomes. According to the United Nations‚ the use of marijuana is a large number. Approximately 94 million people in the United States alone have admitted to using it at least
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Mashal Adamjee Haake AP English III 9 October 2014 The Crimes of Cannabis Cannabis‚ commonly known as marijuana‚ is the dried leaves and flowers of the hemp plant that are smoked as a drug. In the states of Washington and Colorado‚ adults 21 and over are by law allowed to be in possession of up to one ounce of marijuana for any purpose. This creates an easy passageway for marijuana to be obtained by teens and young adults. Although it is said that legalized recreational marijuana has some positive
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Persuasive Speech – COM 1010 By: Jordan Eliuk Topic: Medical Marijuana Introduction: “Cannabis isn’t for everybody‚ but patients are entitled to pick and choose their own medicine.” Michelle Rainey (VanMusic‚ 2010‚ Pg. 1) Thesis: The prescription drug companies dispense medicines that are harmful and that is what I am here to change your minds about today. This will explore what Medical Marijuana can be used for‚ the lies you’ve been told about Marijuana and how corrupt the Pharmaceutical
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Marijuana refers to a drug derived from dried leaves‚ stems and flowers of the cannabis plant‚ also called hemp. Cannabis sativa‚ as it is known scientifically‚ bears a chemical known as ‘delta-9 teterahydrocannabinol’ (THC in short) that alters mind functions of the user (Cohen‚ 2006). This ingredient is rapidly absorbed a short while after smoking the drug. It affects areas of the brain dealing with memory‚ perception‚ concentration and movement. This causes short-term physiological medical effects
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and the people who are against it. I am in favor of the legalization of Marijuana. Cannabis is the most used illegal drug in America. People use it recreationally.
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use marijuana to reduce their anxiety in certain situations thus using marijuana as a coping mechanism (McWilliams et al.‚ 2000). Schizotypy reports suggest high levels of dysfunction from cannabis use and that individuals with schizotypy had much more difficulty than other individuals keeping their cannabis use from adversely affecting their lives (Green‚ 1996). All answers in this questionnaire investigate the link between different levels of smoking marijuana and how it affects individuals
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addictive‚ damaging to young brains and can rob the economy of the intellect necessary to keep us moving ahead. It is a myth that cannabis is not addictive. Studies of long- term users show a significant dependency correlation. A friend of mine‚ who is a neuroscientist‚ once told me that approximately 173‚000 people have some form of dependence to or use cannabis or its sister plant hemp regularly. Jeffrey states “hemp has been used for at least 5‚000 years”. That is a classic case of addiction
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Should Cannabis be Legal in the United States? Prescription drugs kill about 100‚000 people in the world each year. Do you know how many deaths are caused by the use of Marijuana in any way? "There are no deaths from cannabis use. Anywhere. You can’t find one‚" said Dr. Lester Grinspoon‚ professor emeritus at Harvard Medical School. Marijuana has been one of the most misunderstood herbal medicines in todays culture. With todays culture turning to natural remedies including marijuana should be
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