Marijuana contains known toxins and cancer-inducing chemicals‚ which are stored in fat cells for long periods of time. Scientific research relates marijuana use to damaged brain cells and respiratory systems‚ decreased hormone production in both sexes‚ acute memory loss‚ lowered immune systems and impaired motor skills. THC and marijuana smoke have been directly linked to miscarriage‚ in-utero fetal death‚ stillbirth and infant death just after birth‚ along with behavioral and biological abnormalities
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on Drugs ’has Failed ’ Say Former Leaders." BBC - Homepage. 2 June 2011. Web. 10 June 2011. <http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-13624303>. 2. Staff. "Marijuana Can Prevent Cancer‚ Not Cause It." Cannabis News. Google News. Web. 10 June 2011. <http://cannazine.co.uk/cannabis-news/united-states/marijuana-can-prevent-cancer-not-cause-it.html>. 3. Chung‚ Jen. "Man Jumps to Death from Roosevelt Island Building: Gothamist." Gothamist: New York City News‚ Food‚ Arts & Events. Gothamist
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business’s generate $1 million in revenue annually‚ and pays around $80‚000 a year in sales taxes to the state of California. But the federal government‚ which does not acknowledge sales as legitimate commerce‚ gets nothing from his business. Inside a cannabis dispensary‚ federal authorities have spent time trying to close this man’s and other medical-marijuana clubs. Washington is losing money with tax’s‚ just imagine how much the federal government would save if they stopped cracking down on sellers
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English 1302 11 April 2012 Annotated bibliography Anderson‚ Matthew. “ Record Marijuana Arrest Feed The Prison Industrial Complex.” 30 Jan. 2009. Social Medicine. Social Medicine‚ n.d. Web. 14 Apr. 2012. Retrieved from http://www.socialmedicine.org/2009/01/30/uncategorized/record-marijuana-arrests-feed-the-prison-industrial-complex/ Matthew Anderson reports that in 2007 the Department of Justice reported the number of drug arrests and how many of those accounted for marijuana. Anderson
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compare them and conclude which one is worse. Marijuana is a green‚ brown‚ or gray mixture of dried‚ shredded leaves‚ stems‚ seeds‚ and flowers of the hemp plant (Cannabis sativa). Cannabis is a term that refers to marijuana and other drugs made from the same plant. Other forms of cannabis include hashish‚ and hash oil. All forms of cannabis are mind-altering drugs (Zimmer and Morgan 1). The main active chemical in marijuana is THC (delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol). Short-term effects of marijuana use
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The legality of marijuana has been a hot topic debated upon for years. However‚ upon close inspection of studies and articles‚ it is clear that it is in the better interest of the government to lift the ban on marijuana. The first thing I learned from the inquiry into this issue was that prohibition fails to control the use and production of marijuana. On the contrary‚ the illegal aspect tickles the curiosity of teenagers‚ resulting in opportunists seizing this chance to sell marijuana to them
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legal medical use of the drug and two states allowing legal use of the drug without medical necessity. Cannabis remains on the federal drug schedule today as a Schedule I substance since 1970‚ with our society constantly evolving should these laws not as well? In 2013‚ a survey conducted by Pew Research Center demonstrated that 52% of American citizens support the total legalization of cannabis. The legalization of marijuana would not only decrease crime
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Morehouse College‚ Department of Psychology Author Note: This paper was prepared for Psychology 102G‚ section 01‚ taught by Professor Chris Markham. Cannabis is a plant that can be grown all over the world. Many people use the common term marijuana instead of Cannabis. Moreover‚ in today’s society‚ marijuana can be defined as a political movement‚ legal issue‚ agriculture crop‚ medical drug‚ or as a recreational intoxication. In more simple terms‚ marijuana
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asdflkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk- kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk The topic about marijuana legalazation in the united states is a very hot topic. Many people think that marijuana is a harmful drug‚ the truth is it is the less harmfull of both drugs and alcohol and tabacco. And with so many states legalizing the medical use and two states legalizing it recreationally the future of marijuana appears to be a bright one. The amount of tax dollars marijuana
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The Relationship of Marijuana Accessibility & Substance Abuse Abstract A growing concern in the medical and mental health field is the relationship between marijuana use and further illicit drug abuse. Due to the recent state laws passing in Washington and Colorado‚ there has been a need for a study to address the accessibility factor in relations to the “gateway hypothesis” to marijuana. The fear is that the increase in accessibility of marijuana will result in an increase of substance abuse
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