Dr. Mary Jane: Cannabis and Cancer Jonathan Griffith 11/13/10 Dr. Mary Jane: Cannabis and Cancer About 3‚400 people are diagnosed with cancer each day. Would not it be great if there was something that could help the massive number of people that have to suffer with the effects of having cancer? Some doctors recommend that their patients use marijuana to help with the illness. “Medicinal marijuana use has been debated long and hard for years everywhere from state courts all the way to the
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Georgia Paul December 9‚ 2014 Marijuana’s Impact upon society The first recorded usage of marijuana was in 2727 B.C by Chinese Emperor Shen Nung who recognized the heeling properties of the plant. Marijuana was introduced to the Jamestown colony in North America in 1611. In 1854 the United States Pharmacopeia listed the medical properties of the use of marijuana including treatment options for gout‚ migraine headaches‚ rheumatism‚ hysteria‚ depression‚ loss of appetite‚ childbirth pains‚ and many
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deforestation Trees cut down to make paper take 50 to 500 years to grow‚ while hemp can be cultivated in as little as 100 days and can yield 4 times more paper over a 20 year period. Until 1883‚ from 75-90% of all paper in the world was made with cannabis hemp fiber including that for books‚ Bibles‚ maps‚ paper money‚ stocks and bonds‚ newspapers‚ etc. 2 Hemp paper is longer lasting than wood pulp‚ stronger‚ acid-free‚ and chlorine free. (Chlorine is estimated to cause up to 10% of all Cancers.)
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According to Jerome Groopman in “Marijuana: The High and the Low” states that studies on the medical uses for marijuana may contradict the views on legalizing the substance due to the pros and cons of how the chemical may react to a human being. The author shows how the biological effects of cannabinoids‚ the active chemical compounds in the marijuana plant can be used in medical uses. The work from the scientist‚ Professor Raphael Mechoulam proved how this chemical can be used in a positive aspect
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problem with synthetic drugs is each person that produces it uses different products. It ’s hard to determine what ’s exactly in the product. Synthetic drugs are created in laboratories as derivatives and analogues of a parent drug like cathinone or cannabis(Arnold‚2013). These drugs started out as being legal drugs and in some country they still are legal. These drugs are harmful and there must stance by governments to prevent the import sale and use. Many country have started to ban the substance
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Marijuana: Persuasive Essay In California there is still more controversial debate over the use of marijuana for medical purposes. The advantage with using marijuana for medical reason is‚ it eases the pain‚ and relaxes them so they can enjoy the rest of their life. For these terminally ill patients the marijuana also makes them happy and enjoyable to be around. The disadvantage is that after smoking it for an extended period of time the majority of the patients will develop lung cancer
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Woll Readings Part 1 Chapter 1‚ 5: How not to read the Constitution This passage speaks about how the Constitution satisfies citizens and how it is created to prevent tyranny. This of course was written to prevent the tyranny that King George had upon the English. The founding fathers not only wished to prevent tyranny‚ they also wished to preserve liberty. This also caused them to create a “Bill of Rights” something which many of the founding fathers disagreed with at first. The Constitution
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THE BLUNT TRUTH: THE NECESSITY BEHIND REFORM OF MARIJUANA PROHIBITION Ashley Samolej December 9‚ 2013 FYS 112 2A: Reform Topic Research Paper Dr. Sager What comes to mind when thinking of our country’s fight for marijuana legalization? Depending on the information that one has been exposed to‚ consideration of the possibility may bring forth an initially negative reaction. For many‚ the extent of factual awareness on the subject falls to the prevalent stereotypes and assumptions
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The essential feature of substance related and addictive disorders outlined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-V) is “a cluster of cognitive‚ behavioural‚ and physiological symptoms indicating that the individual continues using the substance despite significant substance-related problems” (American Psychiatric Association‚ 2013‚ p. 483). The diagnosis of substance use disorder is based on a pathological pattern of behaviours related to the use of the substance determined
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decision will overcome the cost of continuing the war against it. The drug war already cost the government a lot of money. People came with idea‚ money spent; the drug issue still drastically ravages the country not to say the world. For example‚ the cannabis‚ best known as marijuana‚ is one of the most common drugs in the U.S. not to mention in the world. The majority of drug users in the population are either sale or smoke marijuana. Marijuana is everywhere and they also used it for medical purposes
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