Marijuana otherwise called cannabis is a plant and herb that contains psychotropic fixings and THC that is most usually utilized as a drug . For quite a long time this medication/drug has been used medicinally by various cultures and societies around the world. It has been utilized for different restorative purposes for the treatment of ceaseless torments‚ asthma‚ headaches and numerous different diseases and cancers.Each day 6‚000 people try marijuana for the first time. There has been an ongoing
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Marijuana in Today ’s World While doing a bit of research‚ I stumbled upon something that I found quite fascinating. Marijuana‚ America ’s favorite and most widely-used illicit drug‚ is being tested in studies to treat sick patients with symptoms of nausea‚ pain‚ muscle spasms‚ glaucoma‚ vomiting associated with chemotherapy‚ and weight loss associated with AIDS. Marijuana‚ also known as weed‚ mary-jane‚ dope‚ or reefer‚ is not only currently being used and tested for medicinal purposes‚ but is
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The Legalization of Marijuana Thesis Statement: The legalization of marijuana in the United States would create a drastic change by forming a more productive society through all of the positive uses of cannabis‚ physically‚ economically‚ and socially. I. Examination of the plant A. The other common names—hemp‚ cannabis‚ bud‚ and weed B. Society’s views on the plant are very stereotypical 1. Known as harmful‚ deathly‚ and hazardous 2. It is said that one’s attitude can be alarming and harmful
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Professor Hull English 1213 Outline Essay #3 17 November 2012 The Pros to legalizing marijuana Marijuana is one of the most commonly abused drugs in the United States and legalizing Marijuana has been an ongoing controversial debate for decades. Marijuana comes from the hemp plant Cannabis sativa and the main active ingredient is THC. Marijuana is usually smoked as a cigarette (joint)‚ but can also be put in food or brewed as tea. When smoked it has a distinctive smell‚ which is usually a sweet-and-sour
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out one form for each source. Source 1 Title and Citation: Marijuana Is Not Addictive Armentano‚ Paul. "Marijuana Is Not Addictive." Marijuana. Ed. Mary E. Williams. San Diego: Greenhaven Press‚ 2003. At Issue. Rpt. from "Setting the Record Straight on Marijuana and Addiction." LewRockwell.com. 2008. Gale Opposing Viewpoints In Context. Web. 6 June 2012. 1 Identify the principal issue presented by the source. Marijuana is not Addictive 2 Identify any examples of bias presented
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Alicia Hall Emily Pasmore English II 12/04/2014 The Legalization of Marijuana The time has come to alter the way people understand marijuana and its effects. Marijuana‚ which is legal in some states for recreational‚ therapeutic and pharmaceutical purposes‚ should be legalized in all states because it is safer than legal prescriptions‚ alcohol‚ and tobacco‚ and it would bring a lot of income for the state and federal governments‚ but there do need to be some restrictions established. Some of the
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Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act Shelia Greenwald POL201: American National Government (ACK1431C) Instructor: Benjamin Copeland August 12‚ 2014 MDPV is an ingredient in bath salts‚ a street drug that causes paranoia and hallucinations and waves of terror and frightening delusions. Bath salts are an illicit drug‚ but much more dangerous than other illicit drugs including crystal meth‚ cocaine‚ ecstasy‚ PCP‚ heroin‚ etc. Marijuana is a plant and the flowering buds of the plant is smoked
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Marijuana‚ also known as pot‚ weed‚ or cannabis is used by many individuals‚ for the most part illegally. Usually teenagers‚ some adults‚ and people who are prescribed to it because of their diseases such as cancer use this drug. Marijuana is a greenish-gray mixture of the dried‚ shredded leaves and flowers of cannabis sativa. The first sighting of cannabis was in Central and South Asia many years ago. Although marijuana is viewed by some as addictive and dangerous‚ its legalization is an important
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most people think‚ America demanded for cocaine to be shipped in the United State. During his stay in Danbury during the early 70’s because of car theft‚ he met George Jung‚ who was in prison for smuggling marijuana in the United States from Mexico. Since G. Jung had experience with flying marijuana to the US from Mexico in small aircraft‚ staying below radar level and landing in dry riverbeds‚ it inspired Lehder to use the same technique to smuggle cocaine in the United State. When both of them got
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James Morton Why Marijuana Should Be Decriminalized Marijuana has been used recreationally as well as medicinally for thousands of years. The earliest evidence of inhalation of marijuana‚ a small pile of charred cannabis/seeds‚ was found in Romania and believed to be dated prior to the 3rd millennia BCE. Marijuana use is considered to be beneficial to some‚ however has been controversially classified as a schedule 1 controlled substance‚ making it as illegal as heroin‚ politicians claim it to
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