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    Galus 26/11/14 Medical Cannabis Persuasive Essay              Studies have proven medical marijuana has therapeutic effects concerning pain management‚ nausea‚ vomiting‚ seizures‚ and appetite loss‚ for patients suffering from medical diseases. These diseases include cancer‚ HIV‚ epilepsy‚ and multiple sclerosis. Legalizing the use of marijuana as a medical remedy for treating symptoms and combatting side effects of the treatment would improve a patient ’s quality. Legalizing marijuana as medicine could

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    Medical Marijuana A debatable topic in the United States has been the talk of making Marijuana legal for medicinal purposes. Included in the legalization of marijuana contains the right to sell‚ grow‚ use or buy marijuana. The origin of marijuana‚ cannabus satiba‚ came from Eastern Europe‚ India and Iran. Marijuana is the dried blossom of cannabis sativa and cannabis indica plants‚ leafy annual plants with parts that are used for as herbs‚ animal food‚ medicine and as

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    The legalization of marijuana in the United States has always been a controversial issue. My personal opinion is that‚ legalizing marijuana will have nothing but a positive effect on our country and I am all for it. There are many reasons that I support legalizing marijuana for recreational and/or medical uses. I believe it would be beneficial to legalize it on a federal level‚ as it would offer many economic benefits for the whole country (2). As a boost in revenue‚ it would bring in a lot of funds

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    support of marijuana legalization. Here are 10 reasons to oppose legalization: 1. Marijuana legalization will usher in America’s new version of “Big Tobacco.” Already‚ private holding groups and financiers have raised millions of start-up dollars to promote businesses that will sell marijuana and marijuana-related merchandise. Marijuana food and candy‚ with names such as “Ring Pots” and “Pot Tarts‚” are being marketed to children and are already responsible for a growing number of marijuana-related

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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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    The idea of legalizing cannabis for medical use has been an ongoing controversial topic. The textbook mentions several arguments that favor both sides. In regards to the disadvantages of cannabis for medical usage‚ there are slight cognitive impairments and the increase heart rate and blood pressure. Although the overall effects are mild and short-term‚ they may have an adverse outcome with those with preexisting illnesses especially cardiovascular diseases. There has been much research done on this

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    Marijuana: Should it be Legal? Kizzy Richardson BCOM 275 July 17‚ 2011 LaRhonda Jones Marijuana: Should it be Legal? Marijuana has been noted to be the most valuable herb for centuries. The medical use of cannabis dates back to 2700 B.C. with the father of Chinese medicine‚ Shen Nung. Sir Russell Reynolds‚ the private physician to Queen Victoria‚ prescribed marijuana for menstrual cramps and wrote the first issue of The Lancelot stating‚ “When pure and administered carefully‚ it is one

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    Legalization of Marijuana The legalization of marijuana is a controversial issue that has been fought for several decades. Marijuana is defined as a preparation made from the dried flower clusters and leaves of the cannabis plant‚ which is usually smoked or eaten to induce euphoria and to heal and soothe. In the 1930s‚ the American media spread numerous false stories that marijuana was an extremely dangerous drug and therefore marijuana and hemp were effectively banned in 1938. It is apparent that

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    Medical marijuana is a very common topic of the century in the United States. I would say the country is split 50/50 in favor and against legalizing marijuana nation wide for medical use. Every argument has its pros and cons‚ although the misconception of marijuana as a medical use has supportive reasons that are in favor. Reasons in favor of medical marijuana use ranked in terms of strength and effectiveness are as followed. Treating pain relief‚ chronic nausea from cancer patients treatments‚ help

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    Advantages of Legalizing Marijuana Marijuana use is on the rise‚ especially among teenagers and young adults. With the recent laws passed in eight states‚ legalizing medical marijuana many stand divided when it comes to this never ending debate‚ but I firmly believe that this miracle working drug should be legalized throughout the United States. Marijuana is by far the most commonly used illegal drug. Statistics show that over 70 million Americans have tried Marijuana and more that 20 million

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