Marijuana vs. Alcohol Everyone that lives in California knows that there is a drug war going on in our state. In America today‚ marijuana is the most commonly used illegal drug. On the news or newspapers you see stories being done on the raided medicinal marijuana clinics. Even though pot is legal to the state‚ the FDA doesn’t approve of it‚ and will tear down any major clinics they find. I feel as though this is unfair. There are multiple people with green cards‚ and need marijuana for illnesses
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Vic’Torrie Turner ENGL101 Research Topic The Effects of Marijuana Marijuana has become one of the most widely used drug in America and some other countries. Marijuana is the dried leaves and female flowers of the hemp plant. Marijuana grows only in certain temperate regions‚ particularly dry and hot lands‚ but with good light‚ good circulation and good soil‚ you can grow it just about anywhere. The effect of using the plant varies according to the user and how it is used. It could have
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The effects of smoking marijuana on the body and mind There are many reasons why some people start taking drugs. Many of these are social. But with the very first use‚ chemical changes occur in the brain that may lead to addiction. Drug addiction is a disease. And with every additional use‚ the user increases his or her chance of becoming addicted. Drugs are chemicals. They work in the brain by tapping into the brain’s communication system and interfering with the way nerve cells normally send
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Marijuana is a psychoactive drug with various common names‚ such as pot‚ weed‚ ganja‚ and herb. Marijuana originated hundreds of years ago in Asia. Since the discovery of marijuana‚ people have been using it for numerous reasons: medicine‚ making ropes and cloths‚ and enjoyment. Today‚ it is mostly used is as a narcotic. The main active chemical in marijuana is THC (delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol). The marijuana contains between zero to three percent of THC. THC stays in the human body for about 28
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Marijuana is a stimulant‚ that’s currently illegal in the United States. Twenty-eight states have gone through various legislatives to decriminalize marijuana which accounts for 2‚224‚00 people incarnated across the United States [www.Drugpolicy.com]. Despite the medicinal advantages marijuana posses its still outlawed in majority of states. In the United States‚ the Controlled Substance Act classifies marijuana as a schedule I controlled substance. Schedule I drugs have a higher risk for abuse.
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Victoria Cantu Professor Moore English 1301-033 16 July 2012 Should Marijuana Be Legalized? In her essay “Here ’s why I ’m against legalizing marijuana‚” Loolwa Khazzoom addresses the debate about legalizing marijuana in the United States. Around 2003‚ Khazzoom visited Amsterdam‚ where marijuana was legal. In an attempt to avoid marijuana‚ she searched for an internet café free from smoke‚ and failed. She resorted to the downstairs area of a café where the designated smoking section was upstairs
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Advantages and Disadvantages of Drugs At this exact moment‚ a seventy-four year old United States veteran is suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) caused by his fight for survival in the Vietnam War. Because of his condition‚ he goes through daily paranoia‚ depressing memories‚ and stress related pain that never seems to dissipate. Even worse‚ there is a distance between him and his family that grows further and further each passing day. Only with the help of medical marijuana‚ also known
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Risks and Effects of Marijuana…. Do young people understand what the effects are of marijuana? Short-term Effects: Loss of coordination and distortions in the sense of time‚ vision and hearing‚ sleepiness‚ reddening of the eyes‚ increased appetite and relaxed muscles. Heart rate can speed up. In fact‚ in the first hour of smoking marijuana‚ a user’s risk of a heart attack could increase fivefold. School performance is reduced through impaired memory and lessened ability to solve problems. Long-term
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suggestive pictures of them were circulated around the school. Logan graduated‚ but committed suicide soon after. Whitsell was suspended for the picture‚ but she could not face the constant harassment that she endured at school. Policies Although the disadvantages of cellphones in schools are quite apparent‚ the decision to regulate or ban them is up to each school. Some institutions prohibited mobile phones and pagers near the turn of the century. Many schools allow the devices because of external pressure
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Disadvantage of Technology Hidden camera We have stepped into the 21st century and the world has given us some unbelievable technology that sometimes it seems to be a dream. But when we look at the backside of the latest technology‚ we find that we have made these technologies for our destruction if wrongly used by the wrong people. If the people of the world use these technologies in a right way‚ we all are going to be benefited out of it ‚ but if the motive of a human being is not positive
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