Most people only know that cannabis is bad for the health‚ but in fact cannabis has many advantages. Currently‚ cannabis are widely used in medicine. The compound in cannabis is a component of various medicines. Canabinoid‚ marijuana‚ and hemp are the compound of the cannabis ‚which are the most important component in the manufacture of medicine (National Academy of Sciences‚2017). Medical cannabis used for therapeutic purpose. There are 2 main benefits of medical cannabis‚ which are treated in physical
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Josh Shelton Audrey Peters Composition I 31 March 2011 Research Paper Legalizing marijuana is an issue that has been thrown around in the United States for many of years. Marijuana has many names‚ such as weed‚ ganja‚ hemp‚ cannabis‚ Mary Jane‚ and grass. Marijuana is widely used in the United States and over one hundred million people have admitted to smoking marijuana. Yet‚ the drug is considered a schedule one drug and is illegal according to federal laws. Some people believe that marijuana
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References: Bello‚ J. (2013‚ January 21). Benefits of marijuana. Retrieved from Benefits of marijuana.com: http://www.benefitsofmarijuana.com Elliott‚ S. (2013‚ April 18). federal marijuana policy. Retrieved August 26‚ 2013‚ from Hemp News: http://hemp.org/news/category/cannabis/federal-marijuana-policy Lauer‚ R. H.‚ & Lauer‚ J. C. (2006). Social Problems and the quality of life. New York: The McGraw- Hill Companies. Liou‚ S. (2012‚ May 15th). Medical Marijuana Policy in the United
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Hartung 1 Isabella Hartung Mrs. Schubert U.S. History P.1 22‚ January 13 History of Marijuana “Marijuana has become a substance which has become part of American culture. Over sixty five million American’s either use it occasionally or regularly.” (Rosenthal‚ 1) The legalization of marijuana has been an incredibly controversial topic and has been debated many times over the years. Supporters of legalizing marijuana argue that it will greatly benefit our economy and that it isn’t any more
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There is a possible revenue obtainable from hemp‚ which can be manufactured into clothing material‚ vegetable oil‚ paper product‚ and livestock feed If legalized‚ marijuana has the potential to generate a lot of revenue for a government‚ and this gained revenue can only help the country. Crime
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Legalizing Marijuana Marijuana‚ which comes from the hemp plant Cannabis sativa‚ is the most frequently used illegal drug in the U.S. About 4% of American adults smoke pot at least once a year. Roughly 1% of adults abuse pot‚ and one in 3 00 have a pot addiction. The rates of marijuana smoking in adults have remained stable since the 1990s. However‚ the rates of addiction to pot have risen significantly over that same period. And‚ according to recent government studies‚ as many as 30% of
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Legalization of Marijuana: Risky or Beneficial? Tammy Russ COM/156 January 15‚ 2012 Dierdre McKee Legalization of Marijuana A random telephone poll conducted by CBS News in October 2011 revealed that 77% of those polled believe that doctors should be allowed to prescribe marijuana for serious illnesses. This compares to 65% just one year prior (ProCon.org‚ 2011). Popular opinion that marijuana should be legalized for medicinal purposes is shifting as the positive aspects of enacting
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During a time when it was legal: Sociological analysis of Marijuana Mia Mogavero Sociology 442 Professor Poole Intro: Before the age of technology‚ World War I‚ The Constitution and the Pyramids there was Marijuana or also known as Cannabis or Hemp. This resourceful‚ medicinal‚ and overall popular plant has been used as far back as 2900 BC by the ancient Chinese and later by Egyptians and survived more than 4‚913 years to continue to be one of the longest and most profitable crop in history
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Marijuana is a narcotic or hallucinogen drug that comes from the female flowers of the hemp plant that is illegal in over seventy-five percent of the states in the United States. In the United States seventeen million people ages twelve and above admitted to using the drug for recreational or medical use (Marijuana Legalization). Legalizing recreational use of marijuana in the United States would reduce crime‚ help with medical problems‚ and increase tax revenue. Marijuana was first introduced
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illegal. It does not mean that because alcohol is still legal it’s less dangerous than marijuana. Both drugs lead to serious risks and should be taken with caution if used. Marijuana is a mixture of dried‚ shredded leaves‚ stems and flowers from a hemp plant better know as Cannabis sativa. Uses of marijuana can be recreational or medical and the earliest recorded uses date from the 3rd millennium BC. (Rudgley‚ “The Lost Civilizations”) Tetrahydrocannabinol also known as THC is the chemical responsible
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