ADDICTIVENESS OF CANNABIS The Addictiveness of Cannabis: A Review of the literature Zachary Gill Southern Oregon University University Seminar June 2‚ 2014 ADDICTIVENESS OF CANNABIS Abstract As a country‚ we have been fighting and struggling with the war on drugs since the turn of the century. In recent times two states‚ Washington and Colorado‚ have legalized cannabis for recreational use with the same stipulations as alcohol. It seems to be that the general public has begun
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Many people believe that the legalization of medical marijuana‚ or cannabis‚ is an excuse for “pot heads” to get high legally and that they have no legitimate medical reason to have a medical marijuana card prescribed to them from a physician. Cannabis has been noted to have been effective in treating some symptoms of disease or illnesses such as pain‚ nausea and vomiting‚ weight or appetite loss due to AIDS or anorexia‚ Alzheimer’s‚ anxiety disorders‚ asthma‚ autism‚ multiple sclerosis‚ glaucoma
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Legality The offensive behavior is not considered illegal unless it was prohibited by law before it was committed. The act must adhere to the statutes of a particular jurisdiction. Legality assures that the defendant can not be penalized or charged with a crime‚ unless the act has been announced publicly as a criminal act before the occurrence. Furthermore‚ “the same applies if the law is passed retroactively to criminalize an action that was not criminal at the time that it occurred.” (http://www
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Now that cannabis is becoming both more widely legal and socially acceptable in the United States people are beginning to learn about some of the very practical benefits of the cannabis plant. One of those benefits comes in the form of a compound called cannabidiol‚ commonly referred to as CBD. The cannabidiol (CBD) compound. The cannabis plant provides about 85 different compounds. The most predominant and well known of these compounds is tetrahydrocannabinol‚ also known as THC‚ which provides
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CENTER FOR MEDICINAL CANNABIS RESEARCH Report to the Legislature and Governor of the State of California presenting findings pursuant to SB847 which created the CMCR and provided state funding Director: Igor Grant‚ M.D. University of California‚ San Diego Co-Directors: J. Hampton Atkinson‚ M.D. Andrew Mattison‚ Ph.D.* University of California‚ San Diego Thomas J. Coates‚ Ph.D. University of California‚ Los Angeles *Deceased Prepared February 11‚ 2010 | University of
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shift in legalizing cannabis. Over 70 percent of Americans are in favor of marijuana legalization and 80 percent of Americans agree that the war on drugs is a failure. Legalizing Marijuana would bring both federal and civic benefits. The taxation of marijuana would pull millions of tax dollars in. Those tax dollars could fund public projects and reduce the deficit. Many people argue that the tax dollars would only make a trivial connotation difference. The legalization of cannabis would save the US
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on‚ experiencing her pain vicariously‚ powerless. An old man lays in hospital‚ terminal‚ his last days spent in agony. The tragedy: both situations‚ we are assured‚ are preventable‚ if only medicinal cannabis were legal. These are familiar stories. These are stories that distinguish medicinal cannabis coverage from just another abstract‚ recurring news item‚ transforming it into a real human issue. They tick all the right boxes. This is not another one of those stories. A simple search of The Courier
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Illicit Substance Laws- Cannabis in Canada Marijuana is a drug that seems to defy law enforcement and continues to be publicly supported and used. After many years there have been billions of dollars spent on enforcing marijuana laws without any noticeable effect. Leaving marijuana illegal creates an underground economy funding various criminal activities‚ thus further supporting crime. No matter how many people are arrested and incarcerated it seems as though there has been no effect on the use
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large scale traffickers that are dealt with by federal authorities. With that said‚ it leaves an open question are federal authorities concerned about saving people from a harmful substance that is masquerading as a drug‚ or are they criminalizing cannabis in an attempt
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concerning Canadians today is the legalization of cannabis. Undeterred by nearly a century of prohibition‚ millions of Canadians consume cannabis regularly. While the ban of cannabis creates billions of dollars in expenses‚ which are exhausted on ineffective anti-drug efforts and has caused criminal activities such as gang violence and weapons smuggling. This in turn has placed a tremendous financial burden on our society. By legalizing cannabis‚ organized crime will take a financial blow‚ thereby
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